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CR cracks his corruption whip as Covid-19 fraud mushrooms; MTN; Zim; Rand

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In today's news headlines:
* President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled yet another raft of plans to deal with the corrupt and the captured, including detailed reporting on which companies have been approved to supply Covid-19 services.
* SA's prosecuting authorities have provided granular detail on how the country is tackling the big corruption cases and they have also revealed the scale of Covid-19 corruption.
* MTN is withdrawing from the Middle East.
* SA ministers are in talks with Zimbabwean counterparts in connection with problems north of the Limpopo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Aug 2020 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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