The mid-month data now suggests that bad news lies ahead for South Africa’s motorists in July 2025.
Vehicle owners in South Africa saw a sizeable decrease in the cost of both petrol and diesel earlier this month and early signs were that there was even more good news ahead next month.
However, that picture radically changed after Israel attacked Iran late last week, which resulted in the brent crude oil price rising.
Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), effective Monday, 16 June.
| FUEL | PRICE CHANGE |
| Petrol 93 | increase of 6 cents |
| Petrol 95 | increase of 9 cents |
| Diesel 0.05% | increase of 10 cents |
| Diesel 0.005% | increase of 12 cents |
| Illuminating Paraffin | increase of 1 cent |
If the market conditions were to remain consistent for the remainder of the month – an unlikely scenario with the rand/dollar exchange rate fluctuating and the oil price ever changing – an increase of 6 cents is expected for petrol 93 octane motorists and an increase of 9 cents for 95 users.
Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something between a 10 and 12 cents per litre increase.
Finally, illuminating paraffin is expected to rise by 1 cent in price.
FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:
1. The international price of petroleum products, driven mainly by oil prices
2. The rand/dollar exchange rate used in the purchase of these products
Oil price
At the time of publishing the brent crude oil price is $74.61 a barrel.
Exchange rate
At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R17.83/$.
The final overall price changes for both petrol and diesel will be confirmed early next month with the new prices taking effect at midnight on Tuesday, 1 July 2025.
Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi.
The current June 2025 petrol and diesel prices (Inland and Coastal):
| INLAND | June |
| Petrol 93 | R21.24 |
| Petrol 95 | R21.35 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R18.53 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R18.57 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R12.49 |
| COASTAL | June |
| Petrol 93 | R20.45 |
| Petrol 95 | R20.56 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R17.70 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R17.81 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R11.47 |
How much do you spend on fuel per month on average?
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