From left, Warren Wheatley, who has resigned from the board of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, and Stafford Masie, who has been appointed as interim CEO The chief executive of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, the JSE-listed company formerly known as Altvest Capital, has been debarred by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and has resigned from the board. Warren…
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is launching a defense technology company backed by Palantir CEO Alex Karp, as the former government official looks to turn Ukraine’s wartime technology experience into products for Kyiv and its allies. Karp is set to become the company’s first lead investor, according to Fedorov’s press office. The size of…
Washington, DC — KRL International is pleased to announce that Heresy Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, has acquired Misadventures on K Street: My Decade with the Architects of Modern Political Scandal, the highly anticipated second memoir by its CEO K. Riva Levinson. Scheduled for publication on February 16, 2027, the release serves as the…
Bonnie Chan, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (HKEX), during the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. The forum runs through today. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong’s IPO pipeline is supported by companies beyond the ‘fashionable’…
The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana), Mr Morgan Ayawine, has been honoured with the Most Respected CEO in Labour and Union Leadership award at the sixth Africa’s Most Respected CEOs Conference and Awards held in Lusaka, Zambia. Mr Ayawine was recognised for his visionary leadership, business excellence, innovation, commitment to…
Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha Amazon’s Leo satellite constellation is coming to South Africa in 2027 through Herotel. TechCentral deputy editor Fanie van Rooyen speaks to Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha about Evry, the brand that will sell Amazon Leo to South African homes, and about how a company with no local licence walked into…
Sipho Maseko has joined the Motus board of directors. Former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has been appointed deputy chairman of Motus after joining the automotive group’s board as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 September. The JSE-listed automotive group announced yesterday that Maseko will also serve on its nomination and remuneration committees. Maseko is widely…
The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to a “worse-case scenario” for oil tankers as Iran has repeatedly attacked ships over the past week, the CEO of a maritime risk services firm said. “We see the reduction of the volume of transits through the Strait of Hormuz and right now crews of…
Bob Collymore – image c/o Safaricom Shareholders of Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom are due to vote on whether to give Vodafone Kenya the right to nominate the company’s CEO once it holds more than 50% of Safaricom’s shares, Safaricom said on Wednesday. Vodacom, which held an effective 39.9% of Safaricom through its majority-owned subsidiary Vodafone…
Emile Burger is stepping down as CEO of Tarsus Distribution. Tarsus Distribution announced today that CEO Emile Burger will step down after a successful period, having served as CEO and previously as CFO. In a statement, the company says his decision, rooted in personal choice, comes at a time when the firm is experiencing excellent…
