Ramaphosa's contributors named; Rand keeps falling; Epstein commits suicide; MTN attracts attention

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The storm around Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidential campaign funding ratcheted up a level as a weekend newspaper disclosed names of contributors, mostly well-known business personalities.
The South African Rand extended its longest losing streak in two years on Friday as the currency dropped to R15.25 against the US Dollar - 50c worse than where it began the week.
America’s disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell yesterday after apparently having taken his own life.
South African mobile phone company MTN hit the front page of the Wall Street Journal over the weekend after Friday’s publication of solid financial results for the half year to end June.
11 Aug 2019 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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