Flash Briefing: SA destroys 2m 'contaminated' J&J Covid vaccines; Musk takes on Wierzycka after BizNews interview

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* South Africa will dispose of 2 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines following a US ruling that ingredients for the country’s doses may have been contaminated during production, says Bloomberg.
* Alexander Forbes Group Holdings has agreed to sell its Life business to Sanlam as part of its strategy to focus on its core retirements, savings and investments business.
* Fulvio Tonelli has been elected chairman of South Africa’s Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors, the Ministry of Finance says.
* South Africa born founder Elon Musk has hit back at South African financial services entrepreneur Magda Wierzycka over allegations, in a BizNews interview, that he manipulated the price of Bitcoin for his own purposes in a pump-and-dump tactic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jun 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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