Ramaphosa weighs further fuel-price relief as calls grow for a R10bn intervention

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is giving serious consideration to further measures to ease the impact of rising fuel prices. He recalled that a previous subsidy required R24 billion to be redirected from other programmes. Organised labour and political leaders are pressing for a proposed R10 billion intervention included in a special appropriations bill, ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s medium-term budget statement on Wednesday.