By BAKANG MOKOTO
23 December 2025- Motorists in Moretele and afar will soon be spoilt for choice on where they need to fill up their gasoline with the commencement of construction of a new filling station, Netfuels, envisaged to open for business in April 2026. The filling station located along Makapanstad main road in Ipeleng Section, Dertig village, will boast the services.
Moretele Local Municipality mayor, Masango George Manyike welcomed the development of Netfuels in Dertig. Manyike said the empowerment, investment and changing the lives of their residents is at his heart.
“We are here as a government, SALGA is here, and SANCO is also here. This means you have our support. We are very happy to choose to invest in Moretele. The filling station has four pumps with diesel and petrol. It has a filling station, a convenience store, a restaurant, a gas depot and a tyre shop.
“Described as not just another filling station, Netfuels is looking to offer customized top-notch products, convenience and be a place where one can fuel up and also connect. Each pump services eight vehicles at a time,” he said.
According to Netfuels CEO, Zola Pato, they avoided going with normal franchise filling stations, as they have limitations. Pato further said franchises do not allow them to tailor-made packages as they would have loved to.
“We wanted to offer the people of Moretele something new and different. Net Fuels is the first of many garages to come. The project is the brainchild of Dertig-born Kenneth Jolimvaba, Johannes Masingi and Radikgati Modise.
“These three gentlemen approached us in 2014 when they saw us building a garage somewhere. However, we only started warming to the idea in 2016. As a former SASOL employee, I had overseen and managed a project with over 200 filling stations,” he said.
Pato added that there was none without challenges. He requested everyone to support them.
“With your support, we will weather anything that may come our way,” said Pato.
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