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Vivo Energy to invest over R10bn in South Africa, Patel says
By: Reuters 22nd May 2024 Vivo Energy, owned by global commodities trader Vitol, will invest an initial R10-billion in its South African operations following its merger with... →
Nigeria union requests more troops to combat oil theft
By: Reuters 5th April 2024 Nigeria's oil workers union has asked President Bola Tinubu to deploy more troops, including military chiefs, to combat oil theft and boost output... →
Implats experiencing strong PGMs demand, working on pulling hydrogen uptake closer 
By: Martin Creamer 1st March 2024 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining, refining, and marketing company Implats, which reported solid production in a low-price environment on... →
Agency shop agreements and the principle of fairness
1st February 2024 In the recent case of Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union v UASA (Formerly named the United Association of South Africa) and Others... →
Are Nigerians buying the 22nd cheapest petrol in the world? Experts say this is a flawed and misleading comparison
By: Africa Check 31st January 2024 At the start of 2024, a number of Nigerian newspapers reported that the West African country was the 22nd cheapest place in the world to buy... →
Nigeria’s military mistakes cost the country its civilians
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th December 2023 Last week’s accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army’s drone unit is the country’s most devastating military mishap in... →
Copper to be recovered from yet another on-surface copper resource in Zambia
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2023 A Johannesburg-listed company, in strategic partnership with a Middle Eastern conglomerate, has secured one of the largest copper waste rock assets... →
Shrugging off sanctions risk, PetroSA aims to seal GTL refinery investment deal with GazpromBank by April
By: Terence Creamer 11th December 2023 South Africa’s PetroSA aims to make a final investment decision (FID) by April on a project designed to support the resumption of production at the... →
