South Africa’s Competition Commission (CompCom) has given its unconditional approval to the merger of ISPs Afrihost and Cool Ideas, stating that the proposed transaction is ‘unlikely to result in a substantial prevention or lessening of competition in any relevant markets’, MyBroadband writes. The merger was first announced in June 2021; under the terms of the deal, fibre-only provider Cool Ideas will continue to operate as a stand-alone brand, with all original Cool Ideas shareholders – including founders Andre Jooste and Paul Butschi – retaining stakes in the enlarged company. Afrihost also owns a majority stake in another South African ISP, Axxess.