The law replaces existing guidance on no more than two households meeting indoors, meaning that the six individuals can be from up to six households. Read more

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The South African alcohol industry is assisting the government's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic by donating personal protective equipment (PPE) worth almost R20m over two months. Read more

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It’s been 168 days since the start of lockdown and the country is slowly adjusting to the economy opening up and restrictions being lifted. Five months of lockdown have radically altered consum Read more

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London — AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said the coronavirus vaccine the company is developing with the University Read more

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The Competition Commission’s case against a small industrial company for excessive pricing of dust masks has raised concerns about overreach and problematic legal precedent Read more

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Although South Africa is not quite at ‘post-pandemic’ stage yet, data analytics Lightstone have analysed key trends and themes and concluded that encouraging opportunities await in the retail space . Read more

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Tax under collection, subdued economic growth, tax dodgers and the growth of the illicit economy are all contributing factors that will make economic recovery difficult. Read more

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