Mantashe vows tougher action against fuel stations raising prices before official date

Mantashe vows tougher action against fuel stations raising prices before official date

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has vowed to crack the whip on fuel operators who increase prices ahead of the official fuel price adjustments. Mantashe made the remarks at the inaugural Fuels Industry Association of South Africa conference in Johannesburg. The minister says authorities are intensifying fuel testing and monitoring programmes to identify suppliers selling contaminated or tampered fuel. He singled out the illegal blending of diesel […]

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Government cuts fuel levy by R3 per litre ahead of fuel hike

Government has cut the fuel levy by R3 per litre as a temporary relief measure ahead of Wednesday's fuel price hike. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, says this will reduce the general fuel levy for petrol from R4.10 per litre to R1.10, and for diesel from R3.93 per litre to R0.93, from tomorrow until 5 May. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East involving the US, Israel and Iran has pushed […]

March 31, 2026 97

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Unemployed youth voice frustration over job crisis after Mantashe comments

Members of the National Youth Unemployment Movement (NYUM) have accused the South African government of failing the country’s youth, citing a lack of urgency and accountability in addressing unemployment. The civic movement had planned to march to the African National Congress' (ANC) headquarters, Luthuli House, where they planned to hand over a memorandum of demands and CV's calling for increased job creation, skills development and training programmes for the youth. […]

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