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China’s Sinovac Biotech is in talks about setting up a vaccine production facility in South Africa with its local partner, the CEO of Numolux said on Friday.

Discovery will give adult members of its Vitality behaviour change platform 2 500 points for being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 this year.

Chips are set to remain in short supply for at least a year as demand from car makers and other manufacturers remains robust, said the head of Southeast Asia’s Integrated Micro-Electronics.

The proliferation of Covid-19 variants in Africa, partly attributed to the low rates of vaccination on the continent, could lead to vaccine-evading mutations that complicate attempts to end the pandemic.

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Tencent and NetEase shed more than $60-billion of value on Thursday as investor fears grow that Chinese regulators are preparing to tighten their grip dramatically on the world’s largest gaming industry.

Mustek has reported a 248% leap in full-year headline earnings per share, hiked its dividend per share by 246% and said revenue climbed by more than a quarter to over R8-billion.