South African shares are about to round off their strongest quarter in almost two decades, and the influence of the coronavirus pandemic is clear to see in the shares most responsible for driving the market higher.
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Uber Technologies is in talks to purchase food delivery service Postmates for about US$2.6-billion, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
MTN has rolled out a new feature of its Mobile Money service that will allow South African consumers to make purchases online using their MoMo wallets – no bank card required.
Thousands of people have been testing positive for Covid-19 daily since the relaxation of the hard lockdown to make room for economic activity.
A small LED torch that emits deep red light and costs just R260 to make could help improve declining eyesight, scientists have said.
Finance minister Tito Mboweni said national treasury has no plans to boost income tax, corporate tax or VAT even as the coronavirus decimates the nation’s finances.
Zimbabwe on Friday suspended trade on the stock exchange and mobile phone-based payments to address what President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government called “criminality and economic sabotage”.
Vodacom Group has appointed an interim chief financial officer to replace Till Streichert, who is leaving the telecommunications firm at the end of the month.
MTN Group said on Thursday that it has topped 100 million active data customers – technically, 100 million Sims with an active data connection – for the first time.
Google has adjusted its privacy settings so that it retains less user data in an effort to keep personal information safe.