Cyril gets personal; Mboweni tells ANC to cut red tape; Woolies boss Moir creams it; Rand knocked

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has started a weekly email to the nation.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has once again called for Mboweni government to stop subsidising inefficient state-owned companies.
Despite spearheading an ill-fated foray into Australia, Woolworths CEO Ian Moir pocketed R23m in the past year. This brings his total earnings over the past five years to R191m.

The world’s biggest predatory fish, the Great White, hasn't been seen this year in False Bay, according to scientists and cage-diving operators.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company’s newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX’s quest to launch humans to the moon and Mars.

South Africa’s rand weakened on Monday, tracking the euro and other emerging market currencies, as ongoing jitters about the trade dispute between China and the US and faltering euro zone growth dampened demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Sep 2019 4PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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