Fuel price increase to take effect at midnight

JOHANNESBURG - The Petroleum and Mineral Resources Department has confirmed that motorists will be digging a little deeper into their pockets from Wednesday.

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Petrol users will see an increase of up 29 cents a litre, and diesel will climb between 65 and 82 cents.

The increase is due to a surge in international refined fuel costs caused by unplanned refinery outages that squeezed supply and pushed up margins.

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