The petrol price should not be controlled by the gvt. Same as USA, deregulate the fuel.
"Why are the Sasol branded fuel not cheaper, being a local company producing fuel from
coal?
Sasol Synfuels produce about 30% of the country’s fuel from coal, the rest on the petrol are
produced in conventional crude refineries – having to import crude oil and refine it into petrol.
Sasol Synfuels produced petrol, are also subjected to petrol retail price control as stipulated in the
Petroleum Products Act, and we therefore cannot sell it at a price different to the regulated retail
price. This petrol price regulation means that the petrol pump price at all service stations in a
pricing area must be the same, and no discounting is allowed."