Police are searching for a suspect linked to a hijacking at a petrol station near Phoenix, Durban. The incident, which was caught on CCTV footage, took place on Thursday night. Police said the motorist had stopped at the petrol station to fill up shortly after 21:00. A video doing the rounds on social media shows the car stopping between petrol pumps before the passenger steps out of the vehicle. The…

The SABC's Radio Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, remains sealed off on Thursday as cleanup operations continue, following a diesel spill on Wednesday. News24 reported that 2 000 litres of diesel had leaked from a generator on the 15th floor. Employees were evacuated and were told to stay at home on Thursday, SABC spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu told News24. Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said three patients suffered the effects of…

The price of fuel is not expected to change much in June, according to the latest projection by the Automobile Association. "The overall picture is of little change," the AA said on Wednesday, after reviewing unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund. Subscribe to Fin24’s newsletter here While the rand had weakened somewhat, the international price of oil had also declined. The AA said this points to…

Fuel data for May 2019 "is showing a listless fuel price picture", reports the Automobile Association (AA), quoting unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund. The AA says: "The overall picture is of little change. The Rand has slipped marginally by thirteen cents against the US dollar since the Department of Energy's surprise early announcement of the May fuel price on Sunday, April 28." The Association…

As South African motorists reel from ongoing petrol price hikes we look at fuel prices around the world. On average, motorists are currently paying the equivalent of R16.27 per litre for fuel, reports  Globalpetrolprices.com. In terms of the most expensive petrol price, motorists in Hong Kong are currently paying $2.22 (R31.68) followed by Zambia at $2.16. https://www.wheels24.co.za/Fuel_Focus/see-petrol-price-hikes-worlds-most-expensive-fuel-20190514

Oil-producing countries benefit from the some of the cheapest fuel prices in the world. Venezuela tops the list as the lowest price for petrol in the world at $0.01 (R0.14) per litre, compare to South African motorists currently paying R16.48 per litre. READ: Here's what our neighbouring African countries are paying for fuel   https://www.wheels24.co.za/Fuel_Focus/see-fuel-focus-worlds-cheapest-petrol-price-20190513

Police are appealing for the public's assistance in helping them track down suspects who petrol bombed a councillor's home in Mohlakeng, Randfontein, on Sunday. The councillor suffered "extensive injuries" to his upper body, police say. Officers rushed to the 58-year-old's home with their explosives unit following the incident that occurred between 04:00 and 05:00. "While circumstances surrounding this incident as well as a motive are yet to be determined, police…

Fuel prices have increased again in South Africa putting more strain on motorists and the local economy. As South African road users reel from high fuel prices, we look at the fuel-price situation in neighbouring countries. As Zimbabwe finally recovers from months of exorbitant petrol prices, spare a though for Zambian motorists who are paying $2.16 per litre of fuel. The average price of fuel around the world is $1.14.…

Two Shell oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south have been freed, six days after they were seized by gunmen who killed their guard and driver, police said on Wednesday. The Royal Dutch Shell oil workers, whose nationalities were not released, were abducted on Thursday in Nigeria's southern Rivers state, the latest in a long line of attacks in a region where kidnapping for ransom is rife. In the…