FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 71.15 million, death toll at 1,608,736

Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

J&J in deal to supply COVID-19 vaccine to African Union member states

SOUTH AFRICA’S RECORD LOW LENDING RATES ‘WON’T LAST FOREVER’ – CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR

Safaricom launches East Africa’s first 5G network, Huawei a vendor

EXCERPTS-South African central bank comments as rates kept on hold

South African central bank holds repo rate at 3.5%

South Africa’s rand firmer ahead of cenbank’s interest rate decision

S.Africa’s finance minister warns a third wave of COVID-19 could hurt country’s ratings

S.Africa picks preferred bidders for emergency power tender, minister says

Nigeria set to boost mobile banking with fixed transaction fee

South Africa’s consumer confidence returns – survey conducted