The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, has announced the adjustment of fuel prices that will come into effect from the 1st of July 2026. The adjustments are based on a number of current local and international factors.
Take note of the following changes;
- Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): Two hundred and one cents per litre (201.00 c/l) decrease.
- Petrol 95 (ULP &LRP): One hundred and ninety-six cents per litre (196.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): Three hundred and thirteen point eight cents per litre (313.80 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): Three hundred and fifty-eight point eight cents per litre (358.80 c/l) decrease.
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): Five hundred and twenty-three cents per litre (523.00 c/l) decrease.
- SMNRP for IP: Six hundred and ninety-seven cents per litre (697.00 c/l) decrease.
- Maximum Retail Price of LPGas: Sixteen cents per kilogram (16.00 c/kg) increase and nineteen cents per kilogram (19.00 c/kg) increase in the Western Cape.
The main reasons for the adjustments, according to the Minister, are the crude oil prices, international petroleum product prices, the Rand/US Dollar exchange rate and the implementation of the slate levy.