Absa profit slump; CR, Tito Twitter storm; De Beers slashes diamond prices; Edcon; Old Mutual

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In today's news headlines:
- Absa profits plummet;
- President Cyril Ramaphosa has ‘strongly reprimanded’ his finance minister Tito Mboweni;
- Edcon is finalising selling off parts of Edgars;
- Old Mutual has warned of losses when it releases its results next month; and
- De Beers has cut diamond prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Aug 2020 3PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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