and Gold Fields said there would be no job losses as a direct result of the spin-off. ($1 = 8.8467 South African rand) (Additional reporting by Sherilee Lakmidas and Tiisetso Motsoeneng; Editing by Ed Cropley and David Holmes)
South African government bonds by one notch, citing the deterioration in the government's debt profile and uncertain revenue prospects. ($1 = 8.3194 South African rand) (Reporting by Tiisetso Motsoeneng; Editing by David Dolan)