Lerato Mbhiza
AN investigation by the Department of Mineral Resources Mineral and Energy has uncovered 70 petrol stations selling contaminated diesel that is mixed with illuminated paraffin.
The spokesperson for the department, Robert Maake, said the department has conducted an investigation from April to December last year as part of the fuel quality monitoring.
There are about 6 500 fuel stations in South Africa, Maake pointed out.
“Those that have been found to sell fake fuel cannot be named and shamed due to the POPI Act. They have been issued with non compliance notices and have to provide remedial action.
“What we can say to consumers is that if you go to a service station and you find that the diesel price is too good to be true then you must be suspicious,” Maake said
“Five of these petrol stations were in Gauteng, 15 in Limpopo, 12 in the North
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