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Tencent Holdings, in which South African technology and media giant Naspers holds an approximately one-third stake, posted a 43% rise in third-quarter profit as its ability to attract Chinese gamers and social media mavens fuelled advertising growth. Net income climbed to

Just across the border from Hong Kong in southern China, two gleaming towers of glass and steel are rising in a city long known for its manufacturing prowess. This is the new headquarters for Tencent Holdings, a US$599m

Facebook is laying the groundwork for the free messaging service WhatsApp to begin making money, allowing businesses to message its more than one billion users. It’s the first step toward monetising the

Tencent Holdings, in which South African media and technology group Naspers holds a 34%, posted a second quarter profit that beat analysts’ expectations as the company lined up more mobile games and media

Google nailed e-mail with the 2004 introduction of Gmail. But as traditional e-mail falls out of favour with a growing sliver of the population, Google has struggled to make its messaging tools relevant or introduce

Messaging app WeChat is heavily focused on the take-up of its wallet technology in South Africa this year, says the app’s head of Africa, Brett Loubser. WeChat, which is owned by Chinese Internet giant Tencent, rivals competitors such

Clash of Clans could be the type of tent-pole entertainment that helps Asia’s biggest Internet company build a Marvel-like universe of movies, comic books, online videos and t-shirts. Tencent Holdings, in which South Africa’s Naspers has a

System maintenance will once again necessitate downtime at Standard Bank this weekend. “Standard Bank wishes to advise customers of routine system maintenance due to take place on Sunday, 12 June 2016. This will affect

South African Internet micro-jobbing service Money for Jam (M4Jam) has ceased trading after failing to make a profit, the company’s CEO Andre Hugo has said. M4Jam was launched