6 hours Ago By Garrin Lambley
The latest available data shows that more good news now almost certainly lies ahead for South Africa’s motorists next month.Vehicle owners in Mzansi saw a sizeable decrease in the cost of both petrol and diesel earlier in April.However, subsequent to that, Donald Trump’s controversial trade tariffs played havoc with markets around the world.
While the rand weakened significantly in the aftermath of Trump’s announcement, it has strengthened in recent weeks.Over the same period, the brent crude oil price plummeted – which is never a bad thing for fuel prices!Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), effective Tuesday, 29 April.FUELPRICE CHANGEPetrol 93decrease of 19 centsPetrol 95decrease of 20 centsDiesel 0.
05%decrease of 38 centsDiesel 0.005%decrease of 38 centsIlluminating Paraffindecrease of 29 centsIf 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 19 cents is expected for petrol 93 octane motorists and a decrease of 20 cents for 95 users.Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something around a 38 cents per litre decrease.
Finally, illuminating paraffin is expected to drop by 29 cents in price.FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:1. The international price of petroleum products, driven mainly by oil prices2.
The rand/dollar exchange rate used in the purchase of these productsOil priceAt the time of publishing the brent crude oil price is $63.22 a barrel.Exchange rateAt the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R18.
60/$.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, 6 May 2025.Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi.
The current April 2025 petrol and diesel prices (Inland and Coastal):INLANDAprilPetrol 93R21.51Petrol 95R21.62Diesel 0.
05%R19.32Diesel 0.005%R19.
35Illuminating ParaffinR13.35COASTALAprilPetrol 93R20.68Petrol 95R20.
79Diesel 0.05%R18.49Diesel 0.
005%R18.55Illuminating ParaffinR12.33Do you know of any sneaky ways to help save on fuel?Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1Subscribe to The South African website’s newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
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