The news that South Africa’s sovereign rating has been downgraded caught many by surprise. But it was long coming. The main reason for the rating agency’s decision is clearly concerns about political leadership

Facebook’s WhatsApp is getting into digital payments in India, a first for a global messaging service that’s only just begun to explore ways to generate revenue. It’s chosen to kick off that maiden effort in India, a market

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The head of national treasury, Lungisa Fuzile, has asked to leave his post at the end of this month, a year before his contract runs out, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Fuzile, 51, informed

Vodacom has announced new price plans across its Red and Smart contract tariff plans. The operator said the plans will “give customers more value with increased data and voice allocations”. Red plans are aimed at the

President Jacob Zuma’s shock decision to fire his finance minister and stack his cabinet with loyalists may have seemed like good politics, but it’s led to an immediate downgrade of the nation’s

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Tesla’s Elon Musk poked fun at short sellers as his electric car maker’s stock surged to a record, vaulting its market value past century-old rival Ford. “Stormy weather in Shortville…” the CEO tweeted Monday, as Tesla

From Tuesday, 4 April, trademark owners will be able to secure .africa domain names matching their registered trademarks before the new generic top-level domain is opened to the public in July. ZA Central Registry CEO

South Africa lost its investment-grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings for the first time in 17 years in response to a cabinet purge by President Jacob Zuma that investors worry will thwart an economic