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Chinese sovereign lending to Africa fell below $1-billion last year, the lowest level in nearly two decades.
Ervin Tu, newly appointed Naspers and Prosus interim CEO, has promised investors stability and investment discipline.
All outstanding Sassa grant payments to recipients that were impacted by the recent system failure have been made.
A revamped OneCart promises to provide price comparisons between stores – including non-Massmart-owned stores.
The DA will lodge an urgent complaint at the Human Rights Commission against minister of social development Lindiwe Zulu.
Technology group Mustek has reported more than R10-billion in annual sales, an improvement of 13.7% over 2022’s numbers.
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China has pledged to pool together all of the nation’s resources to achieve self-reliance in technology.
Power was restored to parts of Kenya after a nationwide blackout lasting several hours.
The US has announced export restrictions for dozens of Chinese entities, including server maker Inspur Group and units of genetics firm BGI Research.
Tencent Holdings founder Pony Ma and others from China’s crackdown-hit Internet sector will be absent from this year’s parliamentary sessions.