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Flash Briefing: Ramaphosa accuses developed nations of 'immorally' hoarding vaccines; Billionaire Soon-Shiong aids SA

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*South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused developed countries of acting immorally by hoarding vaccines needed in poorer nations.
*South African-born biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong will announce a plan to transfer technology for the manufacture of Covid-19 and cancer vaccines to South Africa.
*Mining companies in South Africa are considering spending as much as R40bn to construct 2,000 megawatts of power generation capacity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Sep 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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