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Africa: Africa Oil Week - Mantashe Slams 'Foreign-Funded' Activists
GroundUp, 8 October 2024
Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg Read more »
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Africa: Loaded for Bear - Africa Oil Week Begins in Shadow of Green Energy Scramble
Daily Maverick, 7 October 2024
Africa Oil Week begins in Cape Town on 8 October. But the real scramble in Africa these days is for the green metals required for the energy transition. Read more »
Africa Oil Week Begins With Appeals to Invest, 'Vampire' Protest
Environmental activists took to the streets of Sandton and Cape Town in South Africa, calling for a boycott of Africa Energy Week, aka Africa Oil Week, in Cape Town this week.
After the Cape Town horror-themed protest, Bush Radio's Renato van Schalkwyk spoke with activist Lisa Makaula who said the government needs to shift its focus toward renewable energy investments.
South Africa's Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe delivered the keynote address at the conference opening, appealing to delegates to "continue investing in the development of oil and gas", and later told Groundup that NGOs "block development and hide behind protecting the environment".
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8 October 2024
Don't Be Fooled by Oil Industry 'Bloodsuckers' at Africa Oil Week, Say Protesters
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8 October 2024
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Why Activists Held Horror-Themed Protest Against Africa Oil Week
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Extinction Rebellion Cape Town and The Green Connection protested against Africa Oil Week outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The protesters came dressed as vampires and chanted: "Fossil fuel sucks, fossil fuel kills" and "Africa needs renewables". Placards also read "Gwede Mantashe sucks", GroundUp reported.
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South Africa: Why Gas Is Not a Good Alternative to Coal for South Africa
African Arguments, 8 October 2024
Vested interests are lobbying for gas as a transition fuel despite its many economic, logistical, and environmental risks. Read more »
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Africa: South Africa's Potential for Oil and Gas 'Significant' - Mantashe
SAnews.gov.za, 8 October 2024
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the discovery of gas and condensate from two exploration wells in the South Outeniqua Basin are proof that South… Read more »
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allAfrica's Juanita Williams finds out how Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, Middle East in the US Department of Energy and his department mean to partner with Africa's leaders, the importance of the Lobito Corridor, and moving towards a model where decarbonisation and energy access are both priorities.
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Opposition to oil and gas exploration was at the forefront of discussions at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, with government agencies arguing that processes should be put in place to deal with challenges faster, GroundUp reports.
In a panel discussion between the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA), PetroSA, the Central Energy Fund, and the Strategic Fuel Fund, PASA acting chief executive Tshepo Mokoka
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