Flash Briefing: SAA rescue costs R8bn; World Bank bond to save rhinos; Botswana trophy hunting; Bitcoin buys Tesla

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* SAA business rescue has cost taxpayers about R8bn in the past year;
* The World Bank is to issue a bond to help save rhinos, with the first beneficiaries wildlife sanctuaries in the Eastern Cape;
* Botswana has issued licences to trophy hunters to kill elephants, leopards and other endangered species as it moves to re-start a vital income earner after Covid-19 brought the sector to a standstill.
* Elon Musk says US motorists will be able to buy Tesla vehicles using Bitcoin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Mar 2021 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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