Another govt bailout to fuel SAA; Covid-19 schools bungle apology; Sasol; CR congratulates Musk for SpaceX success

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In today's news headlines:
* SA taxpayers are to stump up billions of rands to fuel the draft rescue plan for South African Airways;
* Department of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has apologised for delaying her address to the public, as well as her late postponement of the return to schools of students from 1 June until 8 June;
* South Africa's stock market rally may soon fizzle, say stock market analysts;
* President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated global tech entrepreneur Elon Musk - born in South Africa and who still holds South African citizenship along with passports for the US and Canada - for his company's historic commercial flight to the international space station; and
* Sasol was among the best performers on the Johannesburg stock exchange on Monday, gaining about 12%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Jun 2020 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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