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16 May 2022 - by Staff reporter
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Our top story last week was the unrest in Musina causing traffic disruptions due to service delivery protests in the area related to inadequate water supply. Transporters using the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe were advised to proceed with extreme caution.

Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/2jt3sz9a

The Russian tanker Elandra Denali transporting oil to the Saldanha crude oil stockpile facility was our second most-read story. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/45yy7zxb

Our economic update on the devastating floods in KZN remains one of our top for the second week in a row. Read it here:  https://tinyurl.com/4c9bxsb4

Next was our coverage of the fuel shortage at OR Tambo which was reported to be far from being resolved: https://tinyurl.com/7fztt5ks

This was followed by reaction from Acsa which said it was developing an emergency plan to boost jet fuel supply: https://tinyurl.com/3mks8uhp

Also garnering significant reader interest was our story on Africa’s potential to leapfrog fossil fuels and transition to greener energy on the back of its abundance of battery metals. Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/4j765vnm

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