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South Africa Faces Petrol Price Shock Expected Next Month | SA News

16 March 2026 by Guest

Next month, South African drivers will have a lot of problems. The Central Energy Fund (CEF) says that the price of petrol will go up by almost R4.00 per liter in April, before the fuel tax increases are added.

The CEF’s market snapshot for the end of the second week of March shows that recoveries are still getting worse.

Prices for diesel are even worse, with an under-recovery of between R6.63 and R6.75 per liter. Prices for petrol are showing an under-recovery of between R3.62 and R3.98 per liter.

People who rely on illuminating paraffin will also be shocked, as the fuel is the least likely to recover, at R8.53 per liter.

These are the levels that are expected to be reached…

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