South Africa’s crippling power cuts: five essential reads: Making sense of what’s tripping the switch on South Africa’s electricity supply. AJ Paulsen via GettyImages Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left businesses and households without electricity for close to six hours daily. Eskom introduced the latest round of power …
South Africa in the news: Water shedding hits Jozi, crippling hospitals while pipes burst 55,863 times in a year: The city is underbudgeting for its crumbling infrastructure as spending on staff squeezes out service spending.: “South Africa” – BingNews City of Gold plunges its residents into darkness – 1,407 power cuts in 2021 – and …
South Africa in the news: Traditional leaders warned over deadly home-made alcohol, DA bemoans ’economically crippling’ ban: The Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA on Friday again called on all traditional leaders to help put a stop to the brewing and sale of home-made alcohol, which has led to the loss of four lives.: “South …
South Africa in the news: How Covid-19’s crippling effects are crushing govt funds, credit ratings: Almost 975 of those downgrades have been directly affected by Covid or the partly related collapse in oil prices. If cuts to rating outlooks are also added, that number rises to 1,939 …: “South Africa” – BingNews Secret to Stuart …
Why countries should break the crippling cycle of hosting big sporting events: Local residents holding Chinese and Olympic flags attend a rehearsal in Chongli county of Zhangjiakou ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Reuters/Jason Lee All over the developing world, metropolises are rushing to cement their status as “global cities”. These are metropolitan …