South African deputy president to visit Iran over planned refinery

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's deputy president will visit Iran to explore opportunities for co-operation in the energy sector with a view to attracting investment into a refinery Pretoria is planning to build, his office said on Thursday. South Africa is considering building an oil refinery that will process Iranian crude to bolster its petrol supply and reduce its dependence on foreign companies. (Reporting by Mfuneko Toyana; Editing by James Macharia)