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    Bondholders not convinced De Ruyter is best pick for Eskom CEO

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    Bond investors aren’t showing much faith in Eskom’s new boss, with yields on the company’s 2021 dollar bonds jumping the most in more than three months after the appointment of André de Ruyter.

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