Editor’s Picks: April 25th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to stop the rot in <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/04/25/to-stop-the-rot-in-south-africa-back-cyril-ramaphosa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>. The liberal opposition cannot win the elections on May 8th, so the president must clean up his own party. Next, why Britain’s artful compromise on <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/04/27/britain-strikes-an-artful-compromise-on-huawei-and-5g" target="_blank">Huawei and 5G</a> is a model for other countries (10:17). And, <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/04/27/political-economy-suggests-that-geoengineering-is-likely-to-be-used" target="_blank">geoengineering</a> could alleviate climate change, but with politically explosive consequences (14:54)</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>