U.S retail giant Walmart Inc has launched a 6.4 billion rand ($377.6 million) offer to buy the remaining shares of South African retailer, Massmart. They bought the initial 51% in 2011 …
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Mamelodi Sundowns announces partnership with EA Sports, to feature in Fifa 23
Mamelodi Sundowns are proud to announce a historic new partnership with EA Sports which sees the club positioned as the only African team in the latest edition of the world-renowned …
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Truecaller for business add new features to aid productivity
Truecaller, a global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication, has launched additional features on its Truecaller for Business. The features will enable branded, contextual videos to differentiate business …
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South Africa’s inflation rate hits 13-year high at 7.8%
South Africa’s Bureau of Statistics says the country’s inflation rate increased to 7.8 percent in July 2022, up from 7.4 percent in the previous month. The rate is the highest …
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The Telkom board says its court application to block a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into its historic transactions does not mean it tolerates corruption. On Wednesday, the chairperson of …
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Scores of South Africans have raised serious accusations about a major DStv partner’s business practices. South African consumer sentiment gauging platform Hellopeter had just over 1,000 reviews of the company at …
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South African agritech startup, Homefarm, secures $100k seed round
A South African agritech startup, Homefarm, has announced securing R1.7m (approximately $100,000) in a seed funding round. PixelBlue, the parent company of Homefarm, disclosed the raiser in a media release …
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Binance hires South African Country boss
Binance has hired former HSBC South Africa global banking head Hannes Wessels to lead its South African operations. Wessels has been at HSBC for 22 years, serving in senior executive …
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Thungela returns R8.2 billion to shareholders after a record half year
Thungela Resources has declared an interim dividend of R8.2 billion, or R60 per share, following a record half year in which profit rocketed on the back of strong export coal …
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Eskom coal supplier Seriti buys controlling stake in Windlab Africa
Major Eskom coal supplier Seriti Resources has acquired a controlling stake in renewable energy company Windlab Africa for R892 million. The deal gives Seriti a 51% stake in the wind …