Good morning, happy Thursday everyone, let’s get into it.
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Petrol stations are thinking about closing overnight
This one’s going to hit us where it hurts. Fuel price pressure has gotten so bad that some stations are now seriously talking about shutting their pumps at night. Think about what that means practically, no late-night fill-up after a long drive back from Joburg, no emergency tank top-up at 2am. The margins just don’t make sense for owners anymore, and honestly I can’t blame them. But for those of us who leave everything to the last minute, this is going to force some actual planning.
Pick n Pay had to burn over R10 billion to survive
Sean Summers came out and said it plainly. The company basically had to torch more than R10 billion to stop the whole group from going under. That’s not small change, that’s a massive restructuring effort just to keep the lights on at one of our biggest retailers. Pick n Pay has been bleeding for years now, Checkers has been eating their lunch, and this is the price of waiting too long to fix things. The question is whether it’s actually worked.
The people feeding our school kids earn below minimum wage
This one made me angry. The national school feeding programme reaches kids in 20 000 schools, and somehow there’s a labour loophole letting government pay those workers below the minimum wage. These are people doing genuinely essential work, making sure hungry kids can concentrate in class, and we’re exploiting them to do it. It’s the kind of contradiction that shows you exactly what this country thinks of low-wage workers. Shameful.
Eskom putting R1.2 billion into solar at coal stations
Now here’s something I didn’t expect. Eskom Green is launching a R1.2 billion solar initiative and the interesting part is they want to integrate it directly into the existing coal-fired stations. It’s a big number and I want to believe it signals a genuine transition, but I’m also the kind of person who needs to see actual power flowing before I celebrate. Still, it’s movement, and after years of Eskom news being almost entirely bad, I’ll take movement.
Right, let’s hear it in the comments: if your local petrol station actually starts closing overnight, does that affect your routine, or do you always fill up during the day anyway?
Lekker Thursday, chat just now.
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