The woman raised concerns that people returning from holiday might be left stranded if there is a fuel shortage and wondered if there was a current strike action underway.<\/p>\n
A trusted source in the fuel industry says that there is a problem with a pipeline, supplying fuel from Durban to Gauteng which is influencing the availability of especially low sulfur diesel, used in newer diesel vehicle models.<\/p>\n
Anton Human, manager at Alzu Petroport, said that they were expecting a delivery today (Friday). He foresees no problems at the popular rest stop over what is sure to be a busy weekend, as holiday goers return to Gauteng for the start of the new school term.<\/p>\n
Henk Froneman from Ultra City said that he is aware of the issue with the pipeline, but that Ultra City Middelburg is a priority site. They do not have current fuel shortages and are not expecting any issues regarding fuel supply over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Veritas Fuel in Middelburg was not aware of any problems and said that they make daily trips to Gauteng to collect fuel. They have not come across any issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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