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GLOBAL CRISES, FUEL TAXES WAGE WAR ON YOUR WALLET
The Mercury
|March 11, 2026
THE finances of the everyday South African are under siege, caught in a crossfire of global aggression and dubious domestic policy.
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It is a dual assault that threatens to push the consumer to the breaking point, reminding us that a crisis ignited thousands of kilometres away can have the same painful impact as a directive issued from Pretoria.
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