German housebuilding is collapsing — and could drag the economy down with it

[ad_1] German housebuilding is on the brink of collapse as construction projects are being canceled and orders are slowing. This could have a wide-ranging impact for the German economy, which…

OPINION | The Steel Master Plan is collapsing, leaving industry to disintegrate | Business

[ad_1] The steel sector – and South Africa – urgently needs clarity on policies, consensus on action plans and realised deliverables on the ground, says SEIFSA president Elias Monage.  The steel…

South Africa’s core is collapsing

[ad_1] The Auditor General of South Africa has recorded and identified mounting issues at the local government level, with 170 municipalities and public entities racking up 268 cases of material…

Internet Access in Gaza is Collapsing as ISPs Fall Offline – Slashdot

[ad_1] As the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches its third week, internet connectivity in Gaza is getting worse. From a report: On Thursday, internet monitoring firm NetBlocks wrote on…

Is this ‘leaning tower’ in Italy at risk of collapsing?

[ad_1] Italy’s government has criticised the local council for not taking proper care of the structure. ADVERTISEMENT A historic tower in the northern Italian city of Bologna was closed to…

Is the Philips Hue Ecosystem ‘Collapsing Into Stupidity’? – Slashdot

[ad_1] The Philips Hue ecosystem of home automation devices is “collapsing into stupidity,” writes Rachel Kroll, veteran sysadmin and former production engineer at Facebook. “Unfortunately, the idiot C-suite phenomenon has…

Politics latest: More classrooms could shut over collapsing concrete fears – as expert predicts ‘huge costs’ to fix buildings

[ad_1] Hundreds of pupils still not in school four months after substandard concrete detected Almost 500 pupils were relocated across four sites including a community hall and a manor house…

Opinion: Russia’s economy proved resilient last year. Now the pain is setting in – the collapsing ruble says so

[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: A board shows currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and euro against the Russian ruble, in Moscow, on Aug. 7.EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/Reuters In the…

Ramaphosa sounds the alarm on South Africa’s collapsing infrastructure

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa says large parts of the country continue to receive poor service delivery due to the failures of public infrastructure. In his weekly letter to the public,…

China’s economic growth is collapsing amid deflation, debt, housing woes

[ad_1] China’s economy hasn’t rebounded from the pandemic as expected, and now it faces a slate of obstacles. Kevin Frayer/Stringer China’s post-pandemic rebound hasn’t materialized and it faces mounting economic…