Africa's tallest skyscraper; Another oil strike?; NYT attacks SA; Dutch attack BAT

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Africa’s tallest building, a 234m Sandton skyscaper called The Leonardo which cost R3bn, is set to open next month according to a report by Bloomberg.
The risk premium on crude oil will be back in focus today after news that Iran could be preparing another strike similar to the one which took out half of Saudi Arabia’s production a week ago.
South Africa’s global image took a knock over the weekend when the influential New York Times quoted returned Nigerians saying they were driven out of the country by longstanding South African hatred of foreigners.
The Dutch authorities have laid a claim of £902m in unpaid taxes against JSE-listed heavyweight British American Tobacco according to London’s Guardian newspaper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Sep 2019 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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