Jan du Plessis is moving from one tough job to another, as the departing chairman of Rio Tinto Group takes up the same post at troubled telecommunications carrier BT Group on Wednesday. At the world’s
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Turkcell has hit back at rival MTN, accusing the company of advancing “a variety of expected and meritless technical legal defences” as the two companies prepare to square off in the high court in Johannesburg over the awarding
Naspers said on Tuesday that its fintech investment division, PayU, is leading a funding round worth up to $115m in Remitly, an independent digital remittance company focused on the North American market. The Series D funding
Tokyo-based electronics maker Sony, which has staged a turnaround following a string of losses about a decade ago, increased its annual operating profit outlook to a record ¥630bn ($5.6bn) from ¥500bn for the current fiscal year to
Vodacom has secured a victory at the Advertising Standards Authority in a complaint against rival MTN over a claim by the latter that is has a superior network and that its average dropped call rate is 0.1%
Farmers in northern Nigeria have called on wireless operators including MTN Group to block Sim cards that haven’t been formally registered by their users, saying they enable the operations of militant
MTN Group has moved to have Turkcell’s $4.2bn (R59bn) lawsuit against it thrown out by the high court in South Africa, arguing, among other things, that several previous attempts by its rival, in other forums, to seek redress against
Transnet has distanced itself from third-party payments made by software giant SAP to win contracts with South Africa’s state-owned ports and rail operator, saying they are an issue for the German company and its business partners
A new South African financial technology app called Slide promises to allow South African consumers to send money to anyone with a phone number or e-mail address – free of charge. Founded by three young
Internet ride-hailing service Uber has launched a new set of features for driver-partners in South Africa that will allow them to choose when, where and how they drive. Uber, which has 12 000 drivers making use of its