Govt's SAA plan: ask pension funds for help; world closer to Covid-19 vaccine; Bezos fortunes swell on Amazon; Naspers

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In today's news headlines:
* World is closer to a Covid-19 vaccine.
* Two South African government ministers have been hospitalised for Covid-19.
* SA stocks are set to snap back from the year’s losses, with Naspers pushing stocks back into recovery.
* Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, has been detained by his own government, after speaking out against corruption.
* The government will approach pension funds, private equity or other partners who might want a shareholding in a restructured SAA.
* Bezos fortunes swell on Amazon success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Jul 2020 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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