Some good petrol price news for South Africa's motorists
Both the petrol and diesel prices are set to drop – should market conditions remain the same for the next three weeks.
In recent days the rand has strengthened against the dollar while the brent crude price has dropped – a perfect recipe for good news for motorists.
Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), effective Monday, 11 August. FUEL PRICE CHANGE Petrol 93 decrease of 12 cents Petrol 95 decrease of 6 cents Diesel 0.05% decrease of 10 cents Diesel 0.005% decrease of 12 cents Illuminating Paraffin decrease of 8 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 12 cents is expected for petrol 93 octane motorists and a decrease of six cents for 95 users.
Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something between a 10 and 12 cents per litre decrease.
Finally, illuminating paraffin is expected to drop by eight 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 $66.85 a barrel.
Exchange rate
At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R17.70/$.
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, 2 September 2025.
Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi. INLAND August Petrol 93 R21.51 Petrol 95 R21.59 Diesel 0.05% R20.00 Diesel 0.005% R20.04 Illuminating Paraffin R13.47 COASTAL August Petrol 93 R20.72 Petrol 95 R20.76 Diesel 0.05% R19.17 Diesel 0.005% R19.28 Illuminating Paraffin R12.46
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