South Africa's untapped offshore prize: Namibia is booming next door. Why aren't we?

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Namibia struck oil and became the hottest investment story on the continent. Mozambique's tax take is about to jump sharply on the back of gas. Right next door, South Africa is sitting on a geological basin that industry figures compare to the discovery of gold in Johannesburg, and it has just taken another direct hit in the Constitutional Court. OPASA's Niall Kramer joins Alec Hogg to explain what is really being left in the ground, who is standing in the way, and why the window on this opportunity will not stay open forever.
26 Aug 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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