{"id":17702,"date":"2026-03-22T09:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-africa-urges-calm-as-government-dismisses-fuel-shortage-fears\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:25:07","slug":"south-africa-urges-calm-as-government-dismisses-fuel-shortage-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-africa-urges-calm-as-government-dismisses-fuel-shortage-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa urges calm as government dismisses fuel shortage fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>South Africa&rsquo;s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has issued an urgent appeal for calm, assuring the public that the country is not facing a national fuel shortage despite widespread claims circulating on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement with the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa, the government urged the public to avoid panic-buying, warning that such behavior could unnecessarily strain supply systems and create congestion at service stations.<\/p>\n<p>Officials emphasized that fuel supply remains stable in the immediate term, dismissing calls encouraging drivers to rush to filling stations as irresponsible and misleading.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that some areas may experience isolated logistical disruptions, the department clarified that these would be due to operational challenges rather than signs of a broader crisis. These issues, it said, are being actively managed through established industry and regulatory channels.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists have been encouraged to continue purchasing fuel as usual, with officials pledging to communicate any developments through official channels.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite reassurances over supply stability, South Africans are bracing for an increase in fuel prices in April.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Civil society groups have called on the government to step in and cushion consumers. However, the National Treasury has indicated that limited fiscal space makes significant relief unlikely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse noted any support would likely be small and temporary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>South Africa urges calm as government dismisses fuel shortage fears<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&rsquo;s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has issued an urgent appeal for calm, assuring the public that the country is not facing a national fuel shortage despite widespread claims circulating on social media. In a joint statement with the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa, the government urged the public to avoid panic-buying,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-africa-urges-calm-as-government-dismisses-fuel-shortage-fears\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;South Africa urges calm as government dismisses fuel shortage fears&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}