Guptas BEE fraud; Trump impeachment pushes gold; Sibanye job losses; Moyo pitches up again

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Three companies linked to the Gupta-family were awarded multi-million contracts with Eskom even though their B-BBEE certificates were fraudulent.
The decision of the Democrats in the US to impeach President Donald Trump has pushed gold to a near three week high.
Sibanye Gold plans to cut 5,270 jobs at its troubled Marikana platinum mines as deadlocked wage negotiations brought a strike one step nearer.
South Africa saw larger foreign direct investment inflows in the second quarter than the first quarter but the country has entered the 10th month of a weakening cycle in September.
Peter Moyo has been prevented for a third time from returning to work at Old Mutual and wants to declare the company’s non-executive directors delinquent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Sep 2019 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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