by sundelbolong | 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 sundelbolong | 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 sundelbolong | 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 50% of what they were before...
by sundelbolong | May 25, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The sale of cigarettes and tobacco products will remain banned as the entire country transitions to level 3 of the national lockdown from June. But consumers will be able to buy alcohol for home consumption only on “specified days and for limited hours”....
by sundelbolong | May 25, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The lockdown of the South African economy means that policy measures announced by the central bank have not filtered through yet, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said. The Reserve Bank has cut its repurchase rate by 275 basis points this year, the fifth-biggest downward...
