Pumps run dry at ‘wedding gift’ fuel station

Petrol station owner claims he was being bullied to sell his business

23 June 2024 - 00:00

A BP filling station on the East Rand, where  about 11,000 motorists a month fill up, has been dry for three weeks after the property it's built on was allegedly given as a wedding gift to a relative of the landowner...

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