Good Morning, SA | Record-breaking petrol price hikes will only get worse

PLUS: Mkhwebane reveals how Abramjee gave her legal opponents text advice

As expected, motorists were queuing up at fuelling stations across the country to try and beat Wednesday's new historic high petrol price – with plenty more record-breaking hikes looming in the coming months, on the back of soaring oil prices. The news couldn't be any worse for SA consumers, who already face a daily struggle against the rising costs of living.

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The latest: The price of petrol reached a new historic high and plenty more record-breaking price hikes are expected in coming months, as the oil price shows no sign of cooling down.

What's more: An EU boycott of Russia, along with the end of lockdowns in China and the start of the driving season in the Northern Hemisphere are all fuelling oil demand.

Why it matters: South Africans have seen fuel prices rise by more than 40% over the past year, and pricier transport costs have knock-on effects on the prices of almost all products, especially food.

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The story: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released a "closing report" into her "own investigation" into a text message that Ismail Abramjee sent to counsel for Parliament on the eve of her Western Cape High Court application to block Parliament from proceeding with an inquiry into her fitness to hold office.

What we know: Mkhwebane said her office subpoenaed cellphone records which revealed there were 18 calls between Abramjee and ConCourt Justice Jody Kollapen "between 4 January 2022 and 22 April 2022, two days before Adv. Breitenbach SC received the controversial SMS". Abramjee denied there was anything untoward.

The background: Mkhwebane says Abramjee gave her legal opponents advice gleaned from a "judge colleague". Mkhwebane now contends these texts, as well as the calls, "are all sufficient to lay a foundation of a belief upon which to invoke section 14(1) of the Judicial Service Commission Act".

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The story: Professor Savel Daniels told News24 that the Theuns du Toit incident – where he urinated over the belongings of fellow Stellenbosch University student Babalo Ndwayana – "triggered" him, given his own experiences, and he believes it's time for deans of departments to have ongoing, uncomfortable conversations about racism with people, and not just once-off discussions.

The details: The incident brought back suppressed memories of Daniels' own experiences of racism, even as a highly-regarded professor, like the time he was called the k-word by a professor who does not work at the university anymore. He also said he, as well as other colleagues of colour, had to absorb subtle slights and being belittled and patronised at the institution.

The background: In the wake of the urination incident, Stellenbosch University was confronted with demands that Du Toit be expelled. It announced that it would hold an inquiry into racism and the general culture at the university. Further details of that are yet to be announced.

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