The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
Digital platforms posed to inject R91.4 billion into South Africa’s economy
Formulating a pathway to prosperity, a groundbreaking new report by Naspers and the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) paints an exciting image for…
ShowMax expands to Europe, with Poland its first destination
Africa seems to be just a tad too small for growing South African streaming company ShowMax. The Naspers-owned video-on-demand company today announced that it…
Naspers: what next for South Africa’s most important internet company?
Naspers’ marketcap recently went past the R1-trillion mark, making it Africa’s most valuable company Much of its success comes from a 2001 investment in…
Tencent in talks to acquire Clash of Clans developer – report
Chinese firm Tencent is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in mobile game studio Supercell, creators of the mega-popular Clash of Clans franchise. According…
