A recent court decision has come as big blow to Telkom. A judgment handed down on 25 March by the supreme court of appeal held that a R3.9-billion foreign exchange loss and a R136-million incentive bonus were not deductible.

A bad start to the year for stocks? That hasn’t applied to Naspers, as the coronavirus confined hundreds of millions of consumers indoors, driving demand for online services and entertainment.

MTN Group will push on with a plan to reduce its majority stake in its Nigerian business, though turmoil caused by the coronavirus may require the sale to be done in smaller chunks than anticipated.

MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter was paid R58.2-million in the 2019 financial year, a 35.7% increase on his total remuneration for 2018, but even these generous rewards were not enough to keep him.

The JSE is launching virtual annual general meetings in South Africa to allow investors to engage with shareholders during the Covid-19 pandemic.

After weeks of brutal selling, technical gauges are signalling potentially positive developments ahead for battered crypto assets.