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Govt calls for calm

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… unnecessary and irresponsible. Such statements serve to fuel further violence and intimidation," he said. Government …

CO2 tax on double cabs to be implemented in 2011

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… reduce CO2 emissions the need for cleaner fuels to improve fuel efficiency is important. The introduction of the latest fuel efficient engine technology, which is directly related to CO2 emissions, requires improved fuel quality," said Treasury. Of the other measures …

Govt halts Pebble Bed Modular Reactor project

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… of the remaining staff will also continue while the Fuel Development Laboratory (FDL) on the NECSA premises will …

CO2 tax to curb SA's carbon footprint

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… Kok, said there was a need for cleaner fuels for cars. "Fuel refineries will have to produce cleaner fuel and this will take time," he said. In its efforts to try …

Task team to look into pipeline overruns

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… date of completion, and consequently, for security of fuel supply. The minister expects the construction of the …

Police minister calls for tolerance among Africans

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… as though they are our enemies." Those who continued to fuel "anarchy" will face the full wrath of the law he said. …

Plan to ensure fuel supply

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… released Draft Regulations in a bid to ensure security of fuel supply in the event of unexpected major disasters. The … Plan to ensure fuel supply …

SAA to revive aging fleet

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… He commended the acquisition of the Airbus for its fuel efficiency. He said this was in line with the country's …

Mthombo refinery to save SA billions

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… 000 barrels a day capacity, is meant to ensure security of fuel supply in SA. SA is currently dependent on international … in reducing the country's dependence on importing refined fuel. Zuma also welcomed the impressive growth of PetroSA … merger of Mossgas, Soekor and parts of the Strategic Fuel Fund in 2002. PetroSA is reaching markets in Europe, the …

SARS collects lower revenue

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… was buffered by above inflationary wage increases - the fuel levy and excise duty showed year-on-year gains. These, …

Energy centre to boost growth in Qunu

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… the energy needs of the community. Government and fuel company Sasol launched the R8 million Integrated Energy …

CPI eases marginally in December

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… December, prices rose by 0.2 percent, mainly due to higher fuel prices and rent costs. Although December's figure came … in the second half of 2010. However, rising food and fuel costs will also add to upward pressure on inflation, it …

Pipeline to ensure inland petrol supply

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… constructed between Johannesburg and Durban to transport fuel inland and ensure security of supply. The New …

Vehicle sales increase in November

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… new vehicle sales (30 percent - contributing 7.1 percent), fuel sales (13.8 percent - contributing 3.4 percent) as well …

CPI rises to 3.7 percent in January

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… as well as transport, which reflected mainly the higher fuel prices. Inflation remains subdued, benefiting from lower … in the second half of 2010, while rising food and fuel costs will also add upward pressure. The expected …

Retail trade sales surprise in December

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… mounting inflationary pressure from rising food and fuel price," it said. …

Eskom to shut down unit at Koeberg

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… been reported. This was a result of one or more defective fuel rods in the reactor, Eskom said. "Eskom has decided to … duration outage in order to find and replace the defective fuel. The short duration outage will last approximately one … building. "Eskom policy is that we will not load fuel with known defects into the reactor. During each …

High expectations for 2011 budget

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… said Nedbank. Consumers should expect increases in general fuel levies and excise duties on tobacco products as well as …

Economy sees growth at end of 2010

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… pressures gradually increase due to rising global fuel and food prices, the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy …

Add your voice to carbon tax discussion

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… tax on fossil inputs based on the carbon content of the fuel (e.g. coal) and a downstream tax imposed on the outputs … most appropriate. The second best option is to tax fossil fuel inputs such as coal, crude oil and natural gas, based on … be based on the estimated carbon content of the kind of fuel in question and could piggyback on the existing tax …