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[ad_1] Discovery Bank has launched a number of new features in its banking app, while also including virtual cards. The bank said customers now get up to 20% off when they spend their Discovery Miles online and in store. Customers can also make payments to their contacts who are members …

[ad_1] Photo: Brümilda Swartbooi Passengers on domestic flights will no longer have to complete a health department questionnaire about possible Covid-19 symptoms and contact with infected people. The department says it is focusing its resources on screening for international travelers. Mango advised passengers to still arrive two and a half …

[ad_1] South Africa recorded 115 more Covid-19-related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 21,083. South Africa recorded 115 more Covid-19-related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 21,083. Of the 115 deaths, 45 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 20 in the Free State, 19 in Gauteng, …

[ad_1] China will ‘actively consider’ providing its Covid-19 vaccines directly to South Africa and other African countries. This would be in addition to Beijing’s support for Covax, the global partnership between developed and developing countries to finance and bring vaccines to the poorest countries as soon as possible. Chinese President …

[ad_1] “Advances in treatment, in vaccine testing mean that scientific cavalry is now in sight,” he told parliament. FILE: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech during his visit to Dudley College of Technology in Dudley, central England, on June 30, 2020. Image: AFP LONDON – British Prime Minister …

[ad_1] A new report from Oxfam South Africa shows how the average CEO (white, male) takes home up to 461 black women from the bottom 10 percent of income. The South African branch of the global NGO Oxfam has published a report revealing that South Africa is the most unequal …

[ad_1] The government is going with the global distribution scheme for the COVAX COVID-19 vaccine, with a committed purchase for 10% of its population of 58 million, a senior health official said Tuesday. Khadija Jamaloodien, director of affordable medicines at the Health Ministry, told Reuters that South Africa had not …

[ad_1] By Reuters 4h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is going with the global distribution scheme for the COVAX COVID-19 vaccine, with a committed purchase for 10% of its population of 58 million, a senior health official said Tuesday. Khadija Jamaloodien, director of …

[ad_1] The global airline lobby IATA is working on a mobile app that will help travelers demonstrate their coronavirus-free status, joining a push to introduce so-called Covid passports to accelerate the revival of international travel. The Travel Pass will show the test results along with the inoculation test, as well …

[ad_1] Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has expressed concern about the rising COVID-19 positivity rate in South Africa, which now stands at 14%. South Africa recorded 2,080 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 769,759. Active cases from the Eastern Cape have risen to 11,099, …