Mass action about electricity 'vindicated' | The National Energy Regulator's admission that Eskom's load-shedding had cost the economy a massive R50-billion has vindicated mass protest action over the electricity crisis, Cosatu said on Wednesd... (photo: WN / james)Independent online
Power crisis: lack of skills another factor | The electricity industry has been hit by a "chronic" shortage of engineers, the SA Institute of Electrical Engineers said in Johannesburg on Tuesday. | "Eskom's current status doesn't only involve p... (photo: Official Air Force / Staff Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez)Independent online
Nigeria military chiefs dismissed | Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has dismissed the country's chief of the defence staff together with the heads of the army and navy. | Mr Yar'Adua made the announcement before going on a pilgrimag... (photo: AP / George Osodi)BBC News CorruptionMilitaryNigeriaPhotosPolitics
Asian shares are little changed | : Oil prices climbed for a fourth day on Thursday on worries a storm may gather force to become the worst threat to U.S. offshore production since 2005, while the euro ... (photo: AP Photo)International Herald Tribune AsianEconomyInflationPhotosStocks
China agrees $3bn Iraq oil deal | Iraq and China have agreed the terms of a $3 billion oil service contract, Iraq's oil minister says, announcing the first major oil contract with a foreign firm since t... (photo: WN / jamal)Al Jazeera ChinaEnergyIraqOilPhotos
Oil giant to face lawsuit for deaths | EXXONMOBIL must face a lawsuit filed by Indonesian villagers alleging that the US oil giant is liable for killings and torture committed by military security forces. "P... (photo: Public Domain)The Australian BusinessEconomyIndonesiaOilPhotos
