As petrol and diesel prices climb by more than R3 a litre, Absa has increased its fuel cashback cap and earn rates through its rewards programme, aiming to provide immediate…
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
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa said prices of petrol and diesel would more than double to tackle a shortfall caused by increased demand
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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
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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
‘In tough times, consumers tend to generally keep their cars for longer, or downgrade’
The petrol price hike will have a ripple effect on other consumables, with the poor worst hit
This price hike will have an impact on the prices of transportation, goods, food and paraffin, which many low income households depend on
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