by Bernadette | Jun 2, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Countries around the world have taken unprecedented measures in their response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, yet the thrust of their responses has been broadly similar. The main focus is on saving lives and livelihoods, which means capacitating healthcare sectors...
by Bernadette | May 31, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Hair salon owners are struggling to understand why they are not allowed to operate under lockdown, saying they are arguably among the most hygienic industries, sticking to strict health and safety protocols already. If they can’t start operating soon,...
by Bernadette | May 25, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Global stock markets climbed Monday, buoyed by the prospect of further easing of coronavirus lockdowns despite sharp increases in case rates in some countries such as Brazil. On the downside, an upsurge in Sino-US tensions, especially over Chinese plans to introduce a...
by Bernadette | May 25, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The easing of lockdown regulations as some countries start to reopen their economies has provided a welcome boost to the rand. That, and the decision by ratings agency S&P last week to keep the country’s credit rating unchanged, according to analysts. The...
by Bernadette | May 25, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Netcare says hospital stays by patients nearly halved in April as the lockdown kept people away from accidental harm while non-urgent surgeries had to be postponed. Even day-to-day visits to general practitioners fell by approximately...
