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Rob Shuter, the former president and CEO of MTN Group, received R68.1-million in remuneration, including R30.1-million in bonuses, in his final eight months at the emerging-markets telecommunications giant.

eMedia Holdings’ Openview is about to get a challenger in the free-to-air satellite television market with the imminent launch in South Africa of a new service called PremiumFree TV.

MTN Group is considering spinning out its fibre and financial services units and will potentially list one of them to unlock value trapped in its core business, the company said on Wednesday.

Wholesale revenue at MTN South Africa declined by 16.4% in the 2020 financial year after the discontinuation of the company’s roaming supply agreement with Telkom.

Eskom and Sasol, South Africa’s two biggest polluters, must comply with emission limits even if it costs them tens of billions of rand, environment minister Barbara Creecy said.

Tesla surged nearly 20% on Tuesday, rebounding from a deep selloff with its largest daily gain in a year after data showed an increase in China sales and an analyst raised his rating on the stock.

South African business confidence has slipped in the first quarter of the year despite easing Covid-19 curbs, a survey showed on Wednesday, highlighting the fragility of the economic recovery.

MTN Group has reported a strong set of results for the 2020 financial year, adding 29 million customers, growing adjusted headline earnings per share by 52% and more than doubling operating cash flow.

Just when South Africans were getting used to an uninterrupted supply of power, Eskom is pulling the plug again: Load shedding returns at 5pm on Wednesday.