As public finances begin to steady, a digital backbone for future growth is taking shape in South Africa.
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MTN Nigeria has reported a dramatic reversal in fortunes, swinging to a profit after tax of ₦1.1-trillion.
A global shortage of gaming chips could last until the end of this year, an Nvidia executive has warned.
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery.
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Naspers South Africa CEO Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa looks set to join the two boards next year.
Prosus reported a first-half profit as the tech investor sold stakes in online businesses in China and South Africa.
Vinyl record sales are poised to eclipse CDs. This and more in the latest edition of Bookmarks.
Naspers said Takealot Group is feeling pressure from new competitors in the local market, including Amazon and Temu.
Changes in consumer expectations, the economy and technology had a big and positive impact on Black Friday in 2024.
MTN Group’s board of directors has extended CEO Ralph Mupita’s contract by five years.
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Japanese car maker Suzuki said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with SkyDrive to make “flying cars”.
European antitrust regulators are preparing to launch a formal investigation into the deal, the FT said.
The platform for central bank digital currencies will enable transactions between countries, the IMF said.
Elon Musk said that he bought Twitter because the social network was having a “corrosive effect” on society that he hoped to improve.
5G networks will allow vast gobs of data to be transmitted at great speeds. And more data usually means more money for mobile carriers. But there’s a hitch. Cloud giants such as Amazon.com and Microsoft are lurking.
Rarely does an audience Q&A session include a question as incendiary as, “Why is this fraud allowed to speak at this conference?” But that’s how a discussion about bitcoin ended up last year in Seoul.
