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  "path": "/thought-leader/opinion/2026-03-27-the-april-fuel-cliff-why-south-africas-policy-paralysis-costs-us-more-than-the-middle-east-war/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T12:06:11.000Z",
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    "Opinion",
    "Thought Leader",
    "African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)",
    "Basic Fuel Price (BFP)",
    "brent crude",
    "China",
    "Fuel Levy",
    "Middle East",
    "National Assembly",
    "National Revenue Fund",
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    "post-Covid-19",
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  "textContent": "This breakdown reveals that a significant portion of the fuel price sits within domestic policy control. The government cannot stop a war in the Middle East but it can intervene in the domestic cost structure",
  "title": "The April fuel cliff: Why South Africa’s policy paralysis costs us more than the Middle East war"
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