With food and petrol prices rocketing, impoverished people sacrifice nutritious food for starches that keep them full, leaving children malnourished and adults prone to disease
"Let history not judge us harshly as the friends who were silent while Zimbabwe burnt."
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said prices of petrol and diesel would more than double to tackle a shortfall caused by increased demand
Yes, 2018 was tough, but when last did we not have a tough year?
The petrol price could drop by about R1.50 a litre, if not more, in December
A new model is in the pipeline but the current fund’s liabilities are projected to rise to R393-billion by 2021-2022
Illuminating paraffin will increase 28 c/l increase and single maximum national retail price for illuminating paraffin will increase 37 c/l
It is not only motorists who are hurt by the increases. Everyone needs transport and food prices will rise too
A task team is examining what to do to cushion the blow of another increase
Forgoing levies and duties will leave a big hole in the budget for treasury to fill
The department of energy has attributed this increase in fuel price to the weakening rand exchange rate.
The minister attributed the rising fuel price to international oil prices, and increases in the fuel and road accident fund levies
The DA says it has a plan to help the economy recover, and the focus is on stimulating small businesses
The total increase has been rounded up to 5c/l and will apply to both grades of petrol, with effect from September 5
DA leader Mmusi Maimane says recent continuous fuel price increases were bringing ordinary South Africans to their knees
We’re cold, we’re hungry and no one in the government knows what to do
The petrol price hike will have a ripple effect on other consumables, with the poor worst hit
‘In tough times, consumers tend to generally keep their cars for longer, or downgrade’
This price hike will have an impact on the prices of transportation, goods, food and paraffin, which many low income households depend on
ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe said the petrol was at its highest level ever
Taxi fare has increased by R2 since the department of energy announced petrol price increases of between 23 and 26 cents per litre
The cost of producing and transporting agricultural crops will come under pressure, as 80% of grain is transported by road
The department of energy announced that petrol prices would increase 49c/l on May 2, while diesel will increase by 59c/l at most
The Department of Energy announced on Monday that a litre of 95 octane petrol will cost R14.01 inland and R13.52 at the coast from Wednesday.
South African motorists will feel the pain in their pockets from July 1 when fuel prices are set to jump for the third time this year.
According to the department of energy "there is no need to panic at this stage" as petrol is still cheaper than a year ago.
Asking South Africans to celebrate a petrol price hike might be too much, but at least prices aren’t anywhere near the Scandanivian rates.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has introduced contracts that allow investors to protect against changes in diesel prices.
If the rand’s depreciation continues unchecked, a petrol price of R16 per litre is possible in the medium-term, says the Automobile Association.
It seems 2014 will be a tough year for consumers, and economists say one can only expect respite sometime in 2015.
The price of both grades of petrol will from December increase by 17 cents a litre and diesel by 10.12 cents a litre, says the energy department.
The price of petrol will rise by at least 21 cents a litre on Wednesday, the energy department said.