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Not surprised, seeing as how the consumer gets shafted six ways to Sunday on most everything we purchase/consume.Seems it’s is a global phenomenon due to diesel needing extra refining and often being subject to extra fuel taxes.
But South Africa is near the top when it comes to how large the difference is.
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