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Diesel

01 Apr 2022

Citadel Global Weekly Wrap: Soaring Fuel Prices, The New Global Pandemic

By Staff Writer

It is no secret that energy costs have been on the rise globally. With the economic threat being intensified by the Russian-Ukraine war, this week the focus fell on how governments aim to intervene in the rising fuel costs, as the livelihoods of millions are being threatened.
03 Mar 2020

Petrol and diesel price decrease bring relief to farmers

By Janice Roberts

The latest drop in the fuel and diesel prices of 19c and 55c a litre, respectively, as a result of lower oil prices on the back off the coronavirus, will provide relief for farmers.

02 Oct 2018

Further strain on SA consumers as fuel prices to hit a record high

By Janice Roberts

By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business. After a brief hiatus with the government absorbing about R500 million of the fuel hike and only allowing 5 cents increase in September, the situation has deteriorated with the recent announcement by the Department of Energy (DoE) report showing that petrol prices will jump by 99...
04 Sep 2018

Bruising fuel hike averted, at least for now

By Janice Roberts

Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business. A further strain on the consumer has almost been averted following the announcement of the intervention by the Department of Energy to limit the fuel increase to only five cents per litre to cover the costs of wage increases of frontline staff at service stations....
03 Jul 2018

Fourth consecutive fuel hike will hit the consumer

By Janice Roberts

By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB AgriBusiness.
28 Sep 2015

Is it time to buy VW shares?

By Janice Roberts

It’s only natural that some will view Volkswagen’s share plunge as a buying opportunity. Unless you’re living in another universe, you’ll know by now that the car manufacturer has been caught trying to fool US regulators into thinking that emissions from its diesel cars were lower than they actually were. (What the manufacturer did was...