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Eskom questions will overshadow South Africa budget

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom questions will overshadow budget

Prospects for South Africa to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Meanwhile, the already dire state of public finances is set to deteriorate further as the economic impacts of the COVID-19 dampen revenues and increase debt, further undercutting…

Ramaphosa’s union struggles could determine rebound

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SOUTH AFRICA

This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…

Zambian central bank governor's exit will raise unease

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ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA: Central bank governor's exit will raise unease

Prospects for South Africa in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for South Africa in 2020.

South Africa's Eskom faces formidable reform tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

The appointment follows Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan's reconstitution of the Eskom board in January, aimed at restoring credible governance to the utility, which…

New SAA deal could taint Pretoria's reform agenda

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SOUTH AFRICA

It also raises questions about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reform plan for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), crucial to growth prospects and the restoration of public finances, as…

South African fiscal state will prompt increased alarm

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Fiscal state will prompt increased alarm

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…