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BizBriefing: Opec+ not positive; Vodacom; Zondo; US rally on Moderna vaccine

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* Oil markets may be cheering the prospects of a coronavirus vaccine, but OPEC+ can’t celebrate.
* Vodacom reinstated growth targets based on an expected economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis in 2022.
* The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says Jacob Zuma is grasping at straws in an effort to play the victim as he applies for Zondo to recuse himself.
* First-time buyers continue to snap up properties, with a high percentage buying property for the first time in the Free State.
* US stock futures rose on positive study results from another potential Covid-19 vaccine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Nov 2020 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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