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Naspers delivers strong interim performance for the six months ended 30 September 2025

Naspers has reported a robust set of interim results for the six months to 30 September 2025, marking significant progress across revenue, profitability, and cash generation. The…

Five african female founders win over $100,000 in Naspers-Prosus Tech Foundher Africa Challenge

Winners from Nigeria, Kenya, DRC and South Africa recognised in competition for building tech-enabled businesses solving real market problems Johannesburg, South Africa –…

Naspers accelerates growth and profitability, with 18X improvement in  Ecommerce adjusted EBIT 

Naspers delivered a strong performance during a transformative year, as we build the leading lifestyle ecommerce company in Latin America, Europe and India, driven by AI and…

Naspers accelerates growth, with 5X improvement in adjusted EBIT

“Innovation and reinvention are in our DNA and essential to our success.” – Fabricio Bloisi, Group CEO, Naspers

The digital platforms the sector could contribute as much as R91.4 billion to the economy by 2035 and has increased its share to 1.38% from 0.02% in 2022.

Growing the digital platforms sector could boost the economy significantly, study shows

The study published by Naspers says problems with infrastructure, access, costs and regulations are slowing South Africa’s progress towards digital transformation

Indian High Commissioner to South Africa H.E. Prabhat Kumar, welcoming guests to the India-South Africa Investment Network.

India-South Africa Investment Network

The opportunities are vast for the investment community

No silver bullet solution, Takealot boss says as Chinese retailers penetrate local space

The company has welcomed the removal of concessions that will make it more expensive to buy apparel from international online retailers such as China’s Shein and Temu

Prosus is performing well

The group achieved e-commerce profitability six months ahead of target

Naspers has a strong balance sheet

The rapid deployment of AI-led technologies across the Naspers ecosystem is generating real results

Media24 owner Naspers says it is pursuing the continuation of its businesses despite the recent decision to halt major print publications.
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Naspers sees continuation of its Media24 business despite print publication cuts

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After a lengthy process, Impala Platinum’s takeover of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) was finally completed in July.
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Corporate news that made headlines in 2023

The M&G takes a look back at the share price crashes, the historic leadership changes and the surprising appointments

Scooting around: Naspers/Prosus has invested in Swiggy, the fast food and grocery delivery service based in Bangalore, India, and is looking to do more. Photo: TJ Strydom

Eat, pray, invest: Naspers sees gold in India’s trove of data

The company sees opportunity in online payment – UPay – and food delivery – Swiggy

Prosus accelerates profitability target and delivers on objectives

The fundamentals of its operating businesses are improving, driving profitable growth

Naspers accelerates profitability target and delivers on objectives

The fundamentals of its operating businesses are improving, driving profitable growth

Bob van Dijk. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Did Naspers’ chair lose patience with Bob van Dijk?

The investment community has for a long time been unhappy about the Naspers and Prosus leadership, including excessive remuneration

Bob van Dijk. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Naspers and Prosus chief executive Bob van Dijk steps down

Ervin Tu, the group chief investment officer at Naspers, has been appointed interim chief executive of both companies

A logo of Naspers Ltd. sits on the side of the headquarters of the Media24 Ltd. building in Cape Town, South Africa. (Graeme Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Unravelling the complex Naspers machine

It’s difficult to drive and to understand. The company is once again trying to simplify its structure by unwinding cross-shareholdings

Prosus delivers against strategic objectives, on track to achieve profitability target

The cross-holding between Prosus and Naspers has been removed, allowing open-ended buyback to continue

Bob van Dijk. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Naspers and Prosus in share swap Catch-22

Asset managers are concerned about the share exchange but others welcome it because Naspers has dominated the JSE

Amazon’s warehouse in England. More South Africans are shopping online. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Surveys predict Black Friday likely to fuel e-commerce

Fear of contracting the coronavirus while fighting off other shoppers will probably change how people shop for sales