The Public Investment Corp breached policy when it agreed to invest in a local technology company before the deal had received the necessary approvals.

MTN Group on Wednesday confirmed reports that three senior managers have been arrested and deported by the Ugandan government.

First National Bank is introducing consumer and merchant QR code payments to its banking app. The bank is using Masterpass, Mastercard’s digital payment service, to offer the functionality.

South Africa’s inflation rate reached the mid-point of the central bank’s target range of 3-6% in December — something the Reserve Bank says would allow for flexibility in dealing with price shocks.

MultiChoice will carry losses incurred by Showmax in the “medium term”, but the goal is eventually for the streaming television service to turn a profit once broadband infrastructure in South Africa and the rest of the continent has been built out further to support it.

Streaming services pose a significant threat to MultiChoice’s future growth potential, but they are by no means the only risks exercising the minds of the pay-television operator’s management team.