Based on the current data, the price of petrol could increase by up to ten cents a litre in September, the Automobile Association said on Thursday. The AA further foresees that the price of illuminating paraffin could increase by 12 cents and diesel as much as 16 cents. The AA commented on unaudited mid-month fuel..
Continue reading…
Bad news for motorists: unleaded octane fuel inland will cost you more than R16 a litre,
Posted on Leave a comment
Corruption Watch researchers in Durban:- Blatant bribes for driver’s licences
Posted on Leave a comment
Durban – A wink, a nod and a couple of thousand rands will buy a driver’s license – it’s no secret, even though it has a major impact when it comes to counting the loss of lives on South Africa’s roads.
The Independent on Saturday team went undercover to investigate what a Corruption Watch researcher said was standard practice to pay a bribe, and prospective drivers were almost guaranteed to fail if they could not or were unwilling to pay.
The team found blatant bribery at three KZN RTI (Road Traffic Inspectorate) centres.
Responding yesterday, “gravely concerned,” Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s undertaking to fight corruption at all levels, such illegal activity would “not be tolerated in any way, shape or form”.
He added that the RTMC national traffic Anti-corruption Unit was currently working with police and the SIU (Special Investigating Unit) to root out and clamp down on such practices.
Our t
Continue reading…
Double trouble for South African motorists, you can expect a massive petrol price increase in April, warns AA
Posted on Leave a comment
A massive petrol price increase is expected to hit South Africa in April, says the Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa. It’s not an April fool’s day prediction; the petrol price will be going up again next month. While consecutive fuel hikes have become the beleaguered norm in South Africa, April’s looming rise is expected..
Continue reading…
The Automobile Association says South Africa motorists can expect “massive” fuel price cuts in January
Posted on Leave a comment
A spokesperson for the AA said last weekend that calculations indicate that the price of this fuel will fall further during January 2019. The expectation is that petrol may drop about R1.19 and diesel prices may decrease by R1.44 while lamp oil (paraffin) is expected to fall by R1.32. Experts say that price is still..
Continue reading…
Some relieve for motorists in November 2018, first decrease in eight months expected
Posted on Leave a comment
For eight months South Africans have toiled under the weight of consecutive fuel hikes which have impacted all major industries. South African motorists and consumers are set to be spared further pain as the petrol price for November is expected to decrease. For eight months South Africans have toiled under the weight of consecutive fuel..
Continue reading…
Nowadays fuel are becoming a luxury in SA – Motorists are going to cough up to fill that fuel tank
Posted on Leave a comment
Another significant increase in the price of fuel faces South Africans in the end of October. The statement was issued by the Automobile Association (AA) on Monday. The AA commented on the early calculations made by the Central Energy Fund. The AA stated in its statement: “International oil prices remain high and it is possible..
Continue reading…
Petrol price still on course to break record R16/litre, but AA says it could be worse – How much worse can it really get?
Posted on Leave a comment
Pending a formal fuel adjustment announcement by the Department of Energy, a litre of 95 octane fuel inland is likely to breach the R16 a litre mark. Yet, the Automobile Association (AA) says South Africans are lucky, as fuel hikes ‘could’ve been far higher’. Petrol prices are due to reach record highs after the Department’s..
Continue reading…
AA warns motorists to brace for possible fuel price hike in July
Posted on Leave a comment
Motorists can brace for another potential petrol price hike next month. The Automobile Association is predicting an increase of about 30 cents per litre. This comes on the back of an 82 cents per litre petrol price hike at the start of June. The association’s Layton Beard explains: “It must be noted that this a..
Continue reading…