Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
...The question is whether this downward trend may be turning around. I think there are good reasons to believe that the global R-star is going to move up relative to the post-financial crisis period....
...Some analysts fear Zuma may seek to discredit the electoral process if he is unable to contest....
...Voter disenchantment with the ANC has provided fertile ground for a plethora of new parties on the May 29 ballot....
...Ahead of pivotal elections in May, the government says the power cuts — which occurred on a record 280 days last year — will be over by the end of the year....
...A clutch of opposition parties, often championing identity politics or anti-immigrant sentiment, have emerged ahead of the May 29 vote, the first since 1994 in which the absolute majority of the African...
...South Africa’s president has chosen May 29 as the date for national elections, setting the stage for what could be the closest-fought vote since the country became a democracy three decades ago....
...South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure is dominating the national conversation ahead of the pivotal May 29 vote....
...Lamola, who has been interim chief executive since May 2022, said some private ownership was still vital to allow the 90-year-old airline to revive its goal of becoming a “global brand”....
...Though Ramaphosa did not announce the date of the election, the country’s 27.5mn registered voters could head to the polls as early as May or as late as August....
...Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music....
...R Vijayaraghavan San Jose, CA, US...
...“We are aware that in the past, in some countries, some of these manifestations may have occurred,” the spokesperson said....
...Daniel R DePetris Fellow, Defense Priorities (a Washington DC Think-Tank) New Rochelle, NY, US...
...R-stars is still intact....
...R-star not only moves around but is also path-dependent, because debt and asset portfolios are path-dependent....
...But that may come too late for the ANC itself. South African voters are furious....
...He added: “It appears that BHP-affiliated individuals may have been incentivised in relation to Samarco production and operation — including incentives to cut costs.”...
...Schnabel said uncertainty over R-star meant that once the ECB started to cut rates it should “proceed cautiously in small steps” and “may even need to pause on the way down if inflation proves sticky”....
...That means that the “R” word will be hanging around the prime minister’s neck until at least May, when the next quarterly GDP figures are released, unless last year’s figures are revised upwards in the meantime...
...It’s not clear yet whether this means the R-star empire is striking back. Do leave other corny jokes about December/R-star/our excellent merch in the comments....
...“We employ a consultancy to do our R&D claims for us because we haven’t got the time to fight the claims,” he said....
...Soon, he was mounting the debut solo show of Monica Bonvicini in China. But the not-for-profit model proved unsustainable....
...Launches in May R+D.LAB Vintage Lacquer Extending its series of pared-down, earthenware plates and bowls, the brand has produced four new colourways in a silky matte finish....
International Edition