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South Africa’s ruling party pledged to ensure the country’s black majority secures a bigger stake in the economy and do more to create jobs, as it seeks to claw back support lost in the wake of a succession of scandals implicating
Bitcoin has extended Friday’s tumble amid concern China will tighten rules on the digital currency to curb capital outflows. The cryptocurrency slid 1,2% to US$887,34 at 12.28pm in Hong Kong, after falling as much as 10% on Friday
Bitcoin prices plunged as much as 23% from Wednesday’s all-time high, according to Bloomberg data, as some traders took gains and investors celebrated a rally in the yuan. Bitcoin fell to as low as US$888,99 on Thursday
South Africa’s national school pass rate rose for the first time in three years as the government boosted spending on education and teachers got to grips with a new curriculum. The proportion of successful
BMW will dispatch a fleet of autonomous vehicles to US and European cities in the second half the year, the next step in its partnership with Mobileye and Intel to introduce fully self-driving vehicles by 2021. The German automaker will put 40 of
For a clue on how bearish foreign investors have become about Chinese stocks, take a look at Tencent Holdings, in which South Africa’s Naspers holds a roughly one-third stake. The Shenzhen-based technology giant has tumbled 13% from its
Bitcoin headed for its biggest weekly jump since June as rising geopolitical risks boosted demand for alternative assets. The cryptocurrency surged 15% this week to US$900,40 as of 2.38pm in Hong Kong, taking its gain this year
Eskom on Tuesday afternoon released the request for information for 9,6GW of new nuclear power generation capacity, but made it very clear that it has not commenced with procurement. This follows
Former top equities analyst and senior banker Duarte da Silva and former MTN South Africa CEO Zunaid Bulbulia are set to invest more than R125m buying significant minority positions in listed telecommunications company Huge