Sharp rise in SA Covid-19 deaths, but kids may not spread it; Edgars, Jet sell-off; Van Loggerenberg court victory; Rand

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In today's news headlines:
* South Africa has recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 deaths, with 82 cases reported on Monday. This takes the death toll to more than 1,000 of the more than 50 000 cases reported in the country;
* Children under 10 do not appear to spread Covid-19 to each other. The Wall Street Journal’s Bojan Pacevski told Alec Hogg in an interview that the European experience has shown that there had been no cases of children transmitting Covid-19 to each other or their parents;
* Administrators in charge of Edcon want to sell parts or all of the country’s oldest non-food retailer under a plan that may lead to significant job losses, after the company filed for a form of bankruptcy protection in April;
* Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) executive Johann van Loggerenberg has welcomed the Pretoria High Court’s order setting aside the Inspector-General of Intelligence report into the so-called Sars rogue unit, reports Eye Witness News; and
* The Rand has strengthened on US dollar weakness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Jun 2020 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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