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The true sweet spot for technology in SA doesn’t lie in replacing human touchpoints, rather it is optimising real-time intelligence JOHANNESBURG — While local businesses no doubt welcome the significant diesel price relief announced for June 2026, the broader reality of shifting fuel levies and road-freight dependency means that optimising transport costs remains a matter of survival for organisations. As such local businesses have adopted a defensive posture meaning they can’t copy-and-paste global sales strategies. The government reduced the diesel levy relief by R1.50, which meant that R1.96 per litre was added