South Africans face higher fuel prices as of December 4, according to the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. The price of petrol will increase by 17 cents per litre, and diesel will rise by between 55 cents and 56 cents per litre.
Petrol and diesel prices are set to increases from December 4 . File picture: Tumi Pakkies / Independent NewspapersSouth Africans will be hit with higher fuel prices in December, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has confirmed, with price hikes for both petrol and diesel set to come into effect from Wednesday, December 4 .
This means a litre of 95 Unleaded petrol will now cost R20.68 at the coast and R21.47 in the inland regions, where 93 Unleaded will be pegged at R21.15. Although the average international price of Brent Crude oil decreased from $73.28 to $72.70 during the review period that determinedlocal currency depreciated
PETROL PRICE INCREASE DIESEL PRICE INCREASE DECEMBER 4 SOUTH AFRICA MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
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