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POLITICALLY AWEH: Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?

Politically Aweh · Daily Maverick
Published 17 Oct 2026, 1:40 am·just now·1 min read
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Petrol has crossed R30 a litre, and the oil and gas crowd has rolled into Cape Town to tell us the answer is… more oil and gas. This week, KG, Zoë and Stephen read the terms and conditions on African Energy Week’s promise to end energy poverty, and find plenty of drilling, very little wind and a wine label you need to see to believe.

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