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Enoch Godongwana told Parliament this week that government was in talks to hatch a plan on how to cushion the impact of the petrol price increase. Photo: File
Enoch Godongwana told Parliament this week that government was in talks to hatch a plan on how to cushion the impact of the petrol price increase. Photo: File

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The poorest of the poor, who are already struggling to make ends meet on incomes below the average R3 500 minimum monthly wage, face another uphill battle as the country braces for an astronomical petrol price hike next month.

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