Motorists were glad when Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe announced a drop of 12 cents per litre in the price of petrol.
However, the price of diesel will increase sharply (a 92 cents-increase per litre on 50ppm and a 98 cents on 500ppm).
According to IOL, the reason for this is the ‘lower [diesel] exports from Russia’.
The new fuel prices are as follows (as of 4 May):
Inland:
Petrol 93 octane: R21.51per litre
Petrol 95 octane: R21.84 per litre
Diesel: R21.93 per litre
Coastal:
Petrol 93 octane: R20.99 per litre
Petrol 95 octane: R21.12 per litre
Diesel: R21.31 per litre
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