Massmart appoints consumer ecommerce executive
Massmart Group has appointed Thembani Biyam as its ecommerce vice president for consumer platforms.
Biyam previously served as country manager for OLX and CEO of food delivery app Orderin.
After killing OLX in South Africa, Prosus is dumping OLX Autos
Naspers and its subsidiary Prosus have informed shareholders that they want to dump OLX Autos.
It is unclear whether the car classifieds website will be shut down or sold, but Naspers has indicated it prefers to sell the business.
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...
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 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...
These South African start-ups will fail: OLX executive
The chief technology officer for OLX has said there are certain types of start-ups that are not worth trying in South Africa.
iPads and PlayStations for Xmas – no thanks
Not all South Africans were pleased with Santa’s selection of Christmas gifts, online classified company OLX said on Tuesday
Hi All
I have been been due for an upgrade since 1 April but I cannot make up my mind,from the beginning i told myself that I want to do away with cellphone contracts but my search for demo samsung tablet is proving fruitless,I am not sure what to do,the tab I want is samsung galaxy 10.1 I...
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I want to buy second hand tablet on olx,is it wise buying sth like a tab as second hand? I can't justify why I need a brand new one since I can be a lil careless so I want to buy sth that won't cause me a leg and arm,my collegue is using samsung galxaxy tab 10.1 P5100 I am thinking of...
Naspers in $570-million Russian website deal: report
Naspers plans to merge two Russian classified sites with rival Avito, according to a Financial Times report
Hi Forumites,
I have posted a new laptop for sale on OLX and have had a bite. I'm just a little concerned about what to do. Ill post the correspondence here and you can let me know what you reckon.
Mods, please forgive me if this is in the wrong section, wasn't quite sure where to post...