Consumer-price growth quickened to 4.5% from 4% in December, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday. The median estimate of 19 economists was for 4.6%.

It’s been a grim start to 2020 for some South African-listed technology companies, which have seen their shares battered on weak earnings updates and negative investor sentiment.

MTN South Africa said on Tuesday that it’s some making progress in fighting the scourge of cellphone tower battery theft, though the problem is far from being overcome.

South Africa’s Energy War Room, a grouping of the main cabinet ministers responsible for the power industry, will meet for the first time this week since being reconstituted by President Cyril Ramaphosa in December.

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For the second time in as many years, Apple has had to temper its sales outlook because of unexpected shifts in China, the country that’s served as the engine of its growth and success.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos plans to spend $10-billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. He will start giving grants later this year to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect the Earth.

Apple doesn’t expect to meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter because of work slowdowns and lower smartphone demand, showing that the virus outbreak in China is taking a bigger-than-predicted toll.