Flash Briefing: Eskom payment crisis; SA taxpayer bailouts loom; Zuma sons frozen out of bank accounts; rugby

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* Eskom, the indebted South African state power utility, will announce its annual results this week after a three-month delay because of over-payments.
* South African taxpayers are expected to bail out several troubled state entities, with announcements expected this week.
* A large South African bank, FNB, has terminated the bank accounts of three sons of former president Jacob Zuma.
* Money transfer services are thriving, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic.
* The coronavirus is back with a vengeance - on the rugby field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Oct 2020 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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