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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is blocking the Road Accident Fund’s bid to raise the fuel levy by 75 cents to R3 a litre. With fuel above R30, she says motorists can’t carry the burden. The fund faces liabilities exceeding assets by R439.5 billion, and has spent nearly R30 million on 16 suspended executives while accident victims go unpaid.

In other local news, a suspect found with an item belonging to murdered Kempton Park runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo appeared in court today on a charge of stolen property. Her body was discovered behind a hotel after she went missing on 9 September. Police have found 12 women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni. Three identities are still unknown and no link has been confirmed.

On the global front, oil prices dropped after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Prices slid more than 1%, reversing a spike from Saturday’s Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia that killed at least 12 at Riyadh’s airport.

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