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Increased African offshore exploration
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230362
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prospects for manufacturing in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206867
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As general elections approach on May 8, recurring ‘load shedding’ (power outages) by state-owned power utility Eskom and damaging ‘state capture’ (corruption) revelations against…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242731
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Total in February announced the “significant” new Brulpadda discovery in the Outeniqua Basin, which is estimated to include potentially 1 billion barrels of global resources, gas…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242525
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Mozambique has indicted and detained some 20 implicated individuals in recent weeks, although many believe these belated measures are an attempt to protect the ruling elite.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242018
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However, sceptics still doubt whether essentially political problems can be adequately addressed by technocratic inputs alone, without broader reforms to the ANC, the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281700
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Lonmin has spent 1.6 billion dollars in cash since 2008 and lost 98% of its value since 2012. The takeover will reportedly see 12,600 of Lonmin’s 35,000 jobs cut over three years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227529
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Data released by Statistics South Africa last week also showed economic growth declining by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, a reminder of the economy’s continued fragility. New President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235396
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The policy statement gives the government's projection of economic growth and government spending. Gigaba announced that growth for the 2017/18 fiscal year is projected at 0.7%…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225406
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A week previously, new Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) showed a worrying deterioration in deficit and debt ratios. However, President…