Flash Briefing: Mozambique ISIS crisis & links to SA; Covid-19 vaccine crisis; SA is 'pariah state' for travellers
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* Opposition parties the Democratic Alliance and ActionSA are urging the South African govt to take action against Islamic insurgents in Mozambique and warn that the violence looks certain to become a refugee and security crisis in South Africa.
* A recovery in the world’s second-largest economy may lend support to emerging markets following a rocky week that saw equities wipe out almost all of their annual gains and the Turkish lira tumble anew.
* South Africa has 121 ‘major restrictions’ and 97 ‘moderate restrictions’ from other countries in place because of the variant which is widespread in the country. This was reported by MyBroadband.co.za on travel website Skyscanner which has developed a mapping tool that shows COVID-19 travel restrictions around the world.
* Johnson & Johnson agreed to supply as many as 400 million Covid-19 vaccines to the African Union - but much of this delivery will only come next year, says Bloomberg.
* South Africa has already started administering the vaccine to health workers as part of a medical trial, and J&J agreed last year that Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. can manufacture doses in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised speech on Monday that Aspen would provide 30m doses to South Africa, but he didn't specify how quickly roll out would commence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
* A recovery in the world’s second-largest economy may lend support to emerging markets following a rocky week that saw equities wipe out almost all of their annual gains and the Turkish lira tumble anew.
* South Africa has 121 ‘major restrictions’ and 97 ‘moderate restrictions’ from other countries in place because of the variant which is widespread in the country. This was reported by MyBroadband.co.za on travel website Skyscanner which has developed a mapping tool that shows COVID-19 travel restrictions around the world.
* Johnson & Johnson agreed to supply as many as 400 million Covid-19 vaccines to the African Union - but much of this delivery will only come next year, says Bloomberg.
* South Africa has already started administering the vaccine to health workers as part of a medical trial, and J&J agreed last year that Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. can manufacture doses in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised speech on Monday that Aspen would provide 30m doses to South Africa, but he didn't specify how quickly roll out would commence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
