HP has announced it will return $16-billion to shareholders, primarily through buybacks, and boost cost cuts, trying to rally investors against Xerox for control of the world’s second largest PC maker.

Cryptocurrency exchange Luno has added the ripple, or XRP, cryptocurrency to its platform in response to growing demand for so-called “altcoins”.

The management of the South African Post Office has been instructed to review all of the company’s contracts to ensure they are still relevant to the business requirements.

Blue Label Telecoms said on Monday it will report a sharp swing back into profit in the six months ended 30 November 2019 after previously writing down the value of its 45% stake in mobile operator Cell C to zero.

Adapt IT, pressured by a collapsing share price and a sub-optimal balance sheet, is reviewing its capital structure with a view to reducing its gearing – or the proportion of its debt to equity.

SAP Africa’s head said the German software company is battling to complete investigations after allegations its employees paid kickbacks for government business in East and Southern Africa.

Although yet to recover from Edcon’s woes and downsizing, South Africa’s shopping centre landlords are set to face even more intense rental negotiations with other major retailers.

Huawei reaffirmed its bet that expensive folding smartphones will excite consumers into upgrades, and that Apple’s iPad Pro is a design worth imitating for a new line of tablet computers.

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Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s budget this week is unlikely to convince Moody’s Investors Service that he has a credible plan to rein in government debt.