Late on Friday, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk and chief financial officer Basil Sgourdos spoke to analysts about the group’s decision to sell 2% of its stake in Chinese Internet giant Tencent. Van Dijk explained the rationale

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It’s one of the more unusual deals in the art world. After more than a decade, an Alberta, Canada businessman has finally found a buyer for his prized collection of gold castings of Nelson Mandela’s hand. The final

Although the vast majority of South Africa’s telecommunications and technology companies will pass on the 1% increase in the value-added tax rate — from 14% to 15% — from 1 April, some are bucking the trend

Timothy Berners-Lee, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, tweeted up a storm on Thursday, reassuring Internet users that they could reassert control over their data – and the Web’s future – after the Cambridge

Facebook has denied that the company secretly logs the calls and messages of individuals using Android mobile devices, following media reports and user complaints. In a blog post, the company said that logging

Public concern about Facebook’s power in society – and in politics – has skyrocketed in the wake of revelations that users’ data was analysed by a UK-based marketing firm and used to construct highly targeted political

Naspers, frustrated that investors give it no credit for its investments other than a stake in Chinese Internet behemoth Tencent, is considering listing some businesses on the stock market to highlight their value

Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for stronger privacy regulations that prevent the misuse of data in the light of the controversial leak of Facebook user information. Cook called for “well-crafted” regulations that

Elon Musk is hopping on the #DeleteFacebook digital bandwagon. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted Friday that he wasn’t aware there was a Facebook page for his rocket company. After being asked by a