Cell C boss buys into his own turnaround

Cell C boss buys into his own turnaround

Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes has bought R20.8-million of shares in the company he runs, in two on-market purchases four days apart. According to a Sens announcement on Tuesday, Mendes bought 52 187 ordinary shares at R23 each on 17 September, a R1.2-million transaction, and a further 740 000 shares at R26.50…

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Cell C adds 1.3m subscribers as turnaround gains pace

Cell C adds 1.3m subscribers as turnaround gains pace

Cell C’s second-half performance provides a clearer picture of its underlying business following the restructuring and listing transactions. (Image supplied) Cell C is targeting revenue growth in the upper-single-digit range in its 2027 financial year, after adding 1.3 million subscribers, growing wholesale revenue by about 20% and cutting net debt by 64% in its first…

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Xiaomi signals turnaround ahead as Q2 profit drops 43 percent on component costs

Xiaomi signals turnaround ahead as Q2 profit drops 43 percent on component costs

Xiaomi announced that the heaviest pressures on its smartphone business have likely passed, even as second-quarter earnings missed analyst projections due to elevated component prices. High memory costs severely squeezed margins across its mobile division, but management expects cost inflation to temper throughout the second half of the year as its fast-growing electric vehicle (EV)…

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iOCO on the acquisition trail as turnaround takes hold

iOCO on the acquisition trail as turnaround takes hold

iOCO has made its second acquisition in four months. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Official images) Having pivoted into profitability and resolved legacy issues stemming from its time as EOH, iOCO has announced its second acquisition in four months, buying South African enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions provider Astraia Technologies. The deal follows iOCO’s purchase of…

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The remarkable turnaround at Intel

The remarkable turnaround at Intel

Demand for Intel’s CPUs from firms offering AI services was so strong in the first quarter that it sold even chips it had originally written off, a remarkable turnaround that sent the company’s shares soaring on Friday. The stock surged more than 23.6% to US$82.54, surpassing its dot-com-era peak in 2000 and taking the company’s…

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MTN Nigeria in dramatic full-year turnaround

MTN Nigeria in dramatic full-year turnaround

MTN Nigeria Communications CEO Karl Toriola MTN Nigeria has reported a dramatic reversal in fortunes, swinging from a loss of ₦400.4-billion (R4.7-billion) in 2024 to a profit after tax of ₦1.1-trillion (R12.9-billion) for the year ended 31 December 2025, as a more stable naira and surging data demand powered a recovery across the business. The…

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