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Naspers and Prosus chairman Koos Bekker has sold shares in both companies worth about R2.5-billion over three trading days.
Nico Marais has been appointed as chief financial officer of Naspers and its European-listed spin-off Prosus.
Prosus chairman Koos Bekker plans to use the money to fund building operations at hotels in South Africa, the UK and Italy.
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A trade union-linked Canadian-based share association has taken new Naspers CEO Fabricio Bloisi to task.
Basil Sgourdos will retire as chief financial officer of both Naspers and Prosus at the end of November.
Naspers chairman Koos Bekker said the decline of newspapers marks the inexorable advance of technology.
The tech industry favours technically grounded leaders. Now rapid digitisation is forcing other sectors to follow suit.
Newly appointed Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi has promised more of the same in strategy, with a focus on AI.