Flash Briefing: SAA needs modern fleet to be competitive; Pepkor on refurb spree after July riots; upcoming elections

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*South African Airways will need a more modern fleet to be competitive on routes outside its home continent following the Covid-19 crisis, according to interim Chief Executive Officer Thomas Kgokolo.
*Pepkor Holdings Ltd. is rapidly reopening stores after violent unrest in South Africa in July caused as much as R1.3bn damage to about 550 shops, or 10% of its total.
*Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the Democratic Alliance is trying to breach the separation of powers by asking the Constitutional Court to take over the responsibilities of the Independent Electoral Commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Sep 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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