Activists from environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday boarded a vessel contracted to Shell as it sailed in the Atlantic Ocean, demanding that the Anglo-Dutch oil giant "stop drilling and start paying". Four Greenpeace International activists from Argentina, Turkey, the UK and the US boarded the White Marlin vessel just north of the Canary Islands, said the group. The vessel is taking an oil and gas platform to the Penguins field,…

Petrol and diesel prices will be hiked on Wednesday, with oil having become more expensive due to stronger Chinese demand. Unleaded petrol (both 93 and 95) will increase by 28c a litre, while diesel will be hiked by between less than a cent and around 9c a litre. Paraffin will increase by 58c a litre, and the maximum retail price of LP gas will fall by R1.40 a kilogram. The…