NUM protest on Eskom CEO’s first day; drought blackout, MTN MoMo; Sasol surge; Cricket revival

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* Unions are already warning the new Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, that they will fight him at every turn starting on his first day.
* Drought has plunged millions of Zimbabweans and Zambians into darkness as hydro-power dams dry up in the drought crippling the two countries.
* Sasol shares surged on the JSE and in New York as part of the Lake Charles chemicals project in the US comes on stream.
* MTN’s mobile money service goes live next year. It is called MoMo and will enable customers to pay, send and receive money using their mobile phones and
* Jacques Kallis will join former cricket team mates Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher as cricket coaches in an effort to revive South African cricket, while Charl Langeveldt is also set to be added to the coaching setup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Dec 2019 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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