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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
BASIL SGOURDOS

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

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

  • TJ Strydom
9 min read
Bob van Dijk. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ANTONIE ROUX

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

  • TJ Strydom
7 min read
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)
JSE

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

  • TJ Strydom
6 min read
Bob van Dijk. Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ANCHOR CAPITAL

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

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
4 min read