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South Africa Airlines completed its inaugural direct flight to New York from Johannesburg on Tuesday 21st of January.

This comes in the shadow of the airline cutting back on its domestic and international flight schedule to conserve finances.

The South African government missed a deadline to bail out the struggling airline from its $138 million debt casting further questions on its future.

´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Vumani Mkhize joins us from Cape Town to discuss the recovery measures being used by the airline.

Also; affordable medicine in Africa remains unavailable for most Africans.

A recent McKinsey report shows Sub Saharan Africa imports more than 70 per cent of medicines consumed, while China imports a mere 5 per cent in comparison.

Pharco Pharmaceuticals CEO, Sherine Helmy, offers insight on Africa’s potential for manufacturing its own medicines.

From our studio in Nairobi, Maya Hayakawa presents this edition of ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Money Daily.