SA Fuel Strike Continues

"It has been a mad rush since 3 a.m. (0100 GMT) this morning," said Ashwin Chiba, manager of a filling station in the centre of Johannesburg, one of the few still with fuel.
"Cars have been streaming in here non-stop as people are panicking that they might not have petrol for the weekend."

He added that although fuel companies still had petrol in depots, this could not reach retail outlets because depot workers and fuel tanker drivers had downed tools.
The strike by members of the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) has already shut down one refinery, partially hobbled another and disrupted output at pharmaceutical and packaging companies.