In an official announcement, it has been confirmed that South Africans will once again face an increase in fuel prices, effective from Wednesday, 4 October 2023.
This comes as Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, revealed the adjustments encompassing all grades of fuel, illuminating paraffin, and gas.
For the month of October 2023, the fuel price adjustments will be as follows:
- Petrol 93 will increase by R1,08 per litre
- Petrol 95 will increase by R1,14 per litre
- Diesel 0.05% sulphur will increase by R1,96 per litre
- Diesel 0.005% sulphur will go up by R1,93.70 per litre
- Illuminating Paraffin will increase by R1,51 per litre
- The Single Maximum National Retail price for illuminating paraffin will increase by R2,02 per litre
- Maximum retail price for LP Gas will increase by R2,50 per kilogram
“The department believes that exploration and development of national oil and gas reserves could help moderate the impact of high prices in the long term,” stated Mantashe.
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We cannot keep up with these fuel prices now everything goes up