Flash Briefing: SA asks Interpol to bring back the Guptas; ANC lacks support for EWC; UK vaccines for SA variant

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* The ANC plans to change the constitution to make it easier to seize land without paying but this week hit a stumbling block, reports Bloomberg.
* S&P Global has affirmed SA's rating, three notches below investment grade.
* The UK Government has requested extra doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine developed against the South Africa variant.
* The National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) on Thursday said it applied to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to assist with the execution of arrest warrants for two Gupta brothers and their wives, reports EWN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Jun 2021 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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