It’s getting tougher and tougher to keep track of all the different versions of bitcoin. New iterations of the cryptocurrency are multiplying as disagreements over bitcoin’s design persist and opportunities
Tencent, in which South Africa’s Naspers holds a 33% stake, rose to a record high after posting accelerated sales growth and topping the most optimistic of analyst estimates. The shares climbed 2.3% to a
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Craige Fleischer, director of integrated mobility at Samsung Electronics in Southern Africa, has resigned to “pursue new business opportunities”, the Korean-headquartered consumer electronics group said in a statement on Thursday
Tencent has posted its strongest growth in more than seven years, riding the success of games like Honour of Kings and a rapidly expanding Internet advertising business. Shares in Johannesburg-listed Naspers, which owns a third of
Altron said on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to sell its 80% stake in Powertech Transformers, one of its legacy businesses, for R250m. The stake is being acquired by a consortium made
Bitcoin climbed as much as 10% on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power. The price of the cryptocurrency in the Southern African nation jumped as high as US$13 499, almost
MTN South Africa is introducing a biometric fingerprint scanning system in an effort to crack down on identity theft in its retail stores. The mobile operator said it has strengthened its security with the
Airbnb doubled net revenue in the third quarter and remains on a profitability streak, as the business builds toward an initial public offering expected next year, according to people familiar with its
The story of the JSE so far this year has mostly been the story of Naspers. The media giant’s share price has gained over 75% in 2017 and accounts for the majority of the index gains year to date. It follows that unit trust funds