Red flags over petrol quality in South Africa

• The Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa has called on the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) to implement stricter fuel-quality testing for locally sold petrol.
• The report added that Sasol and Astron Energy found more than 6% N-methylaniline in the product, against a recommended level of around 1.2% allowed by the Fuels Industry Association.
• If this cannot be done during the current financial year, the department becomes responsible for explaining why.