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Total Energies to quit South Africa offshore gas fields

French Total Energies said it plans to quit South Africa’s offshore gas fields to focus on more promising discoveries in Namibia, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. The company plans to give up its license for Block 11B/12B because it doubts whether the complex deep-water finds can be made commercially viable, given South Africa’s small gas market, […]

Global Capital Bonds Awards 2021: Morocco Receives Three Prizes

Morocco received three prizes in the “Global Capital Bonds Awards 2021”, the Ministry of Economy & Finance announced on Friday. Morocco was thus ranked as the best issuer of international bonds in Africa; the 2nd best issuer in the category “Emerging Markets”; and the best manager of the international financial market in the African region, […]

South Africa: clinical trial to test effects of BCG vaccine on coronavirus

In Cape Town, a clinical trial began on Monday to test the possible beneficial effects on COVID-19 of the BCG vaccine, prescribed to protect against tuberculosis. “Some observations suggest that BCG has effects on the immune system that we don’t yet fully understand, such as strengthening it against respiratory infections,” Professor Andreas Diacon, head of […]