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Dear Editor Yesterday’s actions by the City of Cape Town, bringing in the South African Police Service to raid and investigate suspected malfeasance by officials, demonstrates the actions of a responsible City government that will not tolerate crime or corruption. The DA recognises that in yesterday’s raids, it was the City of Cape Town which …
The African Farmout Forum returned to African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, with energy companies presenting 25 farm-in opportunities. Sponsored by SOMA Oil & Gas, the session was held in partnership with Moyes & Co., Envoi and FarmoutAngel, with participating firms outlining plans for seismic acquisition, drilling and development partnerships.
“Our goal is to immerse ourselves in every opportunity we present, providing clear actionable information so partners can make confident investment decisions,” stated Mike Lakin, Managing Director Envoi Ltd.
SOMA Oil & Gas (Somalia)
SOMA Oil & Gas is seeking partners for Blocks 129 and 192 under production sharing agreements (PSAs) ratified in 2024. The blocks cover part of a 10,000 km² acreage and hold multi-billion-barrel potential.
Meren Energy (Equatorial Guinea)
Meren Energy is pursuing a farm-out of its 80% operated interests in Blocks EG-18 and EG-31. The assets hold gas-prone prospects near existing infrastructure, with drilling targeted for 2026-2027.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas (South Africa)
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is preparing a farm-out of its 75% interest in Block 1 in the Orange Basin. The block spans nearly 20,000 km² and is located near recent discoveries with historical oil and gas shows.
Akata Energy (Nigeria)
Akata Energy is seeking development partners for marginal fields on OML 95 in the shallow-water Niger Delta. The company aims to scale production to 40,000-50,000 barrels per day through shared infrastructure.
Tower Resources (South Africa)
Tower Resources is pursuing a farm-out of its Algoa-Gamtoos license, operated jointly with Rift Petroleum. Seismic reprocessing has increased prospective recoverable resources to nearly 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (Benin)
Benin is seeking an operator for offshore Block 2, hosting the Gbenonkpo prospect. Partners can acquire up to 100% working interest and contribute technical expertise.
Cameroon National Hydrocarbons Corporation (Cameroon)
Cameroon is offering nine oil and gas blocks for investment through a licensing round launched in August 2025. Bidders must demonstrate strong technical and financial capacity, with results expected in April 2026.
Apus Energy (Guinea-Bissau)
Apus Energy is seeking partners for the Sinapa and Esperança licenses, acquired from Petronor in 2023. The farm-in coincides with the Atum-1X well, the first deepwater well drilled offshore Guinea-Bissau since 2007.
SONAP (Guinea-Conakry)
SONAP is promoting farm-in opportunities across 22 offshore and onshore blocks. The company has invested in 2D and 3D seismic data and is inviting technical partners to expand offshore 3D coverage.
Chariot (Morocco)
Chariot is seeking partners for its Lixus, Rissana and Loukos licenses. The company holds 75% working interest in all three projects and is evaluating development plans based on confirmed gas volumes.
Ghana Petroleum Commission (Ghana)
The Ghana Petroleum Commission is offering open acreage and farm-in opportunities, both offshore and onshore. Key opportunities include South Deepwater Tano, Offshore Cape Three Points South and Voltaian Basin blocks.
Dajo Energy (Nigeria)
Dajo Energy is offering a farm-out for its offshore OPL 322, with partners able to acquire up to 40% interest. The deepwater asset includes the Bobo field and the undrilled Aga Thrust, with significant oil and gas volumes.
Oregen Energy Corp. (Namibia)
Oregen Energy Corp. is planning a 2026 farm-out of Block 2712A in the Namibian Orange Basin. The 5,484 km² license is near major discoveries, targeting exploration drilling in 2027.
F.A. Oil (Sierra Leone)
F.A. Oil is seeking partners for a farm-in across six offshore blocks secured in Sierra Leone's fifth licensing round. Six of 11 wells have already indicated oil or gas discoveries, with 3D seismic surveys underway.
PetroQuest (Somalia)
PEtroQuest is seeking a farm-in partner for three offshore PSAs covering deepwater frontier blocks. The blocks are estimated to hold up to 56 billion barrels, including the 8-billion-barrel Leopard prospect.
