Why investors think MultiChoice can pop in 2022
MultiChoice has been a poor performer on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) over the last three years, but analysts are upbeat about the company’s share price this year.
MultiChoice was listed on the JSE on 27 February 2019 at R95 per share...
WeChat grows despite China's crackdown
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat super app managed remarkable growth in services from e-commerce to payments and search over the past year, defying a government crackdown that sought to tear down barriers within China’s internet arena.
Daily active users of...
Elon Musk's wealth versus South Africa's top tech companies
Elon Musk’s fortune jumped by R530 billion on Monday to R4.8 trillion, which is significantly more than any South African tech company.
Tesla’s share price rose 13.5% to $1,199.78 (R18,984) on Monday after fourth-quarter results...
News24 and Netwerk24 grow subscriptions — raking in R11 million per month
News24 and Netwerk24’s paywall subscription models have been very successful and have helped Media24 to make a strong recovery.
Naspers’ interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 September 2021 revealed...
Takealot shrinks trading loss to R31 million
The Takealot Group grew revenues by 36% while decreasing trading losses to “near breakeven” of $2 million (R31 million), Naspers reported in its interim results for the six months to 30 September 2021.
Elon Musk is worth more than MTN, Vodacom, Checkers, and Absa — put together
Elon Musk has so much money that he can buy MTN, Vodacom, Standard Bank, Capitec, Sasol, Absa, Checkers, Nedbank, and Woolworths — and have over R2 trillion left.
Takealot's dominance in South Africa investigated — all the companies joining
The Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry (OIPMI) at the Competition Commission has released the schedule of participants for the public hearings to be on 2–19 November 2021.
The Competition Commission...
South Africa needs a new Mxit — Minister
South Africa’s new communications minister said this week’s outage of Facebook Inc. apps and services is a reminder the government can do more to support the development of local social-media platforms.
The creation of Naspers-backed messenger service...
Naked receives R160 million injection
Naked has raised R160 million in a funding round led by Naspers through its tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry.
Naspers Foundry invested R120 million in Naked. The insurance technology firm’s existing investors, Yellowwoods and Hollard, also...
Naspers hammered as China declares games "spiritual opium"
Tencent Holdings Ltd. led a stocks rout after Chinese state media decried the “spiritual opium” of games, prompting the company to broach a ban for kids and triggering fears Beijing will set its sights next on the world’s largest gaming...
The companies owned by Naspers
Naspers has grown into a global internet giant and, in combination with Prosus, owns 58 companies worldwide.
First established in 1915 as "Die Nasional Pers", Naspers was originally founded as a news media company. It had the support of prominent South African...
Naspers hammered on China crackdown
The share prices of Naspers and Prosus have suffered major declines following news of a regulatory crackdown in China.
Naspers’ share price declined from R295.30 per share on Friday to R248.75 on Tuesday — a decline of 15.8%. It reclaimed some of the losses...
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk paid R247 million
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk earned $16.7 million (R247.2 million) in the last financial year.
This was revealed in the company’s integrated annual report for the year ended 31 March 2021.
The report showed that Van Dijk earned a basic salary of $1.4...
Takealot may start to sell groceries
Takealot has an opportunity to start selling groceries in South Africa thanks to its extensive delivery and warehouse infrastructure and technology.
This is the view of Naspers and Prosus chief financial officer, Basil Sgourdos. Naspers owns 100% of...
Takealot made R14.66 billion in sales over the last year
The Takealot Group, which includes Takealot.com, Superbalist, and Mr D Food, increased revenues by 65% to US$606 million (R8.7 billion) over the last year.
This was revealed in Naspers’ results for the year ended 31 March 2021, which was...
Naspers in bid to buy eBay classifieds business
South Africa’s Naspers Ltd. and an investor group backed by German publisher Axel Springer SE are among suitors that submitted bids for EBay Inc.’s classified-advertising business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Axel Springer...
Good performance from Takealot and Mr D Food
Naspers has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2019, showing impressive revenue growth for Takealot and Mr D Food.
"In South Africa, Takealot solidified its position as the country’s leading B2C platform, growing GMV...
Naspers' Amsterdam helps out South African investors
The dominance of Naspers Ltd. over the South African stock market is about to be reduced -- partially at least. And that’s good news for a number of fund managers concerned about the tech giant’s weighting in the main local index.
After...
Naspers will name its global Internet group Prosus
Naspers has announced that its new global consumer Internet group, previously known as "NewCo", will be called Prosus.
The newly-named group will list on Euronext Amsterdam in September, in addition to an inward listing on the JSE.
Naspers signs up for Facebook's new cryptocurrency
Facebook Inc. made a renewed push into payments on Tuesday, announcing plans for a cryptocurrency called Libra.
It will be governed by the Libra Association, a group of companies that will have an equal say in how the cryptocurrency is...