In case you missed it: Hefty April fuel price increase | Winde’s dress code explained | Benni McCarthy’s Kaizer Chiefs dream

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais In the news today, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde’s spokesperson has explained why Winde attended a sitting of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature in cycling pants. Meanwhile, the Central Energy Fund has predicted that motorists will be hit with hefty petrol and diesel increases in April.

Furthermore, Benni McCarthy remains hopeful of one day coaching Kaizer Chiefs. The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal, while hot, humid weather is expected to cause extremely uncomfortable conditions in northeastern regions.Full weather forecast here. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way.

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) predicts motorists will be hit with hefty petrol and diesel increases in April as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. CEF calculates the daily basic fuel price using global oil prices and the rand exchange rate. However, the state energy company doesn’t publish petrol price forecasts.

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Instead, analysts watch the daily over/under-recovery figures to estimate whether prices might rise or fall before the government announces the official monthly changes. Predictionsreleased on Thursday suggest South Africans can expect an increase of R2.41 for petrol 95, R2.28 for petrol 93, and about R4.40-R4.50 for diesel. Election season came early this year as the ANC and the DA have already started throwing mud at each other: this time over a Premier’s dress code.

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