French pay-TV giant buys bigger stake in DStv-owner MultiChoice
MultiChoice has informed shareholders that Groupe Canal+ has increased its stake in South Africa’s biggest pay-TV player to 26.26%.
This is up from 20.12% in July when MultiChoice disclosed that the French media giant had bought a...
Naspers CEO dumps R1.6 billion in shares during company's aggressive stock buyback
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk sold R1.6 billion in Naspers shares over the last two weeks while the company was on a buyback spree.
Over the last few days, Naspers announced that Van Dijk sold his shares in a few...
Worries that Naspers-owned Prosus will offload R131-billion Tencent stake
Tencent Holdings Ltd. shares worth $7.6 billion (R131 billion) appearing in Hong Kong’s clearing and settlement system has fueled speculation that a large stakeholder may be selling its holdings.
About 192 million of...
Naspers' big problems
Naspers and Prosus released their full-year results on 27 June 2022, which revealed a decline in trading profit, core headline earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk downplayed the earnings decline, saying, “the group delivered strong growth and...
Takealot under pressure
Takealot is under siege with increased competition from large brick-and-mortar retailers, Amazon.com is planning to launch local operations, it has lost many top executives, and the Competition Commission is on its back.
Takealot was launched in June 2011, following the...
Takealot versus Makro — online tech pricing showdown
Massmart-owned Makro is focusing on ecommerce to compete with South African online retail giant Takealot. With better pricing on several tech products, it could be well on its way to doing so.
A MyBroadband pricing comparison revealed that...
Chinese tech stocks fall after Naspers-owned Prosus announces share buyback plan
Chinese technology stocks fell as a plan by Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s major backer to further cut its stake in the company fueled concerns more investors may look to take profits following a strong rally.
The Hang...
All the companies Naspers owns
Naspers' empire extends from its ecommerce and media holdings in South Africa to indirect ownership of some of the world's biggest game studios.
The company announced its annual financial results on Monday, reporting a 24% revenue increase to $36.7 (R581.3...
Naspers-owned Prosus selling Tencent stock to buy back own shares
Naspers and Prosus have announced a share repurchase programme, where it will sell a portion of the group's Tencent Holding shares to buy back its own stock.
The repurchase programme will be funded by the on-market sale of...
Takealot makes R111 million loss despite massive revenue increase
Takealot grew its gross merchandise value by 34% and revenue by 27%, Naspers reported in its annual results for the period 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022.
Naspers noted that these percentages represent growth in local currency...
ByteDance Disbands Shanghai Games Studio in Expansion Setback
ByteDance Ltd. has shut down a game development studio it acquired just three years ago, slashing more than a hundred jobs in a major setback for its quest to challenge Tencent Holdings Ltd. in mobile gaming.
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Naspers invested over R500 million in South African start-ups — here is the list
In October 2018, Naspers announced its Naspers Foundry initiative to boost the South African technology sector.
Naspers Foundry’s mandate is to help South African technology entrepreneurs to develop and grow their...
Naspers invests R40 million in LifeCheq
Naspers Foundry has invested R40 million in financial advisory company LifeCheq.
The technology giant led a R53 million Series A investment round in LifeCheq via its early-stage technology investment platform, Naspers Foundry.
Billions flowing into payment companies in South Africa
Competition in South Africa's payment gateway space is heating up as cash gradually becomes less popular, and more businesses head online to sell their goods and services.
South Africa has several payment gateway companies, some of which...
The biggest IT companies in South Africa
South Africa has several home-brewed information technology companies worth well over R1 billion.
After making enormous gains during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, most major global tech shares have taken a beating in 2022.
Naspers gave R1 million to the ANC in 2021
South African multinational holding company Naspers donated R1 million to the ANC in November 2021.
This was revealed in the latest Political Party Funding Declaration Report published by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Tuesday.
Death of OLX good news for Gumtree
Naspers' abrupt decision to pull the plug on second-hand marketplace OLX has raised concerns that the pre-owned retail market in South Africa could be dying.
Naspers shut the site down and delisted its apps without warning on Tuesday, 1 February. It directed...
Naspers management slated for making multi-billion blunders
Ranmore Fund Management founder, Sean Peche, has slated Naspers and Prosus management for their failure to unlock value for South African savers and investors.
In a series of comments on Twitter, Peche explained why he believes the...
Naspers kills OLX South Africa
South Africans visiting the OLX website on Tuesday morning were greeted with the message that the classifieds service is no longer available.
“Not to worry, we can still help you find your new car or property,” the website stated, offering links to OLX...