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Farmer champions biogas to cut fossil fuel dependence - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

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A dairy farmer and chemical engineer in Louis Trichardt is urging businesses and households to reduce reliance on fossil fuels by harvesting gas from recycled materials. This comes as South Africa faces rising fuel prices, with the maximum retail price of paraffin now exceeding R27 in both coastal and inland areas. Tobias Fourie produces methane gas from cow dung to power boilers used in his dairy operations. Fourie says the process is cost-effe…
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SABC News broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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