Flash Briefing: SA unemployment rate highest on global list; SA cannabis company plans to list on JSE

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News headlines:
*South Africa’s unemployment rate surged to the highest on a global list of 82 countries monitored by Bloomberg.
*The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Gauteng will prosecute former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini in connection with the social grants payments fiasco in 2017.
*Cilo Cybin Pharmaceutical is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the next 12 months after becoming the first SA company to win the right to grow, process and package cannabis products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Aug 2021 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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