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Cape Town - Provinces in the north of the country are still facing significant fuel supply backlogs as a petroleum workers' strike continues, the energy department and SA Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) said on Friday.
Sapia is doing "everything possible" to ensure continuity of supply, but its members are under pressure as intimidation remains an issue, they said in a joint statement.
"This impacts on the ability of the member companies to move trucks in and out of depots, which in turn makes it difficult to get product to the service stations."
Affected areas in Gauteng include Alrode, Waltloo, Langlaagte, Germiston and Mamelodi. The number of garages facing shortages are changing by the hour.
The wage strike by the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (Ceppwawu), the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa), the South African Chemical Workers Union (Sacwu) and Solidarity is in its fifth day.
Sapia said the strike has not affected the supply of jet fuel, and therefore commercial airlines are not affected.
The majority union in the petroleum sector is hindering attempts to end the strike affecting fuel deliveries, Sapia also said.
Ceppwawu has indicated it is only prepared to continue talks on Monday, Sapia executive director Avhapfani Tshifularo said.
The other three unions, Solidarity, Sacwu and the Giwusa, had all agreed to meet industry representatives and an independent negotiator on Saturday.
"The original meeting, scheduled for July 16 (Saturday), has now been aborted, and the impact of resuming negotiations on July 18 will potentially mean that the strike will be protracted beyond that day, causing further delays on supply of fuel to regions," Tshifularo said.
Sapia is doing "everything possible" to ensure continuity of supply, but its members are under pressure as intimidation remains an issue, they said in a joint statement.
"This impacts on the ability of the member companies to move trucks in and out of depots, which in turn makes it difficult to get product to the service stations."
Affected areas in Gauteng include Alrode, Waltloo, Langlaagte, Germiston and Mamelodi. The number of garages facing shortages are changing by the hour.
The wage strike by the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (Ceppwawu), the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (Giwusa), the South African Chemical Workers Union (Sacwu) and Solidarity is in its fifth day.
Sapia said the strike has not affected the supply of jet fuel, and therefore commercial airlines are not affected.
The majority union in the petroleum sector is hindering attempts to end the strike affecting fuel deliveries, Sapia also said.
Ceppwawu has indicated it is only prepared to continue talks on Monday, Sapia executive director Avhapfani Tshifularo said.
The other three unions, Solidarity, Sacwu and the Giwusa, had all agreed to meet industry representatives and an independent negotiator on Saturday.
"The original meeting, scheduled for July 16 (Saturday), has now been aborted, and the impact of resuming negotiations on July 18 will potentially mean that the strike will be protracted beyond that day, causing further delays on supply of fuel to regions," Tshifularo said.
