Flash Briefing: SA airlines set for take off; Biden 'good for Africa'; SA Covid warning; China; Richemont; Sasol
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* New airline Lift is set to open its website for bookings this week, as Kulula switches on its ticket sales again as it emerges from Comair's business rescue and Discovery Vitality takes steps to boost the sector and reward its members.
* Regular BizNews stock market commentator David Shapiro says a Biden victory is good for Africa.
* China - SA's major trading partner - has bounced back to positive growth after contracting more than 20% between February and April.
* South Africa’s northern neighbours Zimbabwe and Mozambique are on a list of UN hot spots identified as likely to experience famine.
* South African scientists monitoring wastewater in the Western Cape province detected spikes of the coronavirus in the last three weeks as concerns grow in government that a lack of compliance with health guidelines may trigger a second wave.
* Johnson & Johnson will imminently start clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa after getting regulatory approval, according to the co-chair of the study in the country.
* Johannesburg's best performer at the close of trade on Friday was Swiss luxury group Richemont, which is investing in U.-listed fashion platform Farfetch alongside Alibaba - China’s Amazon equivalent. For more on that, ready the full story from Wall Street Journal, our BizPremium partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
* Regular BizNews stock market commentator David Shapiro says a Biden victory is good for Africa.
* China - SA's major trading partner - has bounced back to positive growth after contracting more than 20% between February and April.
* South Africa’s northern neighbours Zimbabwe and Mozambique are on a list of UN hot spots identified as likely to experience famine.
* South African scientists monitoring wastewater in the Western Cape province detected spikes of the coronavirus in the last three weeks as concerns grow in government that a lack of compliance with health guidelines may trigger a second wave.
* Johnson & Johnson will imminently start clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa after getting regulatory approval, according to the co-chair of the study in the country.
* Johannesburg's best performer at the close of trade on Friday was Swiss luxury group Richemont, which is investing in U.-listed fashion platform Farfetch alongside Alibaba - China’s Amazon equivalent. For more on that, ready the full story from Wall Street Journal, our BizPremium partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
