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South Africa’s Upstream Petroleum Bill could do better
6th October 2023 The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill is taking too long to develop and appears to ignore many of the lessons that should have been... →
Planning and consultation are key to avoiding conflict over securing permits
6th October 2023 Companies wishing to explore for oil off South African shores have already encountered resistance. Planning ahead, engaging with local communities... →
South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore
By: Reuters 3rd October 2023 South Africa's environment ministry has given the go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore for gas and oil, after rejecting an appeal from more... →
The Expanded Brics Can Be a Force to Be Reckoned With in Shaping a New World Energy Order
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 27th September 2023 The Brics+6, consisting of six of the world's top oil producers and four of the world's top natural gas producers, will play a key role in... →
Government’s desperation for shale gas placing South Africa at risk
21st September 2023 At the recent Southern African Oil and Gas Conference held in Cape Town, Dr Bongani Sayidini from the Petroleum Agency of South Africa announced... →
#ACS23: Verifying Kenyan president William Ruto’s claims at Africa’s first climate summit 
By: Africa Check 21st September 2023 Kenyan president William Ruto hosted the Africa Climate Summit in the capital Nairobi in September, the first of its kind in the region. Despite... →
Jagersfontein Catastrophe: One Year Later, No Findings from SAHRC and Inaction by Government
19th September 2023 ActionSA has written to South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) requesting an update on the complaint lodged on the 29th of September 2022 by... →
Flames destroy landmark tower as Sudan war enters sixth month
By: Reuters 18th September 2023 One of Sudan's main landmarks, a skyscraper that towered over the River Nile and housed the headquarters of a major oil company, has been reduced... →
