Old Mutual in Zim crisis; SAA gets new CEO, R10bn in govt backing; Eskom, Aspen gouging; Sun International; Foschini

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In today's news headlines:
* Zanu-PF wants to delist Old Mutual, the country's largest public company, after accusing it of playing into 'economic sabotage'.
* SAA has an interim CEO, Philip Saunders, and R10bn in government backing to get the state-owned airline back in the air.
* A former judge says an Eskom tender that grew from R114m to R14bn should be investigated.
* Sun International hopes to get shareholders to help it out of its liquidity crisis, with a R1.2bn rights offer looming.
* Aspen has slashed excessively high prices of cancer drugs in Europe to avoid a fine.
* Foschini is set for a rights offer to clean up its debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jul 2020 1PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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