The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that the fuel hike will take effect from 7 April.
The Automobile Association said increasing international petrol prices were being worsened by a dipping rand/dollar exchange rate.
It's predicting a month-end increase of 56 cents a litre for petrol, 47 cents for diesel while illuminating paraffin is predicted to go up by 41 cents a litre.
The association said the contentious piece of legislation contains a tax, which could see motorists paying an additional R100 fee for every fine that they incur.
The association is forecasting petrol drop of between 14 and 17 cents a litre with diesel set to fall by approximately 20 cents a litre.
The Automobile Association (AA) says motorists should not be penalised for their expired licence discs considering the ongoing challenges at licensing centres countrywide.
Economic instability has pushed fuel prices into drastic retreat, leading to some good news for South Africans who are preparing to enter into a lockdown extension.
The AA said this was due to the low demand for oil as the global economies retreat due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Automobile Association on Friday said fuel prices were expected to decrease due to a steady decline in the international oil price.
The AA based its outlook on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund.
The association has attributed this to a decline in international oil prices.
This is the eighth consecutive hike since the beginning of the year.
The Automobile Association is warning that the price of petrol may rise again next week.
The minister met with the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse and the Automobile Association on Wednesday.
The AA is predicting petrol will increase by at least 10 cents a litre while diesel will go up by about 25 cents a litre.
The AA is predicting a rise of 12 cents in the price of illuminating paraffin and up to 16 cents a litre for diesel.
According to the latest figures, the AA forecast that the price of petrol would increase by about 12 cents a litre, and diesel costs would be down by 16 cents per litre.
