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French energy giant Totalenergies divested from its offshore gas operations in South Africa due to the lack of a gas market in the country. There was no South African market to be able to monetize any gas found, said CEO Patrick Pouyanne after the French company reported its third quarter results. The move by Totalenergies […]
South Africa under the long-ruling ANC is one of the remaining states that have yet to see reality as it is in the Sahara issue as it keeps turning in a vicious Algerian circle rehashing anachronism on the Sahara issue. This has been shown once more in a decision by South Africa’s ruling party the […]
A visiting South African delegation, led by Deputy Chairperson of the International Relations Committee at the African National Congress (ANC), Obed Bapela, has called for strengthening economic and trade relations with Morocco. The call was launched after a meeting in Rabat on Monday between the ANC delegation and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In a […]
South African authorities are still on the manhunt after armed man shot dead 18 people, in the town of Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape province. The shooting targeted two houses in the same neighborhood, which is a collection of rural homesteads on the outskirts of the town, the police said. Two days later, still no arrests […]
The rise of electric vehicles and demand for metals used in battery manufacturing caused a decline in demand for South Africa’s platinum, a crucial component in combustion engines. In a detailed report, EVmagazine.com, explains the steep drop in platinum output in South Africa, the world’s leading producer. “Platinum, once commanding more than US$2,000 an ounce, […]
South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.5% in the first half this year as the economic outlook worsens. The country, once Africa’s largest economy, has failed to curb inequalities amid widespread criminality and infrastructure bottlenecks. Unemployment in South Africa is now one of the highest globally and has exceeded Covid-19 levels, when a lockdown […]
Since the death of Mandela, South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC, has failed to deliver on its promises at home, opting instead to gear attention to foreign issues, such as the Sahara issue opposing Morocco to Algeria’s Polisario proxies. After the end of apartheid, the ANC as an ideological movement sought to perpetuate its struggle […]
The South African White River Court has made the decision to drop its lawsuit against the ninety-five Libyans being held at the unauthorized Mpumalanga military training camp. African media said that the court moved the Libyans’ case to the Ministry of Home Affairs for administrative handling, dropping the accusation of breaking immigration legislation. The court […]
South Africa’s political landscape is experiencing a significant shift as Floyd Shivambu, deputy leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), resigns to join former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party. This move deals a blow to the EFF, which saw its vote share decline in the recent national election, while MK surged to […]
Imagine booking a safari in Kenya, outsourcing IT work to Egypt, or enjoying a Moroccan-designed app on your phone. Sounds like a typical day in our interconnected world, right? Well, it’s more significant than you might think. In a surprising turn of events, three African countries have muscled their way into the world’s top 40 […]