Flash Briefing: Mkhize blames J&J for slow vaccine roll-out; DA's Madikizela 'lied' on CV; airline price war

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* South Africa's health minister has blamed Johnson & Johnson for delays to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine;
* Democratic Alliance Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela has been accused of lying about his qualifications.
* South African airlines are in a price war to attract customers - and one is tempting passengers with an offer to take a small dog on a flight with them, says MyBroadband.co.za.
* Nearly three dozen of China’s largest technology companies have made public pledges to comply with the country’s antimonopoly laws, as they scramble to fall in line following Beijing’s moves to rein in the business empire of Jack Ma, the country’s best-known entrepreneur.
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14 Apr 2021 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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