Flash Briefing: SA's emergency power program delayed; US opens to vaccinated SA's; white rhino population dwindles

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*A court case filed by a losing bidder in South Africa’s emergency power program threatens to delay the provision of the electricity by months as banks balk at providing funding because of the risk of an adverse judgment.
*The US will soon allow entry to most foreign air travelers as long as they’re fully vaccinated against Covid-19 - while adding a testing requirement for unvaccinated Americans and barring entry for foreigners who haven’t gotten shots.
*The number of white rhinos, the most common of the world’s five rhino species, may have fallen by about a quarter during the past decade mainly because of poaching, the International Rhino Foundation said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Sep 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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