Here’s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today:
Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 infections have hit 16.7 million, with the death toll now over 660,000. In South Africa, total confirmed cases have now risen to 471,123, with deaths at 7,497. Recoveries have risen to 297,967, leaving the country with a balance of 165,659 active cases.
- Not a good thing: Treasury secretary general Dondo Mogajane says that government and the country shouldn’t be happy about getting money from the IMF, because taking on more debt isn’t necessarily a good thing. Ideally, he said, South…
