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Fuel hikes in Africa driven by Russia- Ukraine war

(Bloomberg) — Osman Ali grew up near southern Somalia’s Shabelle river that was once deep enough for him to dive in for a swim. But in the last three years,…

South Africans are feeling the bite of fuel price increases as a result of Russias war in Ukraine and the rise in the Brent crude oil price.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans are feeling the bite of fuel price increases as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the rise in the Brent crude oil price. Neighboring Zimbabwe and other African countries are also grappling with increasing fuel prices.

South Africans are feeling the bite of fuel price increases that are blamed on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the rise in the Brent crude oil price

Driven by a desire to exploit the final boom of the fossil fuel industry - a campaign for gas is being waged, based not on what our electricity system needs, but what a handful of politicians and oil and gas executives want.

A study from a coalition of 86 corporations – including Eskom, Sasol and Shell – shows that very little natural gas is needed to achieve energy security. So why is government and business pushing a plan for a R628-billion spend – perhaps up to R1-trillion – on gas?

Beer is said to be the oldest drink humans have produced. Before Europeans stepped foot on the African continent in the 15th and 16th centuries, the women of Africa were brewing beer using sorghum, maize, cassava root and hibiscus...

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