Mantashe announces massive fuel hike: Here’s how much you will pay from Wednesday
The Citizen reports that monthly adjustments are driven by international crude oil prices, import costs, and local factors. South Africa imports both crude oil and finished products at international prices.
The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has announced an adjustment to fuel prices, effective from Wednesday, May 6.
The Citizen reports that South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted monthly, informed by international and local factors. International factors include the fact that South Africa imports both crude oil and finished products at international prices, including import costs such as shipping.
Based on current local and international factors, the fuel prices for May 2026 will be adjusted as follows:
- Petrol 93 and 95 (ULP & LRP): R3.27 per litre increase
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): R6.19 per litre increase
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): R6.19 per litre increase
- Illuminating paraffin (wholesale): R4. 22 per litre increase
- SMNRP for IP: R5.63 per litre increase
- Maximum retail price of LPGas: R5.07 per kg increase in Gauteng and R5.78 per kg increase in the Western Cape
The fuel prices schedule for the different Magisterial District Zones (MDZ) will be published on Tuesday, May 5.
Read the full article in The Citizen here: Here’s how much more you’ll pay for petrol and diesel from Wednesday
