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Aspen’s Gqeberha factory to manufacture millions of Covid-19 vaccines – Gqeberha in the News

30 March 2021 By Port Elizabethan

Aspen’s Gqeberha factory to manufacture millions of Covid-19 vaccines: At least half of the South African population will receive a Johnson & Johnson vaccine manufactured in Gqeberha, Aspen CEO Stephen Saad said on Monday.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Didi Chuxing expands to Cape Town, South Africa: Didi Chuxing has started its registration process for drivers in Cape Town, South Africa, and will begin offering ride-hailing services this fall to people in the country’s second-largest city.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Don’t confuse climate with weather: Climate change is not limited to temperature. We have to look out for an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Wow, so much rain! Climate change is a hoax. This sentiment …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

SA to get 30 million J&J vaccine doses in April: Ramaphosa: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Aspen manufacturing facility in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, will produce 30 million vaccine doses for South Africa in April alone. The rollout is set to start in …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Tighter Covid-19 restrictions loom for Eastern Cape: Stricter restrictions could be on the cards for the Eastern Cape, particularly Nelson Mandela Bay. This is after videos of chaotic scenes on the Gqeberha beachfront emerged on Sat …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Johnson & Johnson to supply African Union member states with up to 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses: Thanks to a R3bn investment – the single largest investment in the pharmaceutical industry in South Africa – the Gqeberha sterile manufacturing site will compound, fill, finish and package the vaccine …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing enters Africa as it unveils Cape Town plans: The country is its 14th overseas venture and it is also looking at plans to start operating in Europe and the Middle East.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Parents protest at Eastern Cape education department after broken promises: Parents at Joe Slovo Primary in Gqeberha marched to the Department of Education’s district office. They are demanding the school be fenced, get mast lighting, flush toilets, proper classrooms and more …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

South Africa: SA Secures 30 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines: President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa has secured 30 million Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.


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