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Petrol, diesel prices to decrease from Wednesday

Some relief will be felt at the pumps this month when all grades of petrol and diesel record decreases from Wednesday. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced the following price adjustments: • Petrol 93…

ROSA-KAROO LOEWE A fuel tanker overturned at 6.10am today, Wednesday September 25, on the N2 in Ngqushwa, travelling towards Makhanda on Pikoli Pass near the Fish River. Eastern Cape transport department spokesperson Makhanya Komisa said…

AA warns motorists to brace for more fuel price pain in March

South Africans can expect a major increase in fuel prices in March, delivering yet another blow to already embattled consumers. Commenting on mid-month fuel data released by the Central Energy Fund (CEF), the Automobile Association (AA)…

Relief at the pumps

Just two days into the new year, motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps on Wednesday as the price of petrol is set to come down by between 62 and 76 cents a litre. According to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy…

Petrol and diesel prices in for major increases tomorrow

South African motorists have a few hours to fill up before being hit with another round of heavy petrol and diesel price hikes. The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has announced that diesel prices will go up nearly R2/litre at midnight on…

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. File photo.Image: Freddy Mavunda

Eskom has burnt R626m worth of diesel to ‘keep the lights on’ in April

Eskom spent just under R7bn on diesel to run its emergency generation plants in the last financial year and about R3.5bn on independent power producers (IPPs) and generators. And for the past 21 days of April, the new financial year,…

Petrol and diesel price increase on Wednesday

Filling up will be more expensive from Wednesday, the department of minerals and energy has announced. Petrol will increase by R0.05 and diesel by R0.45. The department said the adjustments of fuel prices were informed by international…

Petrol will cost more next month – but it could have been worse: AA

Brace for another petrol price increase‚ but also thank your lucky stars because it could have been much‚ much worse. So said the Automobile Association (AA) on Thursday as it released its fuel price outlook for July. Petrol prices‚ the…