A Durban driver is lucky to have escaped with her life after armed robbers attacked her in Hillcrest on Tuesday. In a video, a white Ford Focus with male occupants appear to ask a petrol attendant to tend to their vehicle. While their tyre pressure is checked, three of the men hop out of the vehicle and attack a woman in a blue Mini Cooper. She struggles as the men,…

Contract workers at an Astron Energy refinery that supplies Caltex petrol stations say they have been locked out by the company for demanding more than the country’s minimum wage and that they are struggling to make ends meet. About 96 contract workers at the former Chevron refinery in Milnerton, Cape Town, spent most of Wednesday outside locked gates after refusing to sign a non-disclosure agreement about how much they earn.…

• Tito Mboweni’s 2020 budget speech brought about some bad news for already cash-strapped motorists   • Here’s how to beat the budget blues and save close to R20 000 a year on fuel by adjusting your driving habits Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, just delivered his 2020 budget speech against the backdrop of a tough economy and an even tougher energy crisis earlier this week. The biggest pinch will again…