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South Africa
Ministers wrestle for control of energy sector

The new government of national unity's ministers Gwede Mantashe and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who both hail from the left of the ANC, are battling for the leadership of the state-owned oil firm PetroSA and Strategic Fuel Fund. President Ramaphosa must decide between them. [...]

Published on 27/08/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Lusaka and Pretoria at loggerheads within SADC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whom Zambia irked with its candidate for the AfDB presidency and its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has issued veiled critiques of his counterpart Hakainde Hichilema behind his calls for cohesion within the regional bloc.

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How Ramaphosa is further consolidating power in his favour

South Africa's president is increasing his cabinet's remit. This is his way of holding on to the reins at the start of his second term, at a time when the main opposition party has joined the government.

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President Ramaphosa delivers his speech at the opening of the parliamentary session in Cape Town City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa, 18 July 2024.

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Nkululeko Poya seeks to take control of faltering PetroSA

PetroSA's interim chairman is trying to secure the vacant post of CEO with the support of minister Gwede Mantashe. He is counting on a handful of businessmen to help him relaunch the moribund state-owned company.

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Army of consultants mobilised to forge South Africa's future state oil company

Five well-known South African consultancies, including Kearney, Mazars and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, have been asked to provide legal and technical support to the Central Energy Fund (CEF). The aim is to merge three of its subsidiaries into a single state-owned company.

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Spotlight | South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa more isolated than ever as general elections approach

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, who suffers from serious health problems, has informed Cyril Ramaphosa that he plans to resign. His and other planned departures leave the president with a complicated puzzle to solve just months ahead of general elections which promise to be closely contested.

Subscribers only Politics 12.12.2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses new members of his party, the African National Congress, ahead of the 2024 general elections, north of Durban, on 14 May 2023.

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Ramaphosa prepares major reorganisation of mining and energy portfolios

South Africa's head of state plans to reform his ministries after the 2024 presidential election, cutting down on work duplication and improving efficiency in the face of the energy crisis by creating separate ministries for mining and energy and abolishing the portfolio of state-owned companies.

Subscribers only Energy 08.11.2023

Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, and Minister of Energy Gwede Mantashe, at the South African Parliament in May 2023.

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Offshore gas: TotalEnergies' project caught in South Africa government headwinds

French oil and gas major TotalEnergies is having to deal with a plethora of players as it tries to develop its 11B/12B gas block, with its various South African partners far from united on the issue.

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ANC uptight over secretive Eskom CEO selection process

Six months after André de Ruyter's shock departure from the national utility, his seat still lies empty and the highly political process of finding his successor is keeping a handful of senior ANC members on the alert.

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