The newest information means that South Africa’s motorists are in for TERRIBLE petrol and diesel value information in early February 2025.

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As reported by The South African website, automobile homeowners in Mzansi noticed a rise in the price of each petrol and diesel this month.

This was primarily attributable to a mixture of the rand depreciating towards the greenback and the worth of oil persevering with to rise due to ongoing unrest within the Middle East.

In latest days the rand has weakened even additional towards the greenback, suggesting that South Africa’s motorists will likely be greeted by extra dangerous information subsequent month.

Below, the most recent projections as obtained by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), efficient Wednesday, 8 January.

If the market situations have been to stay constant for the rest of the month – an unlikely state of affairs with the rand/greenback trade fee fluctuating and the oil value ever altering – a rise of 69 cents is predicted for petrol 93 octane motorists and a rise of 65 cents for 95 customers.

Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see one thing between a 72 and 73 cents per litre enhance.

Finally, illuminating paraffin is predicted to extend by 55 cents.

FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:

1. The worldwide value of petroleum merchandise, pushed primarily by oil costs

2. The rand/greenback trade fee used within the buy of those merchandise

Oil value

At the time of publishing the brent crude oil value is $76.22 a barrel.

Exchange fee

At the time of publishing the rand/greenback trade fee is R18.93/$.

The closing general value adjustments for each petrol and diesel will likely be confirmed early subsequent month with the brand new costs taking impact at midnight on Tuesday, 4 February 2025.

Go simple on the accelerator till then, Mzansi.

The present January 2025 petrol and diesel costs (Inland and Coastal):