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Orange acquires a €75m equity interest in Africa Internet Group
Orange has acquired a 75 million euro equity interest in the Africa Internet Group, joining AXA, Goldman Sachs and long-standing investors MTN Group, Millicom and Rocket Internet... read


Banking & Finance
King Pie struggles to retain market share

Coleen Goko

Less than 10 years ago, King Pie was one of the more popular fast food outlets in SA... read
E-commerce
SA online retail to pass 1% of total retail in 2016, report finds
For the first time since the dawn of e-commerce in South Africa, online retail in this country will reach 1% of overall retail during 2016. This is the most significant finding of the Online Retail in South Africa 2016 report, released recently by World Wide Worx... read
FMCG
Supply shortages set to trigger rise in the price of milk
As consumers continue to grapple with high food prices triggered by the recent drought and the ailing economy, milk will soon be added to their list of costly staple foods... read
Shipping & Transport
New container weight regulations have safety in mind

Nompumelelo Magwaza

DURBAN - Shipping companies will in future have to adhere to strict international weight verification regulations for containers in an effort to prevent accidents... read
International
Ailing e-commerce site Groupon gets $250m infusion
WASHINGTON - Groupon, the daily deals e-commerce operator which has been struggling since a hot public share offering, said Monday it received a $250 million investment from a private investment fund... read
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