South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied politicians are “sleeping on the job” when it comes to the energy crisis. A court has ordered his government to exempt hospitals and schools from rolling blackouts. But the administration says the cuts are preventing a total collapse of the grid and exempting certain areas is impossible, and that it will appeal the ruling. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Johannesburg, South Africa. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #SouthAfrica #power #electricity #energycrisis
Germany has been reliant on Russian gas to meet its heating needs. But as the war in Ukraine rages on, energy prices have soared. Germany has had to rethink options for staying warm this winter. Al Jazeera’s @DominicKane reports from Berlin, Germany. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Germany #energycrisis
Aluminium and zinc smelters across Europe are cutting production or closing down altogether. The global energy crisis has made electricity at power-hungry factories too expensive to maintain. In France and Germany, government subsidies are kicking in to rescue the non-ferrous metals industry from collapse. But in metals-rich Greece, that has not happened. Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos reports from Athens, Greece. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Greece #Crisis #Aluminium #Zinc #Europe #Energy #EnergyCrisis
Arab leaders have closed their first summit meeting in two years by reiterating the centrality of the Palestinian cause, albeit avoiding to address their own splits over normalising ties with Israel. The final declaration that brought an end to the two days of the Arab League summit in Algiers on Wednesday highlighted the bloc’s continued support for Palestinian statehood, the protection of sites in Jerusalem against Israeli violations and condemnation of Israel’s use of violence and its blockade of Gaza. The 22 member states, however, fell short of taking an open stance against Palestine’s occupying power. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Algiers, said the Arab League had purposefully issued […]
More than one million households in the Netherlands are struggling to pay energy bills that have doubled or tripled in recent months. Increasingly, people have decided to cut themselves off from gas, even though winter is coming. The Netherlands has the highest gas prices in Europe. Al Jazeera’s @Step Vaessen reports from Hoek van Holland, The Netherlands. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Netherlands #energycrisis
