Flash Briefing: SA's Covid-19 crisis hits world headlines; Johann Rupert vaccine; Capitec boost for clients

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* South Africa’s delayed Covid-19 vaccination programme means a third wave of the virus in 3 to 4 months;
* The Wall Street Journal highlights that the real death toll from Covid-19 in South Africa could be double the official figure of about 40,000;
* SA's richest man, Johann Rupert, says he is not a queue-jumper; his physician organised for him to get a Covid-19 vaccine in December in Switzerland because he has a co-morbidity, he told Bloomberg;
* Capitec is helping its customers by sharing out R160m in Covid-19 relief;
* Apple, Tesla, Microsoft among the companies to update the market on earnings in what will be a busy reporting week for US-listed stocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Jan 2021 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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