MultiChoice parent Naspers has disclosed that it has grown the number of pay-television subscribers on its books substantially in the past year, though pressure on prices in a weak economy, coupled with
Disgraced former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng wants to be president of South Africa. According to various media reports on Monday, Motsoeneng, who was dismissed from the
On 27 June, the ATM turns 50. Former US Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker once described it as the “only useful innovation in banking”. But today, the cash that ATMs dispense may be on the endangered
Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, South Africa’s scandal-ridden president, Jacob Zuma, may well have escaped yet again with his political life. This despite another resounding loss in the country’s highest
Stock investors have signalled over and over that they’re worried Amazon will steamroll any industry it touches. That’s a fair worry for the most part. However, corporate leaders around the world should not be without hope
Naspers will approach investors in the US and the UK next week about a bond issue as Africa’s biggest company by market value continues its acquisition-hungry quest to expand its Internet businesses. The proceeds for the bond will shore
Google is stopping one of the most controversial advertising formats: ads inside Gmail that scan users’ e-mail contents. The decision didn’t come from Google’s ad team, but from its cloud unit, which is angling to sign up more corporate customers
South Africa’s new national treasury director-general, Dondo Mogajane, said the institution is focused on carrying out reforms that will get the economy out of a recession and improve its credit ratings. “We are in a mess – the mess is a low growth trap
On TalkCentral this week, Vodacom breaks the 500Mbit/s mobile download barrier, Uber’s CEO quits and Liquid Telecom outlines its plans for Neotel. Plus, it seems you can now “root” your drone. Also this week, we pick our best deals
Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown has named four interim members to the board of embattled state-owned electricity company Eskom. The appointees are Banothile Makhubela, Sathie Gounden, Pulane Molokwane