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Daybreaker | Till debt do us part: Eskom says unbundling on track, but it may still need to borrow more

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Lindiwe Zulu withdraws green paper on controversial state pension plan View Online Daybreaker A snapshot of the day's business and economic news. AHMED AREFF , FIN24 DEPUTY EDITOR Till debt do us part: Eskom says unbundling on track, but it may still need to borrow more Eskom has an unsustainable debt burden of about R400 billion, but it can't rule out further borrowing - particularly from climate finance facilities - if it is going to finance much-needed infrastructure, according to CEO André De Ruyter.   De Ruyter was speaking on Tuesday during Eskom's financial results announcement for the year ended March 2021.   Eskom managed to slash its debt burden by R81.9 billion to R...

Good Morning, SA | ‘High likelihood’ ANC MP is spying for China | Controversial state pension plan withdrawn

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And: Will a jab be compulsory? Health dept says it is 'a matter we're discussing' View Online Good Morning, SA Today we exclusively reveal that there is a "high likelihood" that ANC MP Xiaomei Havard could be sharing classified information with the Chinese Communist Party. Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu withdrew her department's Green Paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform, which was gazetted two weeks ago and government is still debating mandatory vaccination. SHELDON MORAIS , ASSISTANT EDITOR: BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE | SSA report finds 'high likelihood' ANC MP Xiaomei Havard is spying for China The scoop:  A leaked intelligen...