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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.

He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.

South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.

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KwaZulu-Natal beaches will remain open this holiday season, despite the growing number of infections in the province, Premier Sihle Zikalala says.

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Deaths from Covid-19 in Africa surged by 40 percent over the last month, the World Health Organisation said, as the continent's toll approaches 100 000.

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An increase in government payments to departments, agencies and suppliers has raised liquidity in the money market, pushing up the cash in the hands of banks and leading to heavy oversubscription of government securities.

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in its weekly bulletin that the interbank market — an indicator of the liquidity situation in the banking industry—saw both a fall in rates and volumes transacted, meaning lenders were holding ample cash.

The excess funds in banks point to increased room for lending, in an economy which has been starved of credit in recent years as lenders instead pumped funds into government securities.

The banks have also benefited from the CBK move to lower of the cash reserve ratio from 5.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent in March, which was meant to give them additional liquidity to support borrowers who are negatively affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Some of the excess liquidity in the market is also being pushed into government securities.

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To provide immediate aid to eligible customers most in need during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ComEd announces a new program, Helping Hand. For a limited time, this financial-assistance program provides an additional one-time grant of up to $300 to help low-income residential customers, and those who express financial hardship, reduce past-due balances. “As the number … Continued

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