JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, … Read more
I’m Alister Bull, an economics and government editor in Johannesburg. Today we’re looking at the IMF and World Bank meetings, which are being staged in Africa for the first time in 50 years. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X (formerly known as Twitter) via @economics. And if you … Read more
PM Narendra Modi Shows Respect to National Flag (Photo/PTI) New Delhi, August 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, while arriving on the dais prior to the commencement of the BRICS plenary session in Johannesburg, avoided stepping on the national flag as flags of the BRICS nations were kept on the floor of the dais, … Read more
I’m Monique Vanek, an Africa economics and government editor in Johannesburg, and today we’re looking at what could emerge as the biggest threat to the current world order. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, via @economics. And if you aren’t … Read more