South Africa approved an estimated $2.3 billion five-year power tariff-package for its largest ferrochrome producers, moving to halt an industrial decline that saw the nation fall off its perch as Africa’s top manufacturing economy. The energy regulator signed off on the preferential electricity tariff for Glencore’s local venture and Samancor ...
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‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ gets London stage debut‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ gets London stage debut
A musical adaptation of Malawian engineer William Kamkwamba’s celebrated memoir opened on London’s West End last month. The play, produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company, tells the story of 13-year-old Kamkwamba’s plan to build a windmill during Malawi’s famine in 2001. Using scrap metal, old physics textbooks, and his own ...
South African households grapple with water shortagesSouth African households grapple with water shortages
More than half of all households in South Africa face systematic water shortages, new data showed, offering the pro-business Democratic Alliance political leverage ahead of key local elections this year. National utility breakdowns have sparked a so-called dry-tap reality across Africa’s most industrialized economy; in the ANC-held Mpumalanga province, the ...
Trump had no plan B for Iran. It shows | Kenneth RothTrump had no plan B for Iran. It shows | Kenneth Roth
The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly Donald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master class in negotiating incompetence. I would love to see an Iranian government that no longer represses its ...
Jeremy Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing downJeremy Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
Under pressure from the polls and Gulf allies, the White House is pushing for a deal but Iran wants concessions, writes BBC’s international editor. ...
Chris Mason: Decision to appoint Mandelson continues to inflict damageChris Mason: Decision to appoint Mandelson continues to inflict damage
When Sir Keir Starmer looks back on his time at No10, his decision to send Lord Mandelson to Washington will be a central part of the critique of his tenure. ...
Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with USIran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with US
Earlier Israel’s PM ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel. ...
Weapons-obsessed killer jailed for student’s murderWeapons-obsessed killer jailed for student’s murder
University student Henry Nowak was killed as he walked back from a night out in Southampton. ...
AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock marketAI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock market
The AI company behind Claude is set to offer the public shares of stock sometime this year. ...
Key messages between Mandelson and ministers so farKey messages between Mandelson and ministers so far
The 1,000 pages include criticisms of Labour MPs, No 10 and the prime minister. ...