The man who made South Africa’s most valuable company over R3 trillion and still lost his job
ans Hawinkels helped Naspers, South Africa’s most valuable company today, make one of the most successful investments in corporate history.
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South African tech CEO who makes R32.75-million a year started at an iconic frozen fish business and barely knew any English at school
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, the CEO of Naspers South Africa, started her career at I&J Frozen Fish, before becoming the chief executive of one of South Africa’s largest tech companies.
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Naspers launches free, Anthropic-powered AI for South African businesses
Naspers-owned Prosus has launched ToqanClaw, an OpenClaw inspired free to use AI platform for businesses in South Africa.
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Naspers | Prosus | Technology | Tencent
Chinese tech giant worth R8.2 trillion that South Africans can buy at a discount
Investment experts see Naspers and Prosus as good stock picks, given their exposure to Chinese tech giant Tencent.
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Koos Bekker | M-Net | Media24 | MultiChoice | Naspers | Technology
Naspers director and former financial head has died
Steve Pacak, a non-executive director and chair of Naspers’ audit and risk committees, has passed away after a battle with cancer.
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Anglo American | Computicket | IT Services | Media24 | MWEB | Naspers
The South African man from Benoni who pioneered the world’s first online booking system
Percy Tucker, a man who hated long queues and was affectionately known as South Africa’s ticket master, launched the world’s first commercially successful computerised booking system.
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Broadcasting | DStv | HBO | Koos Bekker | MultiChoice | Naspers
Billionaire Koos Bekker lives to see his brainchild collapse
Koos Bekker, the man who transformed a South African newspaper business into a global tech powerhouse, is witnessing the slow-motion collapse of the very company that started it all.
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Koos Bekker sells R2.5 billion in Naspers shares
The M-Net founder owns luxury venues, including the Newt in Somerset in the UK and Babylonstoren in the Western Cape, and has been selling equities to help expand the business.