Cyril's gifts to SA business; tourism boost: scrapping birth certificate red tape; property e-deeds; 5 Eskom fixes; Brexit rocks pound

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has wowed the investment community with a series of planned reforms aimed at lowering the cost of doing business and increasing interest in South African goods and services.

The controversial requirement for travellers to have unabridged birth certificates for all children is widely expected to be scrapped.

Ramaphosa was promoting South Africa to international investors at the Financial Times Africa Summit 2019 where he said state capture has cost a staggering R1trn. You can listen to him speak on BizNews.com.

Eskom is on the government’s radar, with the troubled energy utility holding back economic growth. But, as Bloomberg reports, there are signs the government is getting set to overhaul Eskom.

The pound swung as traders attempted to read the tea leaves on the likelihood of the U.K. securing a Brexit deal as soon as this week, reports Bloomberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Oct 2019 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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