PetroQuest & Adamantine (Seychelles)
PetroQuest and Adamantine are seeking an investor to support offshore seismic work in Seychelles. The partnership aims to advance exploration across their assets in the region.
Lekoil (Nigeria)
Lekoil is seeking exploration partners for a farm-in on its deepwater PL 325 block. Positive evaluations indicate up to 5.7 billion barrels oil-in-place, with an estimated 2 billion barrels recoverable.
Grupo Simples Oil (Angola)
Grupo Simples is seeking partners to farm-in on Block KON 6 in Angola's Kwanza Basin. The 1,042 km² block presents an opportunity to accelerate exploration and production.
First E&P (Nigeria)
First E&P is seeking farm-in partners for deepwater PPL 2003-DO and PPL 2006 blocks. The assets offer high-potential exploration under investor-friendly terms.
Walcot Group (Angola)
Walcot Group is seeking investment partners for its onshore CON 3 and CON 7 blocks in the Lower Congo Basin. Investors can fund either 2D surveys or a wildcat well using existing gravity data.
CG International Petroleum (Chad)
CG International Petroleum is inviting partners to invest in the DOC and DOD blocks in the Doba Basin. The acreage holds eleven discoveries with 90 million barrels of 2C contingent resources.
Somalia Petroleum Authority (Somalia)
The Somalia Petroleum Authority, represented by Envoi Ltd., is promoting investment in Somalia's oil and gas sector. The authority oversees offshore and onshore exploration agreements and supports capacity building under the Petroleum Law Framework.
BiogasUnite (pan-Africa)
BiogasUnite is seeking seed funding to scale its Cash for Cooking initiative across Africa. The project links users, technicians and entrepreneurs to expand clean cooking, generate income and reduce emissions.
PetroQuest Energy (Australia)
PetroQuest Energy is seeking farm-in partners for its onshore exploration project in Western Australia's Officer Basin.
Prime Pakistan (Pakistan)
Prime Pakistan is offering a farm-in opportunity for a Lower Cretaceous gas development targeting 100 billion cubic feet of resources across five wells. Drilling is planned to begin in Q1/Q2 2026, with the license valid for a five-year term.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital & Power.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Tafelberg site for affordable housing
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On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, Provincial Minister of Mobility Isaac Sileku launched Mobility Month with a panel discussion, addressing one of the province’s most pressing challenges, traffic congestion. Cape Town is ranked the 9th most congested city in the world, according to the 2024 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. And, this impacts our economy and jobs. …
The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure (DOI) is pleased to announce that good progress is being made on the new Van Schoorsdrift Interchange approximately 4.5km north of the Potsdam Interchange on the N7. This is part of a broader project to upgrade about 10km of the N7 to freeway standards. A new 5km road (MR244) …
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron, Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s subject for discussion on the Traditional Leaders and Khoisan Act of 2019
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Taxi drivers feel the pinch as routes between Khayelitsha, Mfuleni and Somerset West have been closed for two weeks
The GOOD Party supports initiatives that promote civic responsibility and community involvement, including efforts to tackle illegal dumping and keep Cape Town’s public spaces clean. However, the City of Cape Town’s annual #SpringCleanCT campaign is deeply disingenuous when viewed against the backdrop of its punitive “cleansing” tariff imposed from July 2025.
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The GOOD Party welcomes any effort to root out corruption and safeguard public resources. We commend the South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Investigation Unit for its coordinated search and seizure operation targeting alleged municipal procurement irregularities in the City of Cape Town.
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The GOOD Party is calling on the Stellenbosch Municipality to take immediate and decisive action to address a growing road safety crisis in Groendal, Franschhoek.
