Thursday 14 July 2022

Must Read: The young South African whose turning plastic into petrol. Could this be the answer to rising fuel costs?

Sibusiso Shabangu discovered an alternative to petrol three years ago when he cooked plastic that rendered into fuel. 

Given the rocketing fuel prices influenced by the war between Russia and Ukraine, many people have found themselves scrambling to save any and all pennies.


Sibusiso's genius invention trended in 2019 when the innovative young man and his invention were thrust into the spotlight.

Many peeps on Facebook rallied behind Sibusiso's fuel invention. Some showed concern that his idea would be stolen or that he would be bought out by company giants. 

Other peeps who had been following Sibusiso's story since it broke out in 2019 wondered what became of him.