DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 09 October 2024

Petrol, diesel prices to rise at midnight

JOHANNESBURG - If you want to save a few rand, you should head to your nearest filling station before midnight.

The petrol price will go up by 51 cents a litre for both grades.

Diesel will climb by a whopping R1.43 a litre.

READ: Diesel price hikes hit consumers

Illuminating paraffin will also rise by 77 cents.

This will push the price of diesel -- already reeling from increased demand and limited supply -- to record highs.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy says that higher prices were mainly driven by a weaker rand and increased international oil prices.

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