Zuko Komisa

In the New Year, drivers will pay more for fuel at the pump as fuel prices are set to rise on the 1st of January.
A drop in the price of paraffin is also anticipated to raise the price of LP Gas.
This implies that as of Wednesday, a litre of petrol 95 ULP, which is now priced at R21.47 in Gauteng, will now cost R21.59.
A litre of 95 petrol at the coast will now cost R20.80 a litre starting in January, after it cost R20.68 in December.
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) made this announcement:
“The Rand depreciated on average, against the US Dollar (from 17.93 to 18.11 Rand per USD) during the period under review when compared to the previous one. This led to higher contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol, diesel and Illuminating Paraffin by 10.58 c/l, 11.11 c/l and 10.90 c/l respectively,” said The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR)
The price adjustments for fuel, paraffin and gas are as follows:
- Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): 19c increase.
- Petrol 95 (ULP & LRP): 12c increase.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): 7c increase.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): 10c increase.
- Illuminating paraffin (wholesale): 9c decrease.
- Single Maximum National Retail Price for illuminating paraffin: 13c decrease.
- Maximum LPGas Retail Price: 13c increase.
READ NEXT: Former US president Jimmy Carter dead at 100



