Listed media group Naspers’ subsidiary Media24, which holds the group’s print and internet titles, has sent a letter to www.RENTALS24.co.za and sister company www.BONDS24.co.za, insisting that the websites stop using 24 in their company names.

But the websites’ owner, Christopher Riley, said

The Naspers/Media24 Group is in the process of registering “24.com” as a trade mark in South Africa. We (host24.com) have a huge problem with that, since one of the members of that group, M-Web, has started to use their so-called ownership of “24.com” to intimidate