Everything is going wrong all at once for finance minister Tito Mboweni, who just months ago pledged to wean state-owned enterprises (SOEs) off government financial support.

Just this week, three of them — Airports Company SA (Acsa), the Land Bank and arms manufacturer Denel — came out with statements saying their cash flows were getting wiped out by the nationwide lockdown.   ..

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