EDITORIAL | SA’s fuel pricing model is outdated and regressive
The permutations of the fuel price are neither adequately explained nor sufficiently understood by the majority of citizens
02 July 2025 - 04:30
The impermanence of things should be understood for what it is: impermanent. It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the unpredictability of fuel prices. The reprieve from fuel increases that South Africans enjoyed in the past four months is being pulled right out from under their feet as petrol and diesel prices spiked from midnight on Tuesday...
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