Trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel told journalists at the black industrialists and exporters conference that his department was not trying to score dividends for beneficiaries but wanted the meaningful participation of black industrialists in the economy.
Fitch Ratings has warned that in affirming South Africa's credit rating at BB- it has not factored into debt forecast the additional R150 capital injection that Eskom will need from the government.
With fuel price hike, South Africans warned to expect higher consumer prices South Africans have been put under immense financial pressure due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in 2.2 million South Africans losing their jobs under the national lockdown. Petrol station. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/EWN
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JOHANNESBURG - With another round of fuel price hikes, the cost of living is set to also rise even further.
From Wednesday, the country has to fork out 81c more for a litre of petrol.
The price of diesel has gone up by between 58c and 59c a litre, while illuminating paraffin costs an extra 59c.