POURING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS: Gwede Mantashe warns against panic buying amid rising fuel supply fears

2026-03-25 - 20:10

Gwede Mantashe says South Africa’s fuel supply is secure despite panic buying and scattered diesel shortages, but reports from farmers, businesses and some filling stations suggest logistics snags, rationing and alleged stock withholding are squeezing operations and stoking inflation fears