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OPEC trims 2020 oil demand, sees virus fears weighing on prices
OPEC on Wednesday said world oil demand will fall more steeply in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and said next year’s recovery faces...
SA power system severely constrained: Eskom
Eskom warned yesterday of a “severely constrained” power system after the return to service of five generation units was delayed, while a further two...
Botswana diamond exports nosedive
Botswana diamond sales have been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen sales volume dropping by two thirds, Reuters reports. This according...
Exploration beckons for Invictus as EMA gives environmental green light
Invictus Energy can now start exploration at its Muzarabani project after the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) approved the company’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) plan.A...
Gold panners wreak havoc along Bulawayo’s major supply dams
ILLEGAL gold panners continue to wreak havoc along the banks of Bulawayo’s major supply dams, targeting mostly decommissioned ones such as Upper Ncema Dam...
Zera warns errant service stations
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has warned service stations not using their own offshore funds against charging fuel in forex only.Zera said it...
Worst case after oil spill
A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but...
EMA Shuts Down Four Gold Mines For Operating Without EIA Papers
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has forced the shutdown of four mines in Mashonaland Central province for operating without the mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment...
Government Mortgages Chiadzwa Diamonds?
…return of Anjin castigated by expertsGovernment critics, and natural resources experts say the new dispensation has gone the full circle of facilitating natural resources...
South Africa’s platinum industry forced by virus to look into abyss
South Africa’s gold industry has been dying slowly for years. As the coronavirus undercuts the already fragile case for investment, its platinum mines may...



