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Gas drilling: ‘Detrimental to communities’

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A round-up of today’s news, including a plea from environmentalists to reconsider permission granted for offshore oil and gas exploration off SA’s west coast. And why informal traders are unhappy about the new tobacco bill.

4 Nov 2024 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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