Inside Covid-19: SA's plans to overcome R341bn pandemic bill; Exercise habits change in lockdown; Prof Veller. Ep 52

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In episode 52 of Inside Covid-19, you’ll notice a significant change as we’ve edited the interviews into highlights and with it shortened the length of the podcast. Interviews featured in this podcast are available in full separately via the Biznews.com website or App. In this episode, South Africa’s Supplementary Budget quantifies the cost to taxpayers of the pandemic at a net R341bn – we’ll examine the why, what and where to from here with contributions from finance minister Tito Mboweni; National Treasury director general Dondo Mogajane; and Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings. Also in this episode, another kind of quantification, this time from Vitality’s wellness chief on how exercise habits have changed in lockdown, and we hear from the professor leading the local testing of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine. - Alec Hogg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Jun 2020 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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