Main content

South Africa budgets for Covid vaccines

Coronavirus-hit South Africa has unveiled its national budget for the coming year.

Coronavirus-hit South Africa has unveiled its national budget for the coming year. The ±«Óãtv's Lerato Mbele in Johannesburg talks us through how tight the country's finances are, as it plans spending to help roll out Covid-19 vaccines. Also in the programme, women now occupy more than a third of the top jobs at the UK's 350 largest firms. We find out more from Denise Wilson, chief executive of the government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review, which released the latest figures, and was launched to encourage UK-listed companies to appoint more women. India is forging ahead with plans to tax digital services, and Suranjali Tandon, assistant professor at the government-backed National Institute of Public Finance and Policy explains the motivation behind the move. Plus the ±«Óãtv's Ed Butler reports on how coronavirus has impacted couples looking to tie the knot, as well as the global wedding industry.

(Picture: A healthcare worker is vaccinated against Covid-19 in South Africa. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

Available now

27 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Feb 2021 15:32GMT

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Feb 2021 15:32GMT