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South Africa faces record diesel price hike | SA News

Motorists are bracing for what could be the country’s largest single monthly fuel price adjustment on record on Wednesday, with Central Energy Fund (CEF) data for the period ending March 26 showing diesel cost under-recoveries running at more than double the shortfall recorded for petrol grades.

The department of mineral & petroleum resources has yet to announce the official price adjustments scheduled for April 1. However, CEF data released on Friday showed that some distillate grades are more directly exposed to Middle Eastern supply disruptions than others.

The scale of the diesel gap carries broader economic implications because diesel powers South Africa’s freight, mining and…

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