Eskom has given the City of Johannesburg until 8 July to pay a R5.2-billion electricity debt or face major bulk supply cuts. Johannesburg's mayor has appealed to the national Electricity Minister for intervention, while the city also faces pressure from French lenders and Moody's credit ratings agency.

Johannesburg, South AfricaAP — Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in Johannesburg, police said Wednesday, the latest in such attacks that have shaken the South African city. Police said they believe more than 10 suspects were driven in a minibus to an informal settlement in the Cleveland … The post Multiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa appeared first on Egypt Independent .