I would be thrilled to have at least one of the members of your readership comment on the following. On 18 March 2023, the oil price per barrel was R72.97 dollars. The rand/dollar exchange rate is R18.78.
According to the manipulated magical mystery method that the petrol price people use – hypothetically, would our petrol price be reduced?
The reason I ask is that if the barrel price vs rand/dollar is in our favour, surely we should get some relief?
I am sure they are running out of semi-plausible excuses by now?
The prize one for me was the plants partially closing for annual maintenance.
You mean to say these plants have never done this maintenance in previous years at no detriment to their customers?
If that is the case, it shows extremely poor maintenance planning, something akin to our electricity supply commission, I say.
Maybe their respective maintenance staff were schooled at the same institutions?
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