#AOW2024: Transnet lifts lid on gas pipeline project

Source: Martin Adams/Unsplash The plan, first proposed in August, will see Transnet repurpose its pipeline infrastructure to be able to transport liquified natural gas (LNG) from the coast to South Africa’s major inland markets. Transnet Pipelines CEO Sibongiseni Khathi outlined the plan during a presentation at Africa Oil Week (AOW), being held in Cape Town…

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Valentia Mashumu’s family demands justice

SA Police Service investigation logo. The family of a 26-year-old student who was found dead at Ga-Sekororo outside Tzaneen in Limpopo has accused the police of failing to bring her killer to justice. Valentia Mashumu’s lifeless body was found in her boyfriend’ house in February this year. Her brother, Thabiso Mashumu says the body had…

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Morero acknowledges scale of water crisis in Joburg

Drops of water seen from a water tap. City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero has acknowledged the scale of the ongoing water crisis in the city. Morero says the city is working to stabilise the network through a multifaceted water demand management programme. He briefed the media at the newly constructed Brixton Reservoir on…

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President Ramaphosa arrives in Tokyo for TICAD

President delivering the vote of thanks in his capacity as host of the next Ordinary SADC Summit, 18 August 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, to attend the International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Japan has extended an invitation to 49 African countries to attend the conference. High on the agenda will…

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Dollar drifts as traders await Trump tariff clarity

US bank note. 2 minutes The dollar drifted just below a three-week high versus major peers on Monday as traders cautiously awaited clarity on US President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs. The euro rose slightly following three straight sessions of declines, while the yen edged lower against the greenback, pressured by a rise in US…

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