Africa’s most valuable business worth less than what it owns Published by Loni Prinsloo, Bloomberg News on 24 October 2016 The whole company is worth only US$72bn, less than its $88bn stake in Shenzhen-based Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Why VC firm Silvertree is investing in price comparison services in Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 14 November 2015 South African-based VC firm Silvertree Internet Holdings and Kevin Tucker have acquired the price comparison platform PriceCheck from global media giant Naspers.
Africa Tech Trends: Consolidation in South Africa’s e-commerce industry Published by Tom Jackson on 15 October 2014 Africa Tech Trends is a fortnightly column by Tom Jackson focusing on the most important developments in Africa’s technology industry.
The model behind combining e-commerce with print media products Published by Kate Douglas on 16 October 2013 Online shopping adds value to advertising spend on Media24’s print publications.
Six African companies with a shot at becoming global leaders Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 January 2013 Boston Consulting Group has identified six African companies that are shaping themselves into global champions.
African young people more ambitious than Europeans, says Naspers boss Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 May 2011 African young people have a level of ambition that one doesn’t find in Europe, says Koos Bekker, managing director of emerging markets media company Naspers.
Naspers grows its African pay TV subscriber base; still small compared to SA Published by Staff Writer on 30 November 2010 Naspers grew its sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) pay television subscriber base by 135,000 to a total of 1.2 million homes during the six months ended 30 September.
