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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – MARCH 31: A petrol attendant fills a car on March 31, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. Motorists in South Africa are expected to see the price of petrol rise by about 15% and diesel up to 40%, despite the South African government introducing a reduction in fuel levy for April by 3 rand, as the global supply chain continues to be impacted by the conflict in the Middle East, and Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
CHRIS HATTINGH

Fuel relief puts Godongwana (and Kganyago) in a bind  

Treasury’s fuel-price relief ends in July, and if the Iran war drags on, the prime interest rate could surge above 11.5%

  • Vernon Wessels
  • Enzokuhle Sabela
5 min read
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ANC

Fuel levy relief: the problem isn’t money, it’s political will

The pain of petrol and diesel price hikes could be offset by temporarily reducing the fuel levy. That requires the ANC to act – and soon

  • Mark Burke
3 min read
RAF. Sunshine hospital.
FUEL LEVY

RAF dealt twin blows by SCA – with no clear path to pay

Two legal findings against the RAF will only add to its parlous financial position

  • Tim Cohen
6 min read
Budget calculator. Rawpixel/Currency collage
BUDGET

Budget by the numbers: tax relief and a break for diamond miners

From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget

  • Vernon Wessels
5 min read
RAF car pothole. Rawpixel/Currency collage
CORRUPTION

RAF’s unpaid claims explode to R100bn

Unpaid claims have soared to more than double the Road Accident Fund’s budget. And there are no solutions (yet) to its staggering unravelling

  • Tim Cohen
4 min read
RAF. Picture: Currency.
COURTS

RAF in ICU on court crash

The RAF is in ICU. Not only is its R8.3bn backlog denying victims compensation, but thousands of execution orders against it are now jamming up the courts

  • Tim Cohen
4 min read