Fuel price hikes becoming "increasingly unavoidable," warns South African minister
CAPE TOWN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Fuel price increases are becoming "increasingly unavoidable" as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, South Africa's Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe warned on Monday.
Speaking at the Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference 2026 in Cape Town, Mantashe said fuel supply chains have experienced disruptions since the onset of the conflict in the Middle