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HARTMUT WINKLER
The decline in economic activity precipitated by the spread of Covid-19 and ensuing lockdown in South Africa is also affecting the country's electricity supply dynamics... read
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JOHANN PRETORIUS
The Covid-19 outbreak presents significant challenges and is likely to have a materially negative impact on the global economy, in our view. We believe commodity prices could fall closer to trough levels in the near term and make significant cuts to mining companies' earnings forecasts...read
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ABOSEDE OMOWUMI BABATUNDE
In the Niger Delta's coastal communities, oil pollution of the marine environment has depleted the fishing and water resources that people have traditionally depended on for their livelihoods. This has led to a complex pattern of conflicts in the region since the late 1990s...read
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In his announcement on easing South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown from Level 5 to Level 4 on 1 May 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa painted a broad strokes picture of how the country will return to work... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
An overview of Bizcommunity's Press Offices, companies and organisations putting the grit in integrity, by continuing to communicate and innovate despite the many challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown... Read
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Mining
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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has issued a directive to all mining operations to ensure safe start-up procedures as the sector prepares to ramp up to 50% of capacity... Read
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Nuclear Power
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While Africa has enjoyed great achievements in oil and gas developments and seen the launch of numerous successful renewable energy programmes, bringing online large scale world-class projects, it still has not managed to close the power gap as it hedges forward with its goal of sustainable energy mixes. So, what's next for Africa? Read
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Oil & Gas
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KEITH WADE & MARK LACEY
As countries around the world went into lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus, demand for oil collapsed. And on Monday something quite extraordinary happened; the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the grade of crude oil used as a benchmark, turned negative for the first time ever. Read
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AfricArena has launched a report on the State of Tech Innovation and Investment in Africa... Read
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As part of a phased easing of country's lockdown strategy based on risk assessment, South Africa will move from its current Level 5 o Level 4 on 1 May 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last night... Read
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has provided more details on the second set of measures that are aimed at assisting individuals and businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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LYNETTE MAART
There is no social income support for able-bodied people who have little to no income between the ages of 18 years, after which the Child Support Grant ends, and 59 years, after which the Old Age Pension kicks in... Read
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