It is no secret that fuel prices, especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, have left motorists with empty wallets, and knotted stomachs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, localising the effect the fuel price has on surrounding individuals, Ty\u00adgerBurger <\/em>interviewed local non-governmental organisations (NGO\u2019s) including Table View Neighbourhood Watch, Cheryl Lyn\u2019s Rescue Organisation, and Don\u2019s Fresh Produce, bringing the problem closer to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister Gwede Mantashe announced an adjusted fuel price from 1 June, ranging from R23,09 to R24,17 with a possibility of an even further increase in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is the straw that will break the camel\u2019s back,\u201d local NGOs echoed to TygerBurger<\/em>, indicating a hopelessness towards the current stance of the South African economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur volunteers have found it extremely difficult to absorb the extra cost of the many fuel hikes recently,\u201d Laura Outhet, spokesperson of Table View Neighbourhood Watch, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Outhet explained that no portion of the NGO\u2019s fundraising goes towards the volunteers expenses, may it be fuel or personal gear such as reflective gear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTwo of the main objectives of being a volunteer for any neighbourhood watch is being the eyes and ears for your local police station as well as potentially preventing crimes from happening by being visible through patrolling,\u201d Outhet explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The recent fuel price hike makes it extremely difficult for the much needed volunteers to continue patrolling, rather choosing personal expenses above volunteer work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTable View Neighbourhood Watch\u2019s approach to the fuel hikes is to encourage our volunteers to buddy up and share fuel costs, and go on more foot or bike patrols,\u201d Outhet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cheryl Lyn Potgieter, head of Cheryl Lyn\u2019s Rescue Organisation, told TygerBurger<\/span> that the recent fuel price hike is costing the NGO an \u201carm and a leg\u201d, and creating a \u201ccrippling effect\u201d on the organisation\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am driving from Klein Dassenberg to Table View and surrounds every day, which currently costs me R500 every two and a half days,\u201d Potgieter said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This amounts to a staggering R6 000 a month, which makes it very difficult for the NGO, who receives no government funding to assist abused and neglected animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Potgieter indicated that this has been the first time in years the organisation could not afford to pay its vet bill, due to the heightened fuel price, making it increasingly difficult to serve animals in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Potgieter said that the public \u201chave been phenomenal\u201d with donating all sorts of things to the organisation, which made this fuel hike somewhat affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon asking what will happen to the organisation when the fuel price increases even higher in the coming months, Potgieter explained that \u201cshe will still do her job\u201d of serving the community\u2019s abused and neglected animals while relying heavily on the community\u2019s monetary assistance. 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