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Official visit to Strait of Hormuz on the cards, says Gwede Mantashe

Dailydispatch · · 937 words · By Linda Ensor
Energy security BEE Policy Impact Mining Industry Decline
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The government is to send a delegation to the Strait of Hormuz to learn why this narrow waterway now under the control of Iran is destabilising global energy supply chains”
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While web results discuss the Strait of Hormuz and South Africa's energy resilience, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific government delegation being sent to the Strait of Hormuz to investigate supply chains.
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web search NEUTRAL — In Africa, South Sudan and Mauritius both announced measures restricting electricity consumption. In Europe, Slovenia became the first EU member state to implement fuel rationing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa. Thailand. Ukraine.Strait Hormuz alternative routes - 2026. Potential market impact. The sheer volume of oil that is exported via the Strait of Hormuz, and the limited options to bypass i…
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…
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web search NEUTRAL — Expanding Africa’s role in global energy markets offers several clear advantages. First is improved energy resilience. By broadening the range of supply sources and routes, consuming nations can reduc…
https://allafrica.com/stories/202605110978.html
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“The Iranian government is preventing the passage of oil tankers and other ships through the strait”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked by Iran since February 28, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz [Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters].The Strait of Hormuz lies between Oman and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Iran on the other. It links the Persian Gul…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/can-iran-really-shu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Did ships get through before the ceasefire? In a message posted by its mission to the United Nations on 24 March, Iran said it would allow "non-hostile vessels" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, p…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
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“negotiations with the US proceed over a solution to the war, which has seen the US and Israel bomb Iranian infrastructure and Iran bomb facilities in Middle Eastern countries”
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Multiple sources (Wikipedia and Al Jazeera) confirm a conflict involving US/Israeli bombing of Iranian infrastructure and Iranian retaliatory strikes, as well as the existence of a ceasefire agreement.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the Iran–Iraq War, the US supported Iraq. In 1988, a US warship was struck by an Iranian mine; the US responded by attacking Iran's navy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and Israel have bombed multiple Iranian cities, including capital Tehran. Iran hits back, launching missiles at Israel, and US bases.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and Iran have since agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire starting on 7 April. What has been happening in Iran? Watch: Huge flames in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil refineries.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo
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“The restriction on the transport of oil has resulted in sharp spikes in the oil price.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that security fears and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused oil prices to spike, with mentions of prices topping $126 a barrel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices spike again with Brent crude oil futures near $100 a barrel.Security fears surrounding the safety of ships in the Strait of Hormuz have caused oil prices to spike, sparking a global energy …
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-updates-thursday-march-12-spi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Disruptions in Oil Flow Since Strait of Hormuz Closure.If the strait stays closed, the world will have to significantly reduce its oil and gas consumption — but not before prices spike to a level that…
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-war-hormuz-clos…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices fall as Trump says strait of Hormuz ‘open to all’ if Iran accepts deal. 3d ago. Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’. 30 Apr 2026. UAE quits Opec…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/us-israel-s…
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“South Africa had sufficient fuel supplies for the foreseeable future.”
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One web search result explicitly quotes officials stating that South Africa's fuel supply remains stable in the immediate term, though it warns of potential future effects.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological and human-fossil sites in the world.[39][40][41] Archaeologists have recovered extensive fossil remains from a series of caves in Gauteng known …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
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web search NEUTRAL — In South Africa, officials have said that the country has sufficient supplies but warn that a prolonged conflict could affect availability and prices in the coming months. "South Africa's fuel supply …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wkq1n9epo
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web search NEUTRAL — Toyota South Africa said interest in its hybrid range has grown steadily but stopped short of linking this to the fuel price spike. Its hybrids, it said, can cut fuel spend by up to 30% without requir…
https://techcentral.co.za/fuel-pain-finally-tipping-the-scal…
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“the relief provided to consumers by the three-month reduction in the fuel levy at the cost to the fiscus of R17.2bn, which comes to an end in June”
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The evidence mentions fuel levy reductions and costs (e.g., R4.5 billion), but does not confirm a specific R17.2bn cost for a three-month reduction ending in June.
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web search NEUTRAL — For businesses: Diesel is the lifeblood of the South African economy. The zero rating of the diesel levy for May acts as a vital, albeit temporary, shield for primary agriculture (just as winter plant…
https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-05-06-dumisani-ja…
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa’s monetary policy outlook has shifted sharply after successive fuel price shocks this year, raising questions about whether interest rates may need to rise again – just months after the S…
https://www.moonstone.co.za/south-africas-new-inflation-targ…
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web search NEUTRAL — The reduction would then be halved to R0.75/litre in July, with the relief ending in August. This further extension of the fuel levy reduction would cost the fiscus R4.5 billion, the BER said.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/593828/south-africa-…
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“Our refining capacity can only give us 40% of our needs”
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The evidence discusses the erosion of South Africa's refining capacity and its status as a top importer, but does not provide the specific figure of 40% of needs.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa was once able to refine a meaningful portion of its own petroleum needs. That capacity is beginning to erode fast. Shell and BP, two of the most prestigious names in global energy, have b…
https://iol.co.za/news/brics/2026-02-20-running-on-empty-sou…
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa has overtaken Nigeria as Africa's largest petrol importer, reflecting key energy market changes. Nigeria has reduced its petrol imports due to expansions in domestic refining capacity inc…
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/south-afric…
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web search NEUTRAL — The African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) pledged its support for the expansion of African refining capacity. So assured APPO secretary-general Farid Ghezali, addressing the same conference.…
https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/african-developmen…
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“the South African National Petroleum Company Bill, presently in parliament”
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The search results for this claim returned information about South Portland, Oregon, and dictionary definitions, providing no information regarding a South African National Petroleum Company Bill.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Portland is a long, narrow neighborhood just south of Downtown Portland, Oregon, hemmed in between the Willamette River and the West Hills. It stretches from I-405 and the Marquam Bridge on the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Portland,_Portland,_Oreg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 · South Portland is a slim strip of land on the west side of the Willamette River, located south of downtown Portland. Bound by Interstate 5 and the Marquam Bridge to the north and the Se…
https://www.travelportland.com/neighborhoods/south-portland/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · The meaning of SOUTH is to, toward, or in the south. How to use south in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south
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“The CGS has increased national onshore mapping coverage from below 5% in 2019 to a cumulative 20% in the 2025/26 financial year.”
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“The Junior Mining Exploration Fund (JMEF), capitalised at R400m by the department and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), had already funded 13 projects”
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“Anglo American being the first to pledge R600m into the fund, taking the fund size to R1bn.”
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“The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) had made R1.35bn available for exploration activities.”
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“20 years ago South Africa attracted nearly 5% of world expenditure on mineral exploration. Now it was less than 1%.”
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“The Bureau for Economic Research says the decline in the mining industry has been caused largely by policy and regulatory constraint rather than by geological exhaustion.”
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“the Fraser Institute, which now regularly puts South Africa in the bottom 10 in its desirability index for investment because of the country’s mining policy.”
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“The Solidarity Research Institute released a report on Tuesday in which it said the mining industry had shrunk “as a direct result of poor mining policy, including transformation policies such as BEE”.”
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