Global internet champion Naspers hitting top gear with "best set of financials in two decades"

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Getting into the diary of Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk is a lot more challenging nowadays. As the company’s investments have flourished, so too has the demand on the now 45 year old who succeeded Koos Bekker as the group’s CEO four years ago.

But result’s time opens a window, and today I managed to grab half an hour with Van Dijk and Naspers CFO Basil Sgourdos. What follows is a fascinating half hour with the men who run a business that is so dominant among JSE listings that it accounts for a chunky one fifth of the equity portion of South African retirement funding...
25 Jun 2018 English South Africa Business News · Investing

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