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South Africa: Electricity price increases to cost over 90,000 mining jobs

South Africa’s Minerals Council on Tuesday warned that electricity price increases by state-owned power utility Eskom will lead to over 90,000 job losses in South Africa’s gold and platinum mining industries over the next three years. Earlier this year, South Africa’s National Energy Regulator said that Eskom could hike tariffs by 9.41 percent in 2019, […]

CAF President Praises Morocco’s Hosting of WAFCON as ‘Most Memorable Ever’

The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, emphasized that the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), being held in Morocco from July 5 to 26, will be the most memorable of all editions of this continental competition. “This edition will undoubtedly be the most successful and memorable of all. My deep […]

Morocco to expand petroleum product storage capacity to 1.8 Million m³ by 2030

Morocco will expand its petroleum product storage to 1.8 million cubic meters by 2030, which would cover an additional 41 days of national consumption, Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali said. Benali, speaking before the Upper House, explained that the investment cost of these projects is 5 billion dirhams, which is […]