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South Africa
Ramaphosa sits on petroleum law despite impatient investors walking

South Africa's future Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill, approved by parliament in April, is still awaiting the signature of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2024

South Africa
Ramokgopa's ministry begrudgingly loses oversight of state companies

Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that responsibility for South Africa's major state companies will be transferred to the relevant ministries.

Subscribers only Politics 27.09.2024

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 27.08.2024

South Africa
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.

Subscribers only Politics 20.08.2024

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

Uganda
Energy distributor Umeme's future hangs in the balance

The country's largest electric power distributor is exploring several options before its concession expires next year. Given its market dominance, it also remains hopeful it could secure a last-minute renewal from the government.

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2024

Spotlight | South Africa
Ramaphosa skipped Saudi-Africa summit over Riyadh's BRICS prevarication

The South African president's decision to shun the recent Saudi-Africa summit in Riyadh was partly due to domestic issues, but above all to Saudi Arabia's lack of enthusiasm about joining the BRICS alliance.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.11.2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a press briefing of the BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa on 24 August 2023.

South Africa
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.

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Working in the shadow of prominent German players developing green hydrogen in Namibia, France's HDF Energy is also investing in the sector with a no-export strategy that should enable it to come on stream more quickly.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2023

Spotlight | South Africa
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.

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2023

South Africa
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.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 05.09.2023

In Focus | South Africa
State-owned PetroSA in death throes as national energy crisis persists

PetroSA has been fighting for survival since its Mossel Bay refinery shut in 2020. Its crisis has deepened in recent months, with a lack of funds preventing urgent maintenance work on high-risk infrastructure. Company documents seen by Africa Intelligence paint a grim picture of an almost bankrupt firm hobbled by inept management and an allegedly cavalier chairman, Nkululeko Poya.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 12.06.2023

PetroSA interim chairman Nkululeko Poya, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and President Cyril Ramaphosa.

DRC
China Three Gorges may be back on track to bag Grand Inga deal

The Congolese government, after a series of U-turns in the Grand Inga mega-dams project, is now looking again at plans proposed by China Three Gorges. Much to the chagrin of Australia's Fortescue Metals Group, which fears that it will lose the project.

Subscribers only Energy 12.06.2023

South Africa
Ex-Eskom boss De Ruyter lifts lid on ANC's pro-Russian ties

In his explosive tell-all, the former CEO of the national electricity utility claims there was widespread corruption at the public entity he led for three years and takes a swipe at Pretoria's relations with Moscow.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 24.05.2023

Andre de Ruyter, former Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 31, 2020.

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa
Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Namibian offshore, now seen as a new frontier for exploration after TotalEnergies and Shell's discoveries there, is whetting many appetites. South Africa in contrast is struggling in the shadow of the burgeoning new giant.

Subscribers only Energy 17.05.2023

South Africa
Ramaphosa government frets over court ruling that power cuts breach citizens' basic rights

The South African government is worried that a court ruling obliging it to supply electricity to hospitals and schools could pave the way for more lawsuits from victims of the power cuts that have plagued the country for years.

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2023

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan at his swearing-in ceremony at Sefako Makgato Presidential Guesthouse on the 30th of May 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa.

South Africa
Ramaphosa's Eskom power gamble backfires

A court case forced Cyril Ramaphosa to revoke the state of national disaster he had decreed in a bid to resolve South Africa's persistent electricity crisis. This was a slap in the face for the president, who was seeking to sideline heavyweight ANC ministers he holds partly responsible for the crisis.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 12.04.2023

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Eskom

South Africa
Ramaphosa sits on petroleum law despite impatient investors walking

South Africa
Ramokgopa's ministry begrudgingly loses oversight of state companies

South Africa
Ministers wrestle for control of energy sector

South Africa
How Ramaphosa is further consolidating power in his favour

Uganda
Energy distributor Umeme's future hangs in the balance

Spotlight | South Africa
Ramaphosa skipped Saudi-Africa summit over Riyadh's BRICS prevarication

South Africa
Ramaphosa prepares major reorganisation of mining and energy portfolios

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

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

South Africa
ANC uptight over secretive Eskom CEO selection process

In Focus | South Africa
State-owned PetroSA in death throes as national energy crisis persists

DRC
China Three Gorges may be back on track to bag Grand Inga deal

South Africa
Ex-Eskom boss De Ruyter lifts lid on ANC's pro-Russian ties

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa
Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

South Africa
Ramaphosa government frets over court ruling that power cuts breach citizens' basic rights

South Africa
Ramaphosa's Eskom power gamble backfires

South Africa
Unions spark trouble for new electricity minister's Eskom plans

Spotlight | Central African Republic, South Africa
Gupta brothers seek asylum in central Africa

Africa
South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Egypt

South Africa
TotalEnergies puzzles over where to send gas from 11B/12B

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South Africa Ramaphosa sits on petroleum law despite impatient investors walking

South Africa Ramokgopa's ministry begrudgingly loses oversight of state companies

South Africa Ministers wrestle for control of energy sector

South Africa How Ramaphosa is further consolidating power in his favour

Uganda Energy distributor Umeme's future hangs in the balance

Spotlight | South Africa Ramaphosa skipped Saudi-Africa summit over Riyadh's BRICS prevarication

South Africa Ramaphosa prepares major reorganisation of mining and energy portfolios

Namibia Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

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

South Africa ANC uptight over secretive Eskom CEO selection process

In Focus | South Africa State-owned PetroSA in death throes as national energy crisis persists

DRC China Three Gorges may be back on track to bag Grand Inga deal

South Africa Ex-Eskom boss De Ruyter lifts lid on ANC's pro-Russian ties

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

South Africa Ramaphosa government frets over court ruling that power cuts breach citizens' basic rights

South Africa Ramaphosa's Eskom power gamble backfires

South Africa Unions spark trouble for new electricity minister's Eskom plans

Spotlight | Central African Republic, South Africa Gupta brothers seek asylum in central Africa

Africa South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Egypt

South Africa TotalEnergies puzzles over where to send gas from 11B/12B

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

South Africa
Ramaphosa sits on petroleum law despite impatient investors walking

South Africa
Ramokgopa's ministry begrudgingly loses oversight of state companies

South Africa
Ministers wrestle for control of energy sector

South Africa
How Ramaphosa is further consolidating power in his favour

Uganda
Energy distributor Umeme's future hangs in the balance

Spotlight | South Africa
Ramaphosa skipped Saudi-Africa summit over Riyadh's BRICS prevarication

South Africa
Ramaphosa prepares major reorganisation of mining and energy portfolios

Namibia
Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

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

South Africa
ANC uptight over secretive Eskom CEO selection process

In Focus | South Africa
State-owned PetroSA in death throes as national energy crisis persists

DRC
China Three Gorges may be back on track to bag Grand Inga deal

South Africa
Ex-Eskom boss De Ruyter lifts lid on ANC's pro-Russian ties

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa
Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

South Africa
Ramaphosa government frets over court ruling that power cuts breach citizens' basic rights

South Africa
Ramaphosa's Eskom power gamble backfires

South Africa
Unions spark trouble for new electricity minister's Eskom plans

Spotlight | Central African Republic, South Africa
Gupta brothers seek asylum in central Africa

Africa
South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Egypt

South Africa
TotalEnergies puzzles over where to send gas from 11B/12B