MTN has moved quickly to replace the CEO of its South African operation, Mteto Nyati, who is leaving the telecommunications group to take the reins from Robbie Venter as CEO of Altron. Altron announced after markets closed on Tuesday that
MTN Group is gauging investor interest for its first sale of rand-denominated bonds in seven years as Africa’s largest mobile phone operator struggles to repatriate earnings from its Nigerian business. MTN is “approaching the market and we will see
South African welfare minister Bathabile Dlamini denied she was responsible for failing to ensure plans are in place to dispense welfare grants to more than 17m people when an existing disbursement contract with Net1
The report of the parliamentary ad hoc committee into the affairs of the SABC reads like a horror story. It is a story of maladministration and corruption; of fear and intimidation; of nepotism and
Central Intelligence Agency’s hackers have developed tools letting them break into devices from iPhones and Android phones to Samsung “smart” televisions to monitor conversations and messages, according to WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks, which specialises
The writers who craft songs for artists from Garth Brooks to Beyonce plan to tell a panel of US judges this week that the increasing popularity of music streaming services like Spotify will destroy their profession unless
Continued political instability that hurt investor confidence and saw South Africa’s economy expand at the slowest rate since 2009 last year could threaten a recovery in 2017, economists said. GDP expanded by 0,3% last
State security minister David Mahlobo’s remarks at the recent justice, crime prevention and security cluster media briefing that the ANC-government is contemplating regulating South Africa’s social media space are
As artificial intelligence continues to capture the imagination of the tech and mainstream media, customer intelligence professionals need to take a pragmatic view of what AI can do for business. Breakthroughs from
Online luxury retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter said it’s developing technology to allow well-to-do customers to buy products directly through WhatsApp as the e-commerce market for Prada and Versace goods