Basic Fuel Price
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Fuel prices to fall sharply, driven by lower global oil markets
From 7 January, 93-grade unleaded petrol will decrease by 62 cents a litre while 95-grade petrol will cost 66 cents less
Rising fuel costs hit the poor hardest
It is not only motorists who are hurt by the increases. Everyone needs transport and food prices will rise too
Blow to consumers as fuel price hits historic high
The department of energy has attributed this increase in fuel price to the weakening rand exchange rate.
The drivers behind fuel price hikes
Ways to cushion the knock-on effects, to protect the poor in particular, must – and can – be found