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WATER CRISIS: Nobody cares, rage Joburg residents as water outages worsen

Today at 13:21 PM, via Daily Maverick

The current water outages in parts of Johannesburg caused by a multi-system failure have led to residents being without water for more than two weeks. Schools and businesses have been closed and residents have grown disillusioned with the City’s apparent unwillingness to resolve the issue.

Former French minister Lang summoned over Epstein links, source says

Today at 13:05 PM, via Daily Maverick

Pressure rose on Friday on former French culture minister Jack Lang to resign as president of the Arab World Institute over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after he was summoned to the foreign ministry to discuss the matter.

Head of firm founded by Mandelson to quit

Today at 13:01 PM, via BBC News

Benjamin Wegg-Prosser concluded his association with Lord Mandelson – and references to them both in the Epstein files – was doing the business Global Counsel harm.

Top Russian general is shot and rushed to hospital in Moscow

Today at 12:56 PM, via Daily Maverick

A senior Russian military officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was rushed to hospital after being shot in Moscow on Friday, investigators said, in the latest of a series of attacks on top military officials.

Major South African city dumping Eskom

Today at 12:55 PM, via Daily Investor

Cape Town will call for tenders to implement several major projects that aim at cutting electricity costs and bolstering water security in South Africa’s second-biggest city and main tourist hub. 

Eskom shoots itself in the foot

Today at 12:27 PM, via Daily Investor

The latest update on BLSA’s Reform Tracker showed troubling setbacks in reform progress made in South Africa’s electricity sector.

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