Battered by COVID-19 restrictions, Kenya’s economy slumps into first recession since 2000
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Battered by COVID-19 restrictions, Kenya’s economy slumps into first recession since 2000

Kenya slipped into an economic recession for the first time since the third quarter of 2020 as the restrictions introduced by the government in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on key sectors of the economy. The East African country’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell 1.1% compared with a year earlier, after…

South Africa’s wine industry battles for partial lifting of alcohol sales ban
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South Africa’s wine industry battles for partial lifting of alcohol sales ban

South Africa’s wine industry has asked a court of law to allow the main wine-growing region to exempt itself from an alcohol sales ban that was reinstated last month by the government to ease pressure on hospitals battling a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. VinPro, the representative of wine producers and cellars, said it…