Households are reeling after the fuel price hike, as electricity is set to go up by 15.06% in 2022
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Restrictions are likely to affect people who consume fuel for uses such as running generators to power medical equipment, says the Automobile Association
Steep fuel price hikes are the result of higher levies, which came into effect this week, as well as a turbulent international oil market
The AA forecasts 95 octane will drop by 5 cents a litre and 93 octane by 20 cents
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to double the price of petrol shows very poor judgement and bad leadership
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said prices of petrol and diesel would more than double to tackle a shortfall caused by increased demand
Illuminating paraffin will increase 28 c/l increase and single maximum national retail price for illuminating paraffin will increase 37 c/l
A task team is examining what to do to cushion the blow of another increase
‘My immediate reaction was to think of ways to combat the grave injustice of the petrol price’
The total increase has been rounded up to 5c/l and will apply to both grades of petrol, with effect from September 5