Lenovo holds steady in SA amid volatile PC market

Lenovo holds steady in SA amid volatile PC market

Yugen Naidoo, Lenovo general manager for South Africa. Amid ongoing global supply chain disruptions and a persistently challenging economic environment, Lenovo is working to sustain profitability in South Africa’s highly-competitive PC market. It is exercising tighter operational discipline, with resilient sourcing strategies and a sharpened focus on demand-driven execution. This is according to Yugen Naidoo,…

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Africa: Govt Protests Ill-Treatment of Nigerians in South Africa

Africa: Govt Protests Ill-Treatment of Nigerians in South Africa

The Federal Government on Monday registered its displeasure over the ill- treatment of Nigerians living in South Africa, insisting Nigerian citizens residing in the country have been unfairly targeted, harassed and subjected to unjust treatment. Answering questions from newsmen at the State House, Abuja, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, stressed that: “Nigeria is…

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Africa: Govt Protests Ill-Treatment of Nigerians in South Africa

Africa: Most Africans Continue to Experience Economic Hardship, Despite Signs of Recovery

Government performance ratings improve slightly, but still overwhelmingly negative. Key findings Six in 10 Africans (59%) describe their country’s economic condition as “fairly bad” or “very bad.” A slim majority (51%) say their country’s economic situation has worsened over the past year. About half (49%) of citizens are optimistic that their country’s economic situation will…

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Telkom clears R623 million debt in one shot

Telkom clears R623 million debt in one shot

Within the next 12 months, Telkom must manage R4.3 billion in short-term borrowings. (Photograph: Telkom) Telkom is set to wipe 30% off its short-term interest-bearing debt on Wednesday by fully settling a R623 million maturing corporate bond, cutting that portion of its debt to R1.4 billion. The payment retires the TL31 bond, effectively an institutional…

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Meta declares war on Israeli spyware firm

Meta declares war on Israeli spyware firm

Meta Platforms said on Monday it is filing a federal court contempt order against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for violating a permanent injunction that barred it from ever targeting WhatsApp and its users. The company said its WhatsApp messaging service disrupted new spear-phishing attempts linked to NSO, an entity blacklisted by the US government…

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