Netflix, Amazon lure Hollywood hitmakers

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Netflix’s surprise $300m deal to poach Ryan Murphy from 21st Century Fox shows just how easy it’s getting for rich tech companies to steal Hollywood’s top talent. Netflix, which released its first original

Uber CEO warns of Amazon-style losses

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Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has rattled through the company’s ambitions: food delivery, freight, autonomous vehicles and even buses and bikes. Ultimately, Uber’s

Rand jumps to strongest level in years

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Traders couldn’t be happier to see the end of President Jacob Zuma’s nine years in power. The 75-year-old leader had driven Wall Street to wit’s end in recent years amid ratings downgrades, declining growth and a string of scandals

Zuma resigns as president of South Africa

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President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday night, bringing an end to his scandal-marred tenure and leaving the nation’s leadership in the hands of the ANC’s new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa. “The ANC should never be

Hawks swoop on the Gupta compound

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The noose tightened on South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday as the police went after key allies while leaders of the ANC vowed to force him from office. Police raided the Johannesburg home of the Gupta family

Wi-Fi provider WirelessG under new ownership

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Wi-Fi operator WirelessG has a new owner. On Wednesday, Exmile Technologies revealed that it has acquired the assets of the troubled company, which has been under business rescue since August 2015. Exmile has bought the