Should SA shore up its fuel reserves? Plus: Jooste’s mansion sold
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With global oil prices skyrocketing, largely due to rising conflict in Southwest Asia, South African industry experts are concerned that we should be shoring up our local fuel supplies. And although the economy shows signs of a strong rebound, motorists face the prospect of petrol prices rising by more than R2 at the pumps this April. Still, there are some silver linings, reports our specialist writer, Lisa Steyn. In our trending topic, ex-Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste's Hermanus mansion has new owners. Finally, 1994 was anything but peaceful in the North West, as On This Day in SA History shows. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.
Chapters
- 00:01 Graeme's intro
- 01:37 Crossing to Lisa on fuel price frenzy
- 08:20 Current levels of fuel availability?
- 12:36 Govt. chuffed with GDP growth in '25
- 14:54 Trending topic: Jooste's mansion sells
- 16:50 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz
