Almost 40% of the R2.1bn spent by the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government on procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) and other goods and services as part of the response to Covid-19 was spent on African-owned companies.

Premier Sihle Zikalala made these statistics available when he released a report on owners and directors of companies awarded Covid-19 contracts on Thursday...

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