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World Service,23 Feb 2023,26 mins

Keeping the lights on in South Africa

World Business Report

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The South African government has agreed to take on $23bn of debt from the state power company Eskom. We speak to a former executive about how this move will help the country avoid continued blackouts. A new regulating body for Football in England aims to keep the boardroom finances in check, and give the fans more of a say. We speak to one club owner about how it could impact clubs competing in the global sport industry. And what makes milk, milk? The Food and Drug Administration in the US has now issued draft guidance that plant-based alternatives could now be marketed as milk. (Photo: The logo of state power utility Eskom is seen outside Cape Town's Koeberg nuclear power plant. Credit: Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

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