Fuel prices could drive voters to the polls

Economic pressures increase South African households are gearing up to battle renewed pressure from rising everyday costs as they enter the final stretch before the local government elections on 4 November 2026.“The government is using the political tensions between South Africa and the USA as a scapegoat for the increase in the cost of living.”Not anything we have not seen before For many South Africans, the cost of living crisis did not begin in 2026.