Naspers reports 84% profit jump on AI and digital growth

Naspers reports 84% profit jump on AI and digital growth

Naspers reported an 84% increase in profitability for the year ended 31 March 2026, supported by growth across its digital platforms portfolio and continued investment in artificial intelligence. Naspers’ logo is pictured on a smartphone in this illustration taken, 4 December 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The group said ecosystem adjusted EBITDA increased to $1.3bn, while free…

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Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles

Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles

The Foschini Group’s online business was one of the few bright spots in a bruising financial year, with its Bash platform driving a 49.2% surge in e-commerce sales across its South African operation even as group profit slumped and the retailer took R1-billion in write-downs against its offshore brands. TFG, the JSE-listed owner of brands…

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Reunert ICT shines as cable slump drags profit

Reunert ICT shines as cable slump drags profit

Reunert CEO Anthonie de Beer. Image: Reunert JSE-listed industrial and technology group Reunert posted a 23% decline in operating profit for the six months to 31 March 2026, with weakness in its power cable businesses overshadowing solid performances from its ICT and Applied Electronics segments and a 41% jump in operating profit at its Defence…

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Samsung profit surges over eight-fold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch

Samsung profit surges over eight-fold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch

The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates on the explosive growth of…

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Discovery Bank turns R145m loss into R230m profit

Discovery Bank turns R145m loss into R230m profit

Discovery Bank was launched in 2019 as SA’s first fully digital, wellness‑linked bank, part of the Discovery Limited ecosystem. Discovery Bank is accelerating client acquisition in South Africa, as it deepens its footprint in an increasingly competitive retail banking market. This emerged when parent company insurer Discovery yesterday published its operational update and trading statement…

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Jumia aims for profit as it fends off Chinese rivals

Jumia aims for profit as it fends off Chinese rivals

Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia Technologies expects to break even in the last quarter of 2026 and deliver its first full-year profit next year as it accelerates growth after years of restructuring, its CEO said on Wednesday. Jumia, which will operate in eight markets after exiting Algeria this month, has dropped everyday grocery items and food…

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OUTA challenges ‘rushed’ AARTO tender over profit concerns

OUTA challenges ‘rushed’ AARTO tender over profit concerns

A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department roadblock. (Source: OUTA) The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is challenging a tender issued by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) for a turnkey IT solution for the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO). In a statement, the non-profit civil action organisation argues there are several flaws in…

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