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Solidarity Fund approves R1.1bn for PPE, local manufacturers preferred

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The Solidarity Fund has spent R1.1bn of the total of R2.6bn it raised on the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment. Jonathan Bloomberg who is the lead for the Fund for Healthcare Interventions told a news conference that that the procurement is a complex process made more difficult by the fall in the value of the rand and the rise in the cost of air freight. - Linda van Tilburg 200423_solidarityfund_2.pdf — PDF (571.9 KB) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Apr 2020 3AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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