Rand Sinks After South Africa Spells Out Burden of Saving Eskom
- Bonds Drop, currency weakens beyond 15 per U.S. dollar
- Government debt will top 70% of GDP in next three years
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The rand plummeted and bonds extended declines as investors faced the reality of what bailouts for the embattled state power utility will cost South Africa.