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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe plans to list its financial units as a single entity on the country’s stock exchange and sell a majority stake in network operator Liquid Telecom Zimbabwe back to the firm’s parent company.

The new iPad Pro models have been launched in South Africa, and thanks to a weak rand, coupled with Apple’s higher selling prices, they’re anything but cheap.

MTN Group is close to securing a deal with Nigeria’s central bank over an order to repay $8.1-billion it is alleged to have illegally taken out of the country, according to a person familiar with the matter.

South African soccer legend Jomo Sono, president of Infinivy SA, is behind a new free-to-air Internet streaming platform in South Africa called TV2GO, offering viewers over 100 linear channels and on-demand content.

South Africa’s largest online retailer, the Naspers-controlled Takealot, is working hard to ensure its website stays up on the Black Friday sales day, which happens this year on 23 November.

Standard Bank and AVI have announced they will list on new South African stock exchange A2X.

Telkom said on Thursday that it has reached a partnership with Netflix to offer the global streaming giant’s service on its LIT set-top box.

Telkom subsidiary BCX has blamed looming job cuts at the ICT services company on the weak economy, saying there’s little sign of a short-term pick-up in demand from businesses.

Samsung Electronics has showed off a new phone with a foldable screen in a bid to shake up a smartphone business awash with black, shiny rectangles that look increasingly similar.

South Africa’s high-speed rail network is seeking R4-billion to increase its number of trains by 50% ahead of a potential expansion to other parts of Johannesburg and Pretoria.