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THE REPORTER 8 NOVEMBER 2024 · PAGE 5

With thanks to https://businesstech.co.za/ With thanks to https://www.iol.co.za and journalist Siyabonga Sithole
Here is the official Gauteng Health

Department warns
petrol price for
against food purchases

November from unregulated spaza

T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f consecutive months of price exchange rate for the period shops
Petroleum and Mineral cuts. 27 September 2024 to 31
Resources published the Prices will be going up by 25 October 2024 was 17.5301 In a heartfelt plea to the expressed concerns from confiscated unlabelled and
official fuel price adjust- cents per litre for petrol and compared to 17.6723 community, the Gauteng MEC Nomantu Nkomo- expired food products from
ments that took effect on between 20 and 21 cents per during the previous period. Department of Health has R a l e h o k o a n d t h e
Wednesday, November 6, litre for diesel. (See table) This led to a lower urged residents to exercise department regarding the these establishments.
2024. Moreover, another shop
The average international contribution to the Basic caution when purchasing rising trend of food-borne
October saw both the global product prices for Petrol, Fuel Prices on petrol, diesel food from unregulated spaza illnesses, particularly those owner received a verbal
price of diesel climb Diesel and Illuminating and illuminating paraffin by shops. a f f e c t i n g t h e m o s t warning after rectifying
significantly and the rand Paraffin increased during the 8.34 c/l, 8.49 c/l, 8.49 c/l vulnerable — children. compliance issues, which
come in weaker relative to period under review. The respectively. This urgent advisory comes included the removal of
September, leading to an Rand appreciated against In line with the provisions of in response to alarming “It’s important to purchase dented cans and ensuring
food from reputable sellers
under-recovery in both the US Dollar during the the Self-Adjusting Slate Levy reports of food poisoning with valid permits to operate. proper labelling on food
petrol and diesel prices. period under review, on Mechanism, the Slate Levy that have implicated both Check expiration dates and products.
c h i l d r e n a n d a d u l t s
This has translated to a small average, when compared to on petrol and diesel will throughout the province. avoid consuming expired Echoing the department’s
price hike at the pumps, the previous period. remain at 0.00 c/l with effect products. Ensure that food g r a v e c o n c e r n s i s
breaking the streak of five The average Rand/US Dollar from 06 November 2024. Saturday evening marked a packaging is intact and has toxicologist Dr Gerhard
tragic incident in Alexandra not been tampered with,” Verdoorn, who has been
The table below outlines the changes: when an 11-year-old girl, Modiba advised the public in sounding the alarm about
Lesedi Mulaudi, reportedly a statement. unsafe food practices and
Fuel Change died after consuming snacks dangerous chemicals
from a local spaza shop. The urgency of this advisory available in spaza shops
Petrol 93 increase of 25 cents per litre was underscored during a
The devastating news sent recent food safety blitz in since as early as 2010.
shockwaves through the Alra Park, Nigel, Ekurhuleni,
Petrol 95 increase of 25 cents per litre community, with her mother, where officials uncovered “The response has been
Maria, and younger brother, widespread non-compliance super reactionary,” Dr
Diesel 0.05% (wholesale) increase of 21 cents per litre Fentse, currently recovering among local spaza shops. Verdoorn stated, voicing his
at Edenvale Hospital due to frustrations over the lack of
action.
Diesel 0.005% (wholesale) increase of 20 cents per litre similar symptoms. One shop was shut down
immediately, while another “I have been trying my best
The tragic events prompted faced a fine for its blatant
Illuminating Paraffin increase of 28 cents per litre since 2010 to work with
a strong reaction from disregard for health
Alexandra residents, leading regulations. authorities to eliminate
LPGAS increase of 36 cents per kg to the shutdown of several dangerous substances. Most
This is how the price changes will reflect at the pumps (Diesel prices spaza shops allegedly linked Alarmingly, a third shop was of these substances are sold
by street vendors and spaza
found operating illegally on
to the sources of the food
reflect wholesale, pump prices will differ): municipal land, where some shops in the country. I have
poisoning.
owners were reportedly b e e n w a r n i n g t h e
Inland October Official Change November Official Departmental spokesperson s l e e p i n g i n s i d e t h e government that there is a
M o t a l a t a l e M o d i b a establishment. Authorities calamity coming.
93 Petrol R20.73 +25c R20.98
95 Petrol R21.05 +25c R21.30

Diesel 0.05% (wholesale) R18.45 +21c R18.66

Diesel 0.005% (wholesale) R18.57 +20c R18.77

Illuminating Paraffin R12.66 +21c R12.87

LPGAS (per kg) R36.08 +36c R36.44

Coastal October Official Change November Official

93 Petrol R19.94 +25 R20.19
95 Petrol R20.26 +25 R20.51

Diesel 0.05% (wholesale) R17.66 +21 R17.87

Diesel 0.005% (wholesale) R17.81 +20 R18.01

Illuminating Paraffin R11.66 +21 R11.87

LPGAS (per kg) R33.12 +36 R33.48