South Africa’s president insists it’s not up to Washington to determine his country’s diplomatic ties South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the US to not “punish” African nations by pressuring them to cut ties with Moscow, pointing to legislation passing through Congress which calls for more US intervention on the continent.

The country may not produce enough nuclear energy in the coming months as half of its plants are offline Private households in France may face power outages this winter in the event of severe frosts, the head of the energy regulator CRE, Emmanuelle Wargon, told France Info radio on Monday.

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