Naspers to list Internet assets in Amsterdam

Naspers today announced its intention to list a new global consumer Internet group, NewCo, on Euronext Amsterdam. NewCo will also have a secondary, inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). NewCo will comprise all of Naspers’ Internet interests...

What Facebook content oversight means for Africa

Strengthening safety and encouraging free expression are among Facebook’s goals for a new content oversight board, writes Ime Archibong, vice-president: product partnerships at Facebook With more than 1-billion people, and tens of thousands of languages and...

Why data and analytics is important for MSEs

Data and analytics can deliver profound benefits to midsize enterprises (MSEs), and are becoming critical for differentiation and even long-term survival. MSE farming operations can drastically improve productivity, growth and margins by using analytics disruptively,...

SA leads in African trade integration

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is the most integrated region in terms of trade, with South Africa as the most integrated country on the continent. This is among the findings of the 2019 African Regional Integration Index, released at the Conference...

IBM makes blockchain payments global

IBM has announced that IBM Blockchain World Wire, a realtime global payments network for regulated financial institutions, is officially accessible in a growing number of markets. Designed to optimise and accelerate foreign exchange, cross border payments and...

Arctic sea ice at seventh-lowest rate

Sea ice in the Arctic appears to have hit its annual maximum extent after growing through the fall and winter. The 2019 wintertime extent reached on March 13 ties with 2007’s as the 7th smallest extent of winter sea ice in the satellite record, according to scientists...