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Government indifferent as South Africans go to bed hungry

Cape Argus

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May 22, 2026

ON TUESDAY, Minister Gwede Mantashe assured South Africans that there's enough fuel in the country.

But with fuel prices set to rise again in June, the highest increase in 19 months, those reassurances feel utterly disconnected from reality. While the government claims there's no need to panic, families across South Africa are facing the grim reality of hunger and rising costs.

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