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    Broke Denel struggling to pay salaries

    News By Agency Staff25 June 2019
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    State-owned arms manufacturer Denel said it doesn’t have enough cash to pay its staff their full salaries this month, joining other government-owned companies clamouring for support in South Africa.

    Employees will only receive 85% of their salaries due to a “liquidity crisis”, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The squeeze comes as R30-million of coupon payments become due by 28 June. Denel did not immediately respond to questions on whether it would be able to pay the interest.

    Should Denel be unable to service the debt, which is guaranteed by the government, that would put further strain on the fiscus at a time when state-owned companies including Eskom are also in need of bailouts. South Africa’s potential liability for government-guaranteed debt of state-owned companies was R879.6-billion in March, according to the national treasury.

    Government is cognisant of the fact that Denel is highly leveraged and in need of additional liquidity to rebuild the business

    “The shareholder, the board and management are continuously working to find sustainable solutions to the liquidity crisis facing Denel,” the Pretoria-based company said in the statement. “Government is cognisant of the fact that Denel is highly leveraged and in need of additional liquidity to rebuild the business.”

    Denel has more than R3-billion owing in principal and interest on its debt this year, with three bonds totalling R2.7-billion due in September. All its debt is guaranteed by the government. It is among several cash-strapped South African state-owned companies linked to corruption during the presidency of Jacob Zuma, including deals involving the Gupta family, who were friends with Zuma. All deny wrongdoing.

    Debt of state-owned companies is a risk to South Africa’s last remaining investment-level credit rating, Moody’s Investors Service said in April. Yields on benchmark 3030 government bonds have climbed 13 basis points in the past three trading sessions to 8.91%, the highest after Turkey and Lebanon among 26 emerging-market peers.  — Reported by Renee Bonorchis and Colleen Goko, (c) 2019 Bloomberg LP

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