South African billionaire Koos Bekker to retire as Naspers chair by 2028
Koos Bekker will retire as chair of Naspers and Prosus in the year to March 2028, ending three decades at the company he built around Tencent.
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Koos Bekker will retire as chair of Naspers and Prosus in the year to March 2028, ending three decades at the company he built around Tencent.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker has spent $334m buying up a Somerset town's businesses and properties, triggering a boycott campaign against his empire.
Koos Bekker's luxury Somerset eco-resort charges up to £1,000 a night and markets itself on its gardens and nature ethos. Critics say it is using weedkiller on its grounds.
AngloGold Ashanti has doubled its market value to nearly $50 billion, dethroning Naspers as Africa's most valuable listed company amid record gold prices.
Koos Bekker's Prosus sold a 5 percent Delivery Hero stake to Hong Kong's Aspex for €335 million in its second EU-mandated divestment.
Steve Pacak, the former M-Net finance boss who served Naspers and Prosus for nearly four decades, has died at 71 after a battle with cancer.
Naspers unit Prosus has agreed to sell a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for about $290 million, cutting its holding to comply with European Union regulatory conditions.
Koos Bekker's Naspers has declared its transformation into a global AI operator complete, with the Toqan platform rolling out to 5 million Prosus partners.
Naspers plans to sell over R32bn in non core assets as CEO Fabricio Bloisi pauses major acquisitions and pushes profits across e commerce.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker’s net worth fell by $200 million after a pullback in Naspers and Prosus shares.
This marks a clear improvement from the same period a year earlier and underscores the company’s effort to streamline operations and tighten execution in key markets.
South African businessman Cobus Stofberg gains $7.97 million from Naspers surge, lifting his stake to nearly $130 million.
Cobus Stofberg’s stake in Naspers surged to $123 million in 2025 as the tech giant’s market value climbed above $54 billion.
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa’s Naspers stake rises to $12.4 million as shares surge, boosting Africa’s most valuable company.
Cobus Stofberg’s $114 million stake in Naspers highlights his role in building Africa’s top media and tech companies.
Prosus bets big on India, echoing Bekker’s Tencent strategy with long-term investments in tech platforms like PayU and Meesho.