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Because of Covid-19, SA's debt-to-GDP ratio will rise to 83.3% in this fiscal year, and breach 100% by 2024/25. Picture: iStock The IMF says governments should continue to provide stimulus to their economies.This is despite the fact that global public debt is expected to rise to over 100% of global GDP, the highest level ever recorded…

Eskom was able to dodge load shedding on Thursday, but the utility has again warned of an increased risk of rotational power cuts on Friday afternoon. The utility's spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, on Friday morning warned of an increased risk of cuts between 4pm and 10pm after "a few other" generation units broke down. Find your load shedding schedule…

Protesters waving ISIS flags in Sringaar. ISIS has warned South Africa not to get involved in the conflict in Mozambique's northernmost province.The DA wants Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to meet with the SADC.Mapisa-Nqakula has previously been wary to speak about the matter in public. ISIS has warned South Africa that it would "open the fighting…

The novel coronavirus is spreading too widely and quickly to contain, CDC principal deputy director Anne Schuchat told The Journal of the American Medical Association Monday, warning she expects "this virus to continue to circulate." Why it matters: Per Schuchat, "This is really the beginning, and what we hope is that we can take it…

The race for a coronavirus vaccine Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation's leading experts on infectious diseases, warned Sunday that it's "unlikely" the U.S. will achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus if a portion of the population refuses to get a coronavirus vaccine. In an interview that aired Sunday as part of…