South Africans hit with petrol price hike as fuel stockpiling comes under scrutiny

Neil Roets, CEO of Debt Rescue, said the energy affordability crisis was unfolding alongside wider economic pressures. “This crisis is unfolding against the backdrop of high unemployment, wages and salaries that are not keeping up with inflation, escalating food and petrol costs and soaring paraffin prices, placing unbearable financial pressure on already vulnerable households,” Roets said. “For […]