MTN Group has asked a US court to dismiss a case filed against it, in which it’s alleged the company paid protection money to the Taliban in Afghanistan, endangering the lives of US servicemen.

Promoted | Carrier Midea India needed a next-generation Wi-Fi network to operate its automated production line, one that could offer comprehensive and efficient Wi-Fi coverage. It turned to Huawei.

Seacom, which started life exclusively as an undersea cable operator, has slowly been expanding into new areas, including national backhaul and business connectivity. Now, it’s getting into the consumer ISP market.

Not all businesses are suffering during the lockdown. When Enrico Ferigolli and Vincent Viviers, the founders of alcohol delivery app Bottles, learnt that government was banning liquor sales, it came as a shock.

MTN Group shares rose more than 4% in Johannesburg on Wednesday after its biggest unit, MTN Nigeria Communications, posted a solid financial report for the first quarter of the year.

Google wants people using its video chat software so badly, the company is now giving it away. Starting on Wednesday, Google Meet, its teleconferencing app, will be available at no cost.

Promoted | Business owners are going to have to introduce upgraded health and safety measures while remaining alert to the legalities and practicalities of new government-imposed regulations. Here’s a guide.

Finance minister Tito Mboweni said the South African economy could contract as much as 6.4% this year due to the coronavirus outbreak and the budget deficit could swell to more than 10% of GDP.

Alphabet shares surged after first-quarter results and upbeat executive comments showed the company’s cloud and YouTube businesses kept growing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Promoted | Songmics needed an E2E Wi-Fi solution that could provide high-quality coverage and roaming. After several rounds of technical discussion, it chose Huawei’s AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 network solution.