Morning everyone, we’ve hit Wednesday and the week is finally tipping over the edge.
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Petrol relief is coming in July
Looks like we’re getting more than R1 a litre back at the pumps next month, with the over-recovery sitting around R1.10 per litre. After the year we’ve had, any cent back in our pockets feels like a small miracle, and this is more than a few cents. I’m not going to celebrate until I see it on the board at the garage, but for once the numbers are pointing the right way.
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The R900 billion retail giant hiding in plain sight
Turns out the spaza shops, taverns and independent traders are quietly outperforming the big chains like Shoprite and Pick n Pay, and we’re talking about a R900 billion slice of the market. Anyone who lives in this country already knew this, because the shop on the corner never closes and always has what you need at 9pm on a Sunday. It’s nice to see the informal economy finally getting the respect it deserves on paper.
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Eskom launches a green energy arm
Eskom Holdings has spun up a renewable division called Eskom Green, which kicked off yesterday. On paper it’s a good move, because heaven knows we need more generation and cleaner generation at that. My only worry is that Eskom and “new company” haven’t always been a winning combination, so I’ll be watching to see if this is real progress or just a fresh logo on an old problem.
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Half your salary going to government
There’s a piece doing the rounds saying the average person on R30,000 a month effectively hands almost half of it over once you add up all the taxes and levies, roughly R9,300 a month in hidden costs. When you lay it out like that it stings, especially when you think about the state of the roads and the queues at Home Affairs. We pay first world tax rates and then go buy a generator, a water tank and private security to fill the gaps.
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So here’s my question for you lot. If that petrol saving lands in July, where’s it going, straight into the petrol tank for the same trips, or are you actually banking it this time?
Chat soon, and enjoy the hump day.
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