🇿🇦 Exclusive: South Africa considers lowering fuel levy due
South Africa is quietly considering a reduction in its fuel levy, a policy shift that could have far-reaching implications for energy costs, inflation...
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🇿🇦 Fuel Pumps Run Dry As South Africans Rush to Fill Tanks
South Africa is experiencing a critical fuel shortage that extends far beyond petrol station inconvenience. With 143 diesel pumps and 136 petrol stati...
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🇿🇦 Govt task team to look at mitigating impact of rising oil
South Africa's government has formally acknowledged a critical vulnerability in its economic structure by establishing a high-level task team to addre...
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🌍 Malian army denies releasing jihadists to end fuel convoy
Mali's military junta issued a categorical denial on Monday regarding allegations that it exchanged approximately 200 suspected jihadist detainees for...
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🇿🇦 Eskom profits rise again but tariff hikes remain the real
South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom is on track for its second consecutive year of profitability, a milestone that appears to signal recove...
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🇳🇬 NMDPRA seeks World Bank support for $22 billion gas
Nigeria's midstream and downstream petroleum regulator has formally approached the World Bank to finance a $22 billion infrastructure expansion progra...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria defaults on 96% of power sector subsidy commitment
Nigeria's electricity sector is sliding deeper into structural collapse, with fresh government data revealing a catastrophic funding shortfall that th...
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🇰🇪 Korean Air takes emergency action as fuel prices soar
The global aviation sector faces an unprecedented cost shock. Jet fuel prices have surged to nearly $200 per barrel as of March 20, more than doubling...
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🇿🇦 Diesel shortages as panic buying persists
South Africa's agricultural sector faces a critical supply disruption as diesel shortages cascade across the country, driven by panic buying and struc...
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🇰🇪 Inside William Ruto's emergency talks to avert fuel crisis
Kenya's government is implementing diplomatic and financial measures to insulate its economy from oil price shocks triggered by Middle East tensions, ...
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🇳🇬 Drivers protest fuel increase in Benin, vow to raise fares
The transportation sector in Nigeria's Edo State is experiencing acute pressure as fuel price volatility continues to squeeze operating margins for co...
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🇿🇦 PANIC AT THE PUMPS: Fuel supply woes persist as government
South Africa's fuel distribution network is experiencing a critical stress test, and the disconnect between government messaging and ground-level real...
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🇳🇬 African countries feel impact of war on Iran [Africanews
The reverberations from Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions are reaching African shores with measurable economic impact, exposing the continent's per...
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🇰🇪 Kenya secures crude oil deal to shield fuel prices
** Kenya's President William Ruto has secured a strategic government-to-government (G2G) crude oil arrangement that is effectively decoupling East Af...
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🇰🇪 Ruto convenes emergency talks to avert fuel crisis
President William Ruto's announcement of emergency stabilisation measures signals a critical inflection point for Kenya's energy security and, by exte...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria loses ₦28trn oil windfall to low output
Nigeria's failure to capitalize on elevated global crude prices has created a staggering ₦28.3 trillion annual revenue shortfall—equivalent to approxi...
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🇿🇦 Motorists brace for massive fuel price increase
South Africa is facing another significant fuel price shock, with petrol and diesel expected to surge on March 31st, 2026. Initial estimates suggest p...
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🇲🇿 Mozambique: World Bank Warns of Social & 'Economic
Mozambique stands at a precarious economic crossroads, according to a stark World Bank assessment released in March. The institution's unusually candi...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria fuel prices surge 65% amid global oil shock
Nigeria's domestic fuel prices have skyrocketed by 65% in recent months, marking the steepest increase across sub-Saharan Africa and signaling a deepe...
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🇳🇬 Oil price hits $117 as US mulls ground assaults in Iran
Crude oil prices have surged to their highest levels in months, with Brent crude trading near $117 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) breach...
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