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The key drivers of price growth in July were food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 5.7% and contributing 1.0 percentage points). Photo: Supplied

Inflation eases for a second month

The decrease will probably lead to the South African Reserve Bank being less aggressive with rate hikes next week

Anathi Madubela

Hospital admissions in Africa have increased by 67% during the period but the bed occupancy rate for intensive care units remains low at 7.5%, with 14% of the patients receiving supplemental oxygen. (Photo by Sergei SavostyanovTASS via Getty Images)

Current Covid-19 wave less fatal than others, says World Health Organisation

A study by the World Health Organisation found that there was a 66% surge in new Covid-19 cases during the past week in South Africa

Anathi Madubela