Fitch Ratings has warned that in affirming SA's credit rating at BB- it has not factored into its debt forecast the additional R150bn capital injection that Eskom will need from the government. 

The ratings agency maintained SA’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at BB- with a stable outlook, citing an improvement in the current account balance as the commodity super-cycle boosted the fiscus...

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