South Africa’s petrol pump prices in the main inland commercial region of Gauteng will increase by 28 cents or 2,6% a litre next Wednesday, the energy department said on Friday.  

The new price for 95 grade petrol will be 11,23 rand a litre in the Gauteng region, from 10,95 rand in February.

The wholesale diesel price will rise by about 1% to 10,37 rand.

Illuminating paraffin (wholesale) will rise by four cents a litre, and the single maximum national retail price by five cents a litre.

The maximum retail price for LP gas will go up by 36 cents a kilogram.

Government says the increase in international crude oil prices comes as a result of oil supply disruptions in Yemen, Syria, and Sudan.

News that Iran had been intensifying its nuclear enrichment programme escalated tensions between Iran and the West, further pushing up oil prices.

Saudi Arabia’s increase in oil exports by nine million barrels a day replaced the lost crude oil supplies, dampening prices from February 23.

Greece’s second bail-out deal from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund helped to strengthen the rand/dollar exchange rate.

China’s decision to loosen monetary policy to boost economic growth also helped the exchange rate, as this improved prospects for South African exports.

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Mar 2, 2012

Limpopoist

Petrol goes up again

Comes April ,Manyi said like it or not Etoll will be implemented

ANC lead governement really ,speeding up poverty all the way !!!!!!
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Mar 2, 2012

KasiKid

We need a strategy around this fuel issue, we are being ripped off...

We need to boycott these fuel garages one by one, let them work on a loss for some time...
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Mar 2, 2012

MommaC

Thanks to Uncle Pravin !

20c a litre on the fuel levy (supposedly for the upgrades and maintenance of the roads)
8c a litre on the road accident fund (which is being stolen left right and centre)

&^%$#@! thieving *^%#! sons of (*^%&^% daughters of *&^%$#@ hounds
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Mar 2, 2012

McCase

Lord have mercy!
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Mar 2, 2012

BaleliM

Oh Lord, we are going cruising downhill to poverty and we can not stop. Petrol will reah R12, seriously.

MommaC- Lol, love the sensored language.
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Mar 2, 2012

Limpopoist

@KasiKid

FYI

Basic petrol price Should be R6.56c excluding all levies
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Mar 2, 2012

Jaja'sQueen

@Limpopoist
Poverty of the middle and upper class??? Does something like that exist?
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Mar 2, 2012

MommaC

BaleliM

If I wrote out what I was saying, I'd be banned for life :)
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Mar 2, 2012

Patra

@ KasiKid and Limpopoist - I feel you brothers, unfortunately for the fact that parents never protested against 13 year old girls having abortion without concent, we will never ever change the face of poverty in this country.
I am a Proud South African, I will bend over and have a stick shoved up my a$$ whenever the goverment pleases (sic).
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Mar 2, 2012

SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla

Marete!!!
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