HP chairman Meg Whitman resigns

Meg Whitman has resigned as chairman of HP’s board. The news comes just a day after she was named as one of the executives likely to be recruited as Uber CEO. Whitman was chairman of HP through the company split, and remained as chairman of the board as well as...

Issues at the top of board agendas

We are living in an age of disruption, and organisations around the world are having to change in order to survive and thrive. “The best boards are rethinking their assumptions about everything they know – from what business they are in, to how their corporate culture...

Huawei leads as China tops smartphone charts

After six consecutive quarters of growth, global Chinese smartphone shipments fell 3% to 113-million in Q2 2017. Huawei shipped over 23-million to lead the market for the second quarter in a row. Oppo shipped just over 21-million and had to settle for second place,...

Convergence Partners ends DiData investment

Convergence Partners Investments has finalised its disinvestment from Dimension Data Middle East and Africa, and Andile Ngcaba has stepped down as executive chairman. Convergence Partners Investments first invested in Dimension Data in 2004 as part of the original...

MTN updates trading statement

MTN advises that it will report increased earnings in a trading statement for the six months ended 30 June 2017, released today. The company advises shareholders that it expects to report interim 2017 basic headline earnings per share of between 210 cents and 230...

Telkom wins case against Vodacom

Telkom has won a landmark case with costs against Vodacom at the Western High Court relating to the unlawful access to its infrastructure. Telkom brought an urgent application against Vodacom in the Court, relating to Vodacom’s use of its infrastructure in the...