SA government now owns more than 20 percent of Woolworths
By: Sundeeka Mungroo - MSN
The South African government’s state-owned Public Investment Corporation (PIC), now owns more than 20 percent of Woolworths.
As reported by BusinessTech, Woolworths announced on Friday, 14 March that the Public Investment Corporation had given formal notice that it had procured, in aggregate, 20.248 percent of the group’s ordinary shares.
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