JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African media and e-commerce giant Naspers said on Friday it would invest 4.6 billion rand ($315 million) over the next three years in its technology businesses and to fund technology start-ups.

Naspers said in a statement ahead of an investment summit called by President Cyril Ramaphosa it would allocate 3.2 billion rand to developing its existing technology businesses including the OLX Group, Takealot, and Mr D Food. Naspers said 1.4 billion rand would be used to fund technology start-ups.

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Reporting by Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by James Macharia