SAA, Eskom beg for cash; Africa's 'richest' money scandal; SA ready for virus?

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In today's business news headlines:
* State entities SAA and Eskom are in the grip of a serious cash crunch. SAA has cancelled dozens of flights with more to come; Eskom can't keep the lights on;
* Isabel dos Santos, Africa's richest woman, is accused of corruption of the industrial scale executed by the Gupta family - and they all have political connections in Africa and are all protected by Dubai;
* As a deadly virus creates a health crisis in China, leading to at least five cities going into lock-down, markets have reacted to the negative impact on the world's second largest economy. Plus: what the SA authorities are doing to prevent the spread of this virus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Jan 2020 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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