South Africa has its third finance minister this year. What does this mean for business, including media, in the country? Read more
Naspers recently made headlines for the wrong reasons, mostly due to concerns related to the corporate governance at digital television subsidiary MultiChoice. Read more
Communications director for Business Leadership South Africa, Themba Maseko, talks to Moneyweb about what business hopes for after the ANC elects new leaders in December. Read more
After more than three months of vehement denials of stirring racial tension in South Africa while working for the Gupta family, UK-based PR firm Bell Pottinger fired four employees who worked on the account. The firm also apologised for their conduct. James Henderson, Bell Pottinger’s chief executive, who until last week strongly denied that the […] Read more
Controversial UK public relations firm Bell Pottinger reportedly appointed an international law firm to undertake an audit into wide-ranging allegations of stoking racial tension in South Africa as part of a campaign to deflect criticism away from president Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family. The Financial Times and PR Week reported that Bell Pottinger has commissioned a law firm […] Read more
Naspers results ahead of expectations in a tough currency market. Editor of Moneyweb, Ryk van Niekerk, talks to Naspers CEO, Bob van Dijk. RYK VAN NIEKERK: South Africa media giant, Naspers, published interim results on Friday. Revenue declined slightly to R41 billion but core headline earnings grew by 31% to R12.7 billion. On the line is […] Read more