RC 261022SAfmElvis Presslin
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Temporary fuel levy relief dominated the episode, with Fedusa and ActionSA weighing in on the medium-term budget and callers and unions raising concerns about paraffin users being left out.
- 05:01
Motorists get temporary fuel levy cuts: the diesel levy falls R3 per litre and the petrol levy R1.50 from 4 November, with the reductions remaining in place until December.
- 05:02
Former Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla told the TRC cases inquiry she did not instruct former NDPP Silas Ramaite to halt arrests linked to the 1983 Chikane poisoning, saying ministers route such matters through memoranda.
- 05:16
Fedusa's general secretary said the budget's 1.2% growth forecast is not enough to meaningfully reduce unemployment, poverty and inequality, and that fiscal gains must translate into jobs and better services.
- 05:22
ActionSA's Alan Beasley proposed a sliding-scale fuel levy that would be lowered when petrol prices hit record highs, and said strategic fuel reserves should be built only when prices are low.
- 05:44
MISA welcomed the levy cut as a hard-won victory but says the minister's relief offers nothing for paraffin-dependent households, which it wants addressed before January.