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The 35-year-old man whose identity will be revealed after the court proceedings on Thursday, was arrested Hollywood-style on Wednesday 19 October in Pretoria by the Free State Hawks, which led the ...
An illegal fitting on Transnet's fuel pipeline caused a leak that left emergency workers fighting overnight to contain the spread of a pool of diesel, water and sewerage.
There is significant concern, and rightfully so, about the outlook for fuel prices and security of supply following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in late February. No country is immune from the fallout and South Africa, which is a crude and fuel importer, is expected to feel the effects initially in higher prices, largely because imported fuel inflation will spill over into domestic inflation. Likewise, food inflation will probably also rise, owing to the fact that Russia and Ukraine collectively account for 30% of global wheat exports.
Transnet lost 8.5 million litres of fuel valued at R102 million in the 2019/20 financial year alone.
After the thieves left, thousands more litres of diesel spilt and ran down about 300m to the Meul River in the Free State, contaminating the environment. After the thieves left, thousands more litres of diesel spilt and ran down about 300m to the Meul River, contaminating the environment.