Cape Town - South Africa is looking to source gas from neighbouring countries as part of its energy mix, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
Noting that South Africa would be looking to various forms of energy, including hydro power, gas, renewable fuel and nuclear power to face up to the current energy challenge, he said: "We have discovered shale gas deposits in our own Karoo region."
In an indication that the government is pondering making gas a strategic resource, he said Operation Phakisa - which focuses on the ocean economy - promised to unveil "more oil and gas resources, which will be a game changer for our country and region".