Some Mzansi motorists were in for a shock this morning when they pulled into fuel stations expecting a dramatic decrease in the price of petrol and diesel. This was however not the case.
Breaking away from the norm of fuel price adjustments coming into play on the first Wednesday of every month, the department of mineral resources and energy said on Tuesday evening that the promised cuts will only take effect from Thursday, 4 July.
July fuel price: Motorists waiting for Gwede to find his penPresident Cyril Ramaphosas announced the Government of National Unity (GNU) Cabinet late on Sunday evening. The new ministers, however, had not been sworn in in time to sign off on the official fuel price changes.
Gwede Mantashe has been appointed as the mineral and petroleum resources minister for the 7th administration. In the previous administration, he was the mineral resources and energy minister.
The energy portfolio now falls under former electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa who will head up the new department of electricity and energy.
