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Polokwane petrol stations refute fuel shutdown on 27 July

According to all the stations Review phoned, there will be no shutdown.

POLOKWANE – Following hoax messages and speculation regarding a national filling station shutdown tomorrow, 27 July, Review phoned a few different filling stations in the city to find out if our readers will have problems filling up tomorrow.

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According to all the stations we phoned, including Engen, Shell, Sasol and Elegant Fuel, there will be no shutdown.

One manager told Review that the stations will loose too much money if there were to be a shutdown.

“We can look at losing up to R200 000. We still have to pay salaries and everything. By shutting down, we will only lose.”

According to police spokesperson, Brig. Motlafela Mojapelo, police have no knowledge of a shutdown taking place in the province.

“I have checked with relevant role players and we have received no indications of any strikes or shutdowns.”

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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