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South Africa’s critical infrastructure - energy, passenger rail, freight rail, and water - has been destroyed over the past 15 years. Here are the (scary) stats. 🔐

On Prasa: In the first 11 months of 2022, there were 17.2 million rail passenger journeys in South Africa. That’s a 97% decline from a decade before (506.7 million). Yet Prasa now employs 2 000 more than it did in 2012. What on earth are all those extra employees doing?

#COVID -19 has demonstrated that any crisis increases the inequality gap. Women in Africa have less access to information, markets, credits, and health services #GenderSmartPolicies  #FeministFutures  More:

An Enron-like accounting scandal at South Africa-based furniture group Steinhoff International wiped out billions of retail tycoon Wiese’s fortune. After a four-year battle, he’s back as one of Africa’s richest, and at peace with the world.

South Africa’s energy crisis is expected to dominate discussions at this year’s Mining Indaba which kicks off in Cape Town on Monday.

Russia’s Foreign Minister is in Iraq after an important trip to South Africa last month, which may be part of Russia’s attempt to carve out a new world order where Russia believes it can confront the US. - analysis #Russia  | #Iraq  | #Lavrov 

Nigeria: Impunity, Insecurity Threaten Elections@hrw  #Africa  #Nigeria  #Election  #Security  #Violence  Read more:

Russia’s Foreign Minister is in #Iraq  after an important trip to South Africa last month. This is part of #Russia ’s attempt to carve out a new world order in which Russia believes it can confront the US.

Pope Francis Defends LGBT Rights, Pope Benedict As He Returns From Africa @DeutscheWelle : #Africa  #PopeFrancis 

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