Petrol price drop, diesel price hike for August 2025
While the petrol price is set to drop, the diesel price will hit South Africa's motorists harder in the pocket should market conditions remain the same for the next couple of weeks.
Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), effective Monday, 21 July. FUEL PRICE CHANGE Petrol 93 decrease of 28 cents Petrol 95 decrease of 24 cents Diesel 0.05% increase of 66 cents Diesel 0.005% increase of 65 cents Illuminating Paraffin increase of 30 cents
If the market conditions were to remain consistent for the remainder of the month – an unlikely scenario with the rand/dollar exchange rate fluctuating and the oil price ever changing – a decrease of 28 cents is expected for petrol 93 octane motorists and a decrease of 24 cents for 95 users.
Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something between a 65 and 66 cents per litre increase.
Finally, illuminating paraffin is expected to rise by 30 cents in price. FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:
1. The international price of petroleum products, driven mainly by oil prices
2. The rand/dollar exchange rate used in the purchase of these products
Oil price
At the time of publishing the brent crude oil price is $68.85 a barrel.
Exchange rate
At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R17.64/$.
The final overall price changes for both petrol and diesel will be confirmed early next month with the new prices taking effect at midnight on Tuesday, 5 August 2025.
Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi. INLAND July Petrol 93 R21.79 Petrol 95 R21.87 Diesel 0.05% R19.35 Diesel 0.005% R19.41 Illuminating Paraffin R13.16 COASTAL July Petrol 93 R21.00 Petrol 95 R21.04 Diesel 0.05% R18.52 Diesel 0.005% R18.65 Illuminating Paraffin R12.14
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