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SAA to get $239mn from state-run bank

Bloomberg South African Airways’s (SAA) business-rescue team said it’s been given access to 3.5 billion rand ($239 million) from the state-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to avert the airline’s collapse. The team will immediately draw down 2 billion rand from the facility, they said in a statement. SAA has already cancelled some flights this month to save cash ...

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De Beers diamond sales soar

Bloomberg De Beers sold the most diamonds since April in a sign the industry is starting to recover from a slump in demand last year, though the market will require more evidence of a sustained rebound. The Anglo American Plc unit sold $545 million of diamonds in its first sale of the year, traditionally one of the strongest buying periods ...

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Kobe Bryant copter company had four crashes in 35 years

Bloomberg Island Express Helicopters Inc, the California-based charter company involved in the latest crash that killed retired basketball star Kobe Bryant, has been involved in four previous crashes over the past 35 years, two of them fatal, according to government records. While the company hasn’t had an accident since 2008, it was cited in 2016 for failure to perform mandatory ...

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