High petrol prices
Zimbabwe increases fuel prices again, but pumps remain dry
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority said a litre of petrol would now cost 7.45 Zimbabwe dollars, up 22% from 6.10 dollars. Diesel now costs 7.19 a litre, a...
From Wednesday, motorists will pay 9 cents more per litre for both grades of petrol, 13 cents more for a litre of diesel and paraffin will cost 8 cents more.
The price of petrol will increase by 54 cents a litre while diesel and illuminating paraffin will cost between 1 cent and 3 cents per litre more respectively on 1 May.
The AA said on Monday a litre of petrol was likely to set you back 56 cents more next month, while its predicting that diesel will decrease by 5 cents.
The Energy Department has announced that prices will remain unchanged for November while there will be a steep increase for diesel which goes up by between 48 and 51 cents.
Industry players in the energy sector have been given the opportunity to comment on this but nothing has been set in stone.
EWN reporter Mia Lindeque explains what the latest petrol price increase means for us. South Africans will need to keep a close eye on their finances because it's about to become a bumpy ride.
From Wednesday morning, a litre of petrol costs up to R17 while diesel costs up to R15 a litre.
From midnight, motorists will pay almost R17 a litre for all both of petrol and diesel will cost around R15.65 cents a litre.
From midnight, petrol will cost up to R1 more a litre while diesel will set you back up to R1,24 cents more a litre.
The DA says ordinary South Africans can no longer be expected to pay the price for reckless economic policies, ailing state-owned entities and a bloated Cabinet.
The association says mid-month unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund indicates a price hike of R1.12 cents per litre.
The Energy Department told Parliament on Tuesday that it would be unwise to give consumers a break from paying fuel levies as a means of reducing the financial impact of the fuel price.
From Wednesday local distance taxi fares will increase by up to R110 while long-distance fares will go up by up to R120.
The Freedom Movement says that putting the Road Accident Fund under independent administration will be a start in tackling the fund’s R160 billion backlog in unpaid claims.