South African motorists can expect to pay more for fuel as yet another fuel price increase is on the horizon this March.
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According to the Department of Energy‘s unaudited mid-month data, unleaded petrol 93 is expected to increase by R1.24 and unleaded petrol 95 will get an R1.18 increment.
Diesel could go up by 37 cents per litre. The fuel increase has been influenced by the rand’s weakening against the US Dollar since late later year.
Fuel Prices in South Africa:
Fuel Type | Feb 23 Inland | Feb 23 Coast | March 23 Forecast (Inland) | March 23 Forecast (Coast) |
Petrol Unleaded 93 | R21.38 | R20.73 | R22.62 | R21.97 |
Petrol Unleaded 95 | R21.68 | R21.03 | R22.86 | R22.21 |
Diesel 0.05% (wholesale) | R21.32 | R20.67 | R21.68 | R21.03 |
Diesel 0.005% (wholesale) | R21.42 | R20.78 | R21.79 | R21.15 |
Fuel price data courtesy of the department of mineral resources and energy.
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