June 07
South Africa: Aviation Experts Say Apartheid-Era Sasol Had the Answer for the Current Jet Fuel Crisis
Daily Maverick is a guest of the International Air Transport Association at its annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro, and the costs of talking the future of jet fuel are adding… Read more »
June 01
South Africa: More Petrol Pain At the Pump While Diesel Users Get Welcome Relief
The move underlines the relative stability that has returned to global oil markets as they navigate the fallout over the Iran conflict, while the rand's surprising resilience has… Read more »
May 17
South Africa: Ignored Warnings Led to Fuel Crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay Amid Flooding Chaos
Nelson Mandela Bay officials ignored two warnings about an expiring fuel contract, resulting in a crisis as the city faced severe flooding and emergency response delays. Read more »
April 13
South Africa: Diesel Fuel Pricing Mechanism Is Finally Earmarked for an Overhaul
An unexpected result of the attacks on Iran is that the long-awaited discussion about how fuel is priced in South Africa has begun. Read more »
March 31
South Africa: South Africa Agriculture Groups Urge More Fuel Relief As IMF Warns of Global Shock
The South African agricultural industry welcomed the cut in the fuel levy, but there are calls for more action to protect the country's food security. Read more »
March 30
South Sudan: Fuel Supply Woes Persist As Government Reassurances Fail to Ease Motorists' Fears
While industry associations and government (the President included) are trying to reassure the public that there is no national fuel shortage, their reassurances are disconnected… Read more »
March 25
South Africa: Gwede Mantashe Warns Against Panic Buying Amid Rising Fuel Supply Fears
Gwede Mantashe says South Africa's fuel supply is secure despite panic buying and scattered diesel shortages, but reports from farmers, businesses and some filling stations suggest… Read more »
March 24
Libya: Libya's $210m Investment in Sandton Yields Zero Benefits for the North African Nation's People
Libya's $210m investment in The Michelangelo Hotel and other properties in Sandton has yielded nothing for its people over two decades, due to mismanagement and ongoing legal… Read more »
March 11
South Africa: 'No Immediate Risk' of Fuel Shortages in South Africa, Most Oil Imports From Nigeria
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources message follows alarms raised in the media media about impending fuel shortages in South Africa. With domestic refining capacity… Read more »
March 05
South Africa: US Senate Chair - Russia 'Violating Treaty' in Antarctic Oil, Gas Hunt Via Cape Town
A rare rebuke from the Foreign Relations Committee elevates years of quiet prospecting into a test of whether the US will enforce a ban it helped to write. Read more »
March 06
South Africa: SA's Petroleum Regulator Cannot Be Both Promoter and Referee
The Petroleum Agency of South Africa's dual role as promoter and licensor of oil and gas entrenches a conflict of interest that sidelines communities, undermines constitutional… Read more »
January 04
South Africa: Retail Fuel Prices At the Pump to Fall From Wednesday
Fuel prices are a key driver of inflation in South Africa and not just because of their impact on motorists. In the price pipeline they have a material effect on transport and… Read more »
August 18, 2025
Malawi: The Vx Land Cruiser Factor - Why Africa Is Still Poor
Malawi works well for the elite with access to forex and inside the system; for the other 80% comprising the rural poor, squeezed between rapidly rising demography and diminishing… Read more »
