Flash Briefing: SA Covid-19 cases down to new low; new Delta variant in UK and US; Numsa strike

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* South Africa has recorded a daily average of just 637 new Covid-19 cases over the past week. The last time the country saw levels of infection this low was during the early stages of the pandemic in May 2020.
* Scientists around the world are closely tracking a descendent of the highly infectious Delta variant that has been found in both the UK and the US.
* Hours after announcing it had reached a landmark wage agreement with striking sector workers, Seifsa postponed a media briefing on the matter, saying a new date and time would be announced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Oct 2021 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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