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,…
Takealot hits record highs despite Black Friday downtime
Although Takealot was inaccessible for a majority of shoppers on Black Friday 2017, the sales day became the biggest in its history based on…
When can we expect Takealot to expand on continent?
Takealot co-CEO Willem van Biljon says the Naspers-owned South African ecommerce platform is not immediately considering expanding to other African countries. “It is something…
Weekly Round Up #103: Big Naspers/Takealot deal, government backtracks on R1.5bn fund
Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…
Naspers ploughs R960m into Takealot, becomes majority shareholder
Naspers has invested R960-million in Takealot, the online retailer announced today. It’s not the first time Naspers has conducted a major deal with the…
