Mboweni calls for debate on future of state owned enterprises...

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LONDON — Many of the state owned enterprises in South Africa became synonymous with state capture and can be blamed for the economic crisis that the country finds itself in. Looting and sheer incompetence at Eskom, the SABC and SAA pushed them to the brink of financial collapse. At a media conference before his budget speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the future of the state owned enterprises could be debated at a summit… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Feb 2019 1PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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