Mixed fuel price adjustments announced for Wednesday
Zuko Komisa
- 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 October 1, 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, October 1, 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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