Good news about petrol prices in South Africa

[Newsfeed]

Good news about petrol prices in South Africa

National Treasury will cut the general fuel levy for diesel and petrol from 4 November 2026.

 

[biena]

Called it.

 

[akescpt]

whats the use? it just gets added back afterwards...

 

[biena]

whats the use? it just gets added back afterwards...

Makes them look good for elections

 

[Lupus]

Oh you're so kind R1.50 drop on the fuel levy while the price will be going up R3 again

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

Not good enough, 29 cut and you will get my vote

 

[Creag]

This is friggin' election talk. Come 15 November there will a recall.

 

[ShaunSA]

Treasury electioneering

Lemme go find my surprise buttsex face

 

[Mekon]

Treasury electioneering

Lemme go find my surprise buttsex face

Pucker up buttercup, they going in dry

 

[wingnut771]

whats the use? it just gets added back afterwards...

for those good stories to tell for the elections.

 

[wingnut771]

Makes them look good for elections

Thank goodness the elections are on the same day so people would not care. Nobody rushes to the petrol station the day before if prices are coming down.

 

[oros]

Election talk, just to put enough jam on the mouth.... Or to save face for elections.... Could have done more it's just a drop in the bucket....

 

[satanboy]

 

[Bad Ballie]

Makes them look good for elections

Unfortunately the average IQ is low enough for it to work as well.

 

[Bad Ballie]

Given that the price is going up again, they are just reducing the impact of their own failure to ensure we had the strategic reserves we were supposed to have before they sold them for less than the current price at that time. Hadthey had more than the 30% of the required reserves, and had they used more than 2 brain cells we would have been in far less trouble over the longer term.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

I cannot even comment at this folly...

 

[wingnut771]

 

[Justanotherguybythesea]

Given that the price is going up again, they are just reducing the impact of their own failure to ensure we had the strategic reserves we were supposed to have before they sold them for less than the current price at that time. Hadthey had more than the 30% of the required reserves, and had they used more than 2 brain cells we would have been in far less trouble over the longer term.

Well, to use the reserves, it would first need SA to have actually had working refineries.