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Protests broke out in Nairobi on Tuesday as demonstrators took to the streets over rising fuel prices, with police moving in and local media reporting at least 11 arrests. This story is written and edited by Global South World Authorities had earlier declared the planned demonstrations unlawful, saying no formal notice had been filed for protests […]
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It begins before the sun rises. In Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood, in Lagos along the Apapa corridor, in Accra’s industrial quarter and in Mombasa’s port district, the queues appear in the dark — motorcycles, matatus, lorries, private cars — all waiting for fuel that may or may not arrive, and that, when it does, will cost […]
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Santam offers fuel-saving tips for motorists and explores the insurance implications of carpooling By Marius Kemp, Head of Personal Lines Underwriting at Santam Conflict in the Middle East has triggered one of the largest oil supply disruption in history, and South African motorists could face a resultant petrol price increase this month, despite government intervention to cushion […]
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By Mervyn Naidoo, Group Chief Executive Officer at ACTOM and Chairman of the Manufacturing Circle With Africa in the throes of an energy crisis due to several different factors, African manufacturers have the potential to play an important role in helping to provide a solution. All this depends on whether the right environment is created […]
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By Lyse Comins South Africa’s almost record level food price inflation, load shedding, rising energy costs, and further fuel and interest rate hike forecast have eroded workers’ disposable incomes and further disadvantaging the poor – leaving analysts predicting that the country was at heightened risk, including civil unrest. Head of Policy Analysis at the Centre for […]
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Author: Msizi Khoza, Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, Absa CIB South Africa is a country with immense potential. Yet, the nation finds itself in a profound polycrisis with high levels of unemployment, deep social inequality and a protracted and crippling energy environment. On one hand South Africa is the most advanced economy on the […]
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