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Steeply rising diesel prices may increase load-shedding risk as Eskom warns of difficulties in absorbing costs 
By: Terence Creamer 8th March 2022 State-owned utility Eskom says it is still in the process of quantifying the likely impact of surging diesel prices on the cost of producing... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, on the occasion of the Africa Energy Indaba Cape Town ICC (01/03/2022)
2nd March 2022 For the aspiration to be real, the goal of transforming our economies involves prioritising industrialisation, economic diversification and... →
Ukraine-Russia crisis: Will China be Putin’s economic lifeline?
By: News24Wire 25th February 2022 China could be an economic lifeline for Russia as it faces growing isolation and opprobrium on the international stage over its invasion of... →
Africa’s inland blue economies are in deep water
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th February 2022 Maritime security is not limited to activities at sea – inland waterways are also part of the maritime domain, says the African Union (AU).... →
The EU-AU Summit: Considering Africa’s Climate Priorities
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 17th February 2022 The EU-AU Summit takes place this year as Africa looks ahead to Egypt’s hosting of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties... →
Niger’s Minister of Petroleum Showcases Strategic Vision to Transform West Africa into Regional Oil and Gas Powerhouse
16th February 2022 Following its signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2019, the Republic of Niger hosted this year’s edition of the Mining and Petroleum Forum... →
A Practical Proposal on Methane for 2022: From Climate Pledges to Action (Note)
16th February 2022 While countries face daunting political challenges in the race against time to fulfill the climate pledges made at COP26 in Glasgow, some policy... →
UIF invested R1.7bn in Vans, Diesel distributor, most of the money may be gone
By: News24Wire 15th February 2022 The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is currently checking whether anything is left of the R1.7-billion it invested in Bounty Brands, a group that... →
