Covid-19 may have killed one in every 200 South Africans, a study suggests.

The Competition Commission has okayed the acquisition by New York-listed IHS Towers of thousands of towers owned by MTN South Africa, but has attached stringent conditions to the deal.

The state-owned power utility is burning through nine million litres of diesel a day to support the system during the current generation crisis.

In a blow to shareholders who had been hoping for an imminent “value unlock”, Telkom has elected to postpone the separate listing of Swiftnet.

Shoprite Group plans to expand its online grocery delivery service to 80 more stores in the next six months, adding to the 266 stores already in the network.

File-sharing service LimeWire, which shut down in 2011 under fire from the music industry, is making a comeback as a digital collectibles marketplace.

Eskom’s rolling power cuts will drag on until at least next Monday – meaning almost a full week of load shedding, after the utility started cutting the power at 5pm this past Monday.

MTN Group will look for minority investors in its African fintech unit after separating the division from its traditional telecommunications business.

MTN Group resumed annual dividends on Wednesday, declaring a higher payout than previous guidance as a divestment plan made progress and the firm reported higher profit.

MTN South Africa has reported strong earnings growth, with all business units performing well in the year to 31 December 2021.