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Jack Ma v. Bill Gates: Does Africa need another benevolent billionaire?

The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong

United must make Champions League to boost coffers

The club’s revenue for the three months to December 31 fell nearly 20% because of a £39-million drop in broadcasting income

As a profitable state-owned entity, Aramco has thrived in an age where the tides of capitalism have gravitated towards private enterprise. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)

Clerics, credit, jingoism: Saudi Aramco casts IPO net

The world’s most profitable company is seeking to raise around $25-billion from its much-delayed IPO

China produced just 30 million tonnes of trash in 1980, but that soared to 210 million in 2017, according to World Bank figures. (Zhou Qingxian/VCG via Getty Images)

Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash

On July 1, Shanghai launched China’s most ambitious garbage separation and recycling programme ever

A worker packs goods in a Jumia Technologies AG distribution warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria. The company’s focus is on the continent, where it works with hundreds of partners to distribute its products. (George Osodi/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Jumia, Africa’s e-unicorn?

The company may have more than four million customers, but it has not yet made a profit

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 2018 Beijing Summit Of The Forum On China-Africa Cooperation. (Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters)

‘Xi cult’ app is China’s red hot hit

A propaganda app that puts China’s powerful President Xi Jinping in anyone’s pockets has become a hit in the country

Ma, who gave up the title of CEO in 2013, said he now planned to devote his time and fortune to education. (Lai Seng Sin/Reuters)

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces plans to retire at 54

Alibaba’s co-founder and chairman Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy

The largest annual growth in December was recorded in new vehicle sales, up 30.7%,
StatsSA said. Photo: Supplied

Chinese company joins race to steer self-driving cars

​China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba, is steering resources towards driverless car technology