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We asked beggars, the City of Cape Town, and homeless organisations
In Dunoon, Cape Town, no government housing projects have been completed since 2000
The Palestinian politician and British MP spoke at an event in Cape Town on Tuesday
“This is not the right way for Africa to go”
The City of Cape Town says it plans to upgrade the sewage pipes in Bloekombos in July
Opera UCT’s Die Fledermaus production at the Baxter this October is set to celebrate the composer’s 200th birthday in fashionable style. Cape Town, 30 September 2025 – Opera is about to trade its powdered wigs for streetwear edge as Opera UCT brings Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus into the now, styled by award-winning fashion designer, Gavin …
Premier Alan Winde recently returned from a productive 10-day official visit to the United States of America (USA), cementing important relationships with a key trade partner to South Africa and the Western Cape. During a time of heightened diplomatic strain, the Western Cape Government has continuously sought to protect and drive investment, growth and jobs …
South Africa – which currently holds the G20 Presidency – is advocating for a G20 action agenda focused on prioritizing affordable and inclusive energy systems. During the Global Energy Leaders Forum, held at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 pre-conference this week, the nation presented its 10-year infrastructure plan, highlighting the need for a multi-resource approach to advance energy security across the continent.
The 10-year infrastructure plan outlines several key objectives, including continental integration, energy security, optimizing resources and costs, subsidiarity and political support, as well as private sector participation. The plan further identifies 19 projects currently in advanced stages that require $19 billion to complete; five projects with completed feasibility studies that require additional investment; and 28 projects which either have no preparation support or are still at early stages of development. This highlights a unique opportunity for global investors while showcasing the level of opportunity available in Africa.
Hosted in partnership with the African Energy Chamber, International Energy Forum (IEF) and S&P Global Commodity Insights, the forum offered a platform for G20 nations to explore actionable pathways for global collaboration and investment in Africa's energy sector. The forum further focused on ways that Africa and its G20 partners can achieve the dual goal of driving inclusive energy transition while simultaneously alleviating energy poverty.
With African energy demand projected to increase four-fold by 2040, there is a critical need to boost investments throughout the entire energy value chain across the continent. Eradicating energy poverty should not only be a continental goal, but a global one. As such, the forum identified several key priorities: investing in cross-border infrastructure, harnessing every available energy resource across Africa, and improving access to financing. South Africa's G20 Presidency presents a strategic opportunity to advance this African agenda.
Global partners are increasingly emerging as strong allies for Africa. The UAE, for example, is advocating for the Global Energy Efficiency Alliance (GEEA) – a platform designed to transform global energy pledges into actionable projects and investments. Rather than replacing existing alliances, GEEA seeks to complement them by focusing on turning energy commitments into action. It is government-backed, implementation driven and inclusive, created by government for government. So far, at least 40 countries have expressed serious interest in joining GEEA.
China is also strengthening its collaboration with African nations, building on its strong presence across the continent's infrastructure sector as it now explores opportunities in green energy. During the forum, it was highlighted that the China-Africa Development Fund aims to invest up to $5 billion across Africa's green industrial sector, focusing not only on large-scale and grid-connected projects, but also small-scale and off-grid opportunities. While this investment marks a critical step towards improving energy access, the forum underscored the need to further improve access to financing across the energy value chain, with innovative capital raising and stronger global ties emerging as key solutions.
With investment opportunities spanning the entire energy value chain, AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 and the Global Energy Leaders Forum served as critical platforms for redefining Africa's energy trajectory. By outlining both investment opportunities and challenges, the forum reinforced Africa's position as a global energy frontier and emphasized the importance of international collaboration to achieve sustainable growth.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.
On 26 September 2025, a comprehensive set of questions was submitted to the Mayor of Cape Town regarding the fate of the Gilray Scouts Site in Grassy Park, a public facility that has become a symbol of how the City continues to prioritise private profits over public interest.
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The helpline plays a crucial role getting victims of violence swiftly into shelters
SARDA has been bringing together children and horses for more than 50 years
Use the FOUR PAWS Animal Welfare Advocacy Guide to take small steps of Kindness this World Animal Day Cape Town, 29 September 2025 — On 4 October, South Africans will join the global community in celebrating World Animal Day, a time to pause and reflect on the animals who share our lives, our land and …
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship kicked off with two wins from four for the South African teams, with the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls victorious on home soil while the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Lions lost on the road. The DHL Stormers defeated defending champions Leinster by 35-0 in Cape Town on Friday evening, before the …
There were victories for all five countries on the opening weekend of the BKT URC, with the reigning champions suffering “a proper punch in the nose”. Title holders Leinster Rugby went down to a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the DHL Stormers in Cape Town, provoking a straight-talking reaction from head coach Leo Cullen. …