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South Africa considers cheap oil imports from Russia
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says there are no sanctions on Russia’s crude oil and it can be imported at a low price.
South Africa says it will consider importing low-priced crude oil from Russia to help combat rising fuel prices.
The Maasai community in Kenya lend their support to the Maasai in Tanzania, where there have been protests over the issue of ancestral lands.
And we drop in on the Resident Presidents who seem untroubled by the global soaring cost of living.
Photo: An employee at a Russian oil platform. Credit: Reuters.
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