Flash Briefing: vaccine hesitancy stats in SA; 10K soldiers deployed until mid-Sept.; SA citizens in Afghanistan

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*Vaccine hesitancy is most pronounced among White adults in South Africa, which is struggling to keep immunisation centers busy just three months into the rollout of its inoculation program, a survey showed.
*Defence force commander-in-chief President Cyril Ramaphosa says 10,000 soldiers will remain on SA's streets until mid-September, in the wake of recent violent civil unrest.
*The department of international relations and co-operation says contact has been made with a number of South Africans in Afghanistan, to ensure their safety after Taliban insurgents entered the country’s capital, Kabul, at the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Aug 2021 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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