Flash Briefing: New contenders emerge in cabinet reshuffle; Zuma refuses virtual hearing; Eskom

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*New names have emerged as candidates for the cabinet as President Cyril Ramaphosa continues consultations to shore up his executive.
*Eskom said it’s seeking to appoint advisors on how to restructure itself into three separate units, a reorganisation that was proposed to let it better deal with an untenable debt burden.
*The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has raised alarm about former president Jacob Zuma's latest bid for a corruption trial acquittal being heard in court, weeks after his imprisonment for contempt of court was followed by unrest that left hundreds of people dead and cost billions of rands in damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Aug 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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