From Business Insider South Africa:
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Australia and New Zealand are considering a 'travel bubble' between the two countries as they lift lockdown measures
How to clean your fabric face mask between trips to the store for essentials
SA-born tech billionaire Elon Musk and musician Grimes have had their first child together
18 beautiful photos of motherhood in the animal kingdom
Today's headlines:
1. The tobacco industry has slammed government's cigarette ban as "irrational" in court papers filed on Monday. "There is in fact no basis to contend the prohibition of cigarette and tobacco products is related to combating the Covid-19 virus," FITA chairperson Sinenhlanhla Mnguni said in the court papers. Read more.
2. Dis-Chem has accused the Competition Commission of "scapegoating" it to show the public that it can prosecute excessive pricing as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. The retail group appeared before the Competition Tribunal on Monday after the Commission charged it with abusing its dominance and charging excessive prices for surgical masks. Read more.
3. New vehicle sales plummeted by 98.2% in April. Read more.
4. Property giant Redefine says 40% and 70% of the shops in its malls are now open. Read more.
5. SA banks have given customers R15 billion in relief since the start of the lockdown. Read more.
Graph of the day
In April, the JSE's Top 40 index saw its fourth largest monthly gain since 1996. Judging from the historic performance in the following month, consolidation can be expected in May, says trader Andrew Todd of Traderscorner.co.za.
Fact of the day
The number of Zoom users jumped from 10 million to just over 300 million daily meeting participants in three months, thanks to Covid-19, while Microsoft Teams now has 75 million
Tweet of the day
Fighter jets over Cape Town. I assume there's a hot chicken that's just entered South African airspace that needs to be shot down.
— Tom Eaton (@TomEatonSA) May 4, 2020
