January 21, 2008
Anti-Nokia anger grows in Germany (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Anti-Nokia anger grows in Germany (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Anger in Germany against mobile phone giant Nokia for closing a factory grew on Saturday with the head of one of the parties in the governing coalition joining the calls for a boycott.
Source: news.yahoo.com
How to cope with cuts: Ask a Zimbabwean (Mail and Guardian)
Nationwide power failures shut down basic services across Zambia and Zimbabwe for hours over the weekend, and Eskom said it would suspend exports to neighbouring countries amid mounting anger over power cuts that have wreaked havoc in the continent's economic hub.
Source: www.mg.co.za
Anger at flood defence cash plans (BBC News)
Proposals to cut flood defence funding for the Midlands region by 5.5m are being criticised in Gloucestershire.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Investment gloom as SAfrica enters the 'dark ages' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
South Africa was set Monday to ration electricity in a bid to stem a spiralling crisis which has dealt a severe blow to its status as the continent's economic powerhouse.
Source: news.yahoo.com

