SA to ease Covid-19 restrictions, lifts ban on cigarette sales; Trump to help SA; Dis-Chem gouging
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In today's news headlines:
* South Africa has decided to start easing Covid-19 containment restrictions as the number of deaths reaches 75. Lockdowns will ease in a phased manner and will vary between provinces, and a ban on cigarette sales will be lifted;
* President Donald Trump has pledged to help South Africa and Africa in its fight to stop the spread of coronavirus. That’s according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who shared this news in a Tweet;
* At least 75,000 generous Saffers have contributed to the Solidarity Fund set up by the government to combat the spread of the coronavirus;
* Amid concerns about how South Africa is dealing with the economic fall-out of the Covid-19 pandemic, its bonds have lost 3.6% for dollar investors in April, the worst performance among 32 emerging markets tracked by Bloomberg and bringing losses for the year to 31%; and
* Pharmaceutical group Dis-Chem has been referred to the Competition Tribunal after an investigation following complaints from consumers about its pricing of dust and surgical masks.
* South Africa has decided to start easing Covid-19 containment restrictions as the number of deaths reaches 75. Lockdowns will ease in a phased manner and will vary between provinces, and a ban on cigarette sales will be lifted;
* President Donald Trump has pledged to help South Africa and Africa in its fight to stop the spread of coronavirus. That’s according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who shared this news in a Tweet;
* At least 75,000 generous Saffers have contributed to the Solidarity Fund set up by the government to combat the spread of the coronavirus;
* Amid concerns about how South Africa is dealing with the economic fall-out of the Covid-19 pandemic, its bonds have lost 3.6% for dollar investors in April, the worst performance among 32 emerging markets tracked by Bloomberg and bringing losses for the year to 31%; and
* Pharmaceutical group Dis-Chem has been referred to the Competition Tribunal after an investigation following complaints from consumers about its pricing of dust and surgical masks.
