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Petrol, diesel prices set to climb

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced fuel price increases beginning Wednesday. The excerpt lists increases for petrol, diesel, paraffin and LPG, including a different LPG increase in the Western Cape.

Fuel price sign at the OK Coosenhoek petrol station near Vierpolders