Covid-19 expected to peak in SA from July, 40k deaths; new China lockdown; Bitcoin; platinum coins; Ninety One
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In today's news headlines:
* Health minister Zweli Mkhize has moved to quash optimism that the Covid-19 lockdown is going to be fully lifted any time soon. The rate of new coronavirus infections in South Africa has to slow in line with World Health Organisation guidelines first - and his team expects the peak only in July or August, with 40,000 deaths in November;
* A fresh outbreak of Covid-19 in China's North East has prompted a lockdown to contain the spread of the virus among 100m;
* Naspers' Bitcoin company Luno is expanding operations as traders pile into the cryptocurrency;
* Platinum coins featuring wildlife are being snapped up by investors looking for alternative assets; and
* Ninety One, the asset manager that split from Investec, saw its share price jump on the back of a healthy set of first-year financial results.
* Health minister Zweli Mkhize has moved to quash optimism that the Covid-19 lockdown is going to be fully lifted any time soon. The rate of new coronavirus infections in South Africa has to slow in line with World Health Organisation guidelines first - and his team expects the peak only in July or August, with 40,000 deaths in November;
* A fresh outbreak of Covid-19 in China's North East has prompted a lockdown to contain the spread of the virus among 100m;
* Naspers' Bitcoin company Luno is expanding operations as traders pile into the cryptocurrency;
* Platinum coins featuring wildlife are being snapped up by investors looking for alternative assets; and
* Ninety One, the asset manager that split from Investec, saw its share price jump on the back of a healthy set of first-year financial results.
