Fuel shortages hit Gauteng due to panic-buying ahead of price hike

People are reported to be panic-buying as fuel price

Some filling stations are still without fuel in parts of Gauteng. In east of Pretoria, motorists have been turned away after some filling stations ran out of fuel.

Ahead of the fuel price increase this week, many fuel stations experience shortages due to panic-buying and hoarding.

Petrol has increased by over R3 while diesel increased by more than R7 per litre, from the 1st of this month.

WATCH | Road freight operators say the massive increase in diesel prices has put them under tremendous pressure. Full report on the SABC News YouTube channel: pic.twitter.com/y40hMevZkp

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Motorists expressed their frustrations after being turned away while trying to fill up their vehicles saying this is inconveniencing them as they have to drive from one fuel station to another.

WATCH | Outgoing SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the fuel price hike will impact the cost of living for many people in the country. He adds many of the working class spend 40 percent their earnings on commuting to and from work. pic.twitter.com/yHoyp2ABI2

— SABC News (@SABCNews) April 4, 2026