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- Petrol prices will see a minor increase of 1 to 8 cents per litre, while diesel and illuminating paraffin prices decrease by up to 10 and 11 cents per litre, respectively, starting on 1 October 2025.
- The mixed adjustments follow a month where a strengthening rand was unable to fully counteract a spike in international oil prices due to ongoing geopolitical conflicts.
- Final prices were negatively impacted by the inclusion of a mandated wage increase for forecourt employees, pushing petrol into a slight hike and cutting the diesel decrease.
The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced mixed fuel price adjustments set to take effect on Wednesday, 1 October 2025.
While diesel and paraffin will see cuts, petrol prices are set to slightly increase.
- Petrol 93 to decrease by 5 cents per litre,
- Petrol 95 to increase by 3 cents per litre,
- Diesel 0.05 percent to decrease by 10 cents per litre,
- Diesel 0.005 percent to decrease by 7 cents per litre,
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale) to decrease by 11 cents per litre.
The price changes come despite a resilient rand, which strengthened to around R17.30/$ against the dollar throughout September, helping to initially offset international oil price pressure.
However, the gains were ultimately undercut by a rise in the cost of Brent Crude oil, which averaged slightly higher around $67 a barrel and spiked late in the month due to continued geopolitical risks in the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East conflicts.
Furthermore, the inclusion of forecourt employee wage increases pushed the final figures, resulting in a small hike for petrol and lessening the decrease for diesel.
Overall, the new prices will see a minor 1 to 8 cents per litre increase for petrol grades, an 8 to 10 cents per litre decrease for wholesale diesel, and an 11 cents per litre decrease for illuminating paraffin.
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