African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs

African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

1. African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on COVID-19 medicines and vaccines to speed up their rollout to poor countries, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Eskom fraud accused Maphoko Kgomoeswana appears on R5m tax evasion charges: Multimillion-rand Eskom corruption and fraud accused Maphoko Kgomoeswana appeared in court today for the second time this week. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. SIU probes health department over COVID-19 tender irregularities: The Special Investigating Unit is probing the health department following claims of COVID-19 tender irregularities. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. Orion’s Am capital raise a watershed moment for Northern Cape as newest copper district: IN a development that may have watershed significance for South Africa’s under-capitalised minerals exploration sector, Orion Minerals raised A$ 25m (R294m) in an issue of shares that will finance the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. JPMorgan says SA budget bolsters bullish stock call: Johannesburg’s benchmark FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index surged as much as 2% Thursday to the latest of several all-time highs set in 2021. The gains, strongly supported by rallying mining shares, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Stone-walled ruins of Sotho–Tswana towns and villages are scattered around the parts of the former Transvaal in which Johannesburg is situated. Many of these sites contain the ruins of Sotho–Tswana mines and iron smelting furnaces, suggesting that the area was being exploited for its mineral wealth before the arrival of Europeans or the discovery of gold. The most prominent site within Johannesburg is Melville Koppies, which contains an iron smelting furnace.

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