Apple’s newest iPhones will go on sale in South Africa on 8 October – three weeks from now – a local agent has confirmed.

FirstRand will end funding for new coal-fired power stations and coal mines and has lowered the cap on its coal exposure as part of moves to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, it said on Wednesday.

OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, it said on Wednesday.

TymeBank is likely to break even in 2022. Discovery Bank, by contrast, is targeting breakeven in approximately three years’ time.

Huawei has gained strength through the years of US sanctions and is now aiming to lead the race in next-generation technologies after 5G, founder Ren Zhengfei said.

Microsoft will conduct an up-to-$60-billion share buyback programme, raise its quarterly dividend by 11% and appoint company President Brad Smith as vice chairman.

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Adobe will add payment services to its e-commerce platform this year to help merchants accept credit cards and other ways of paying.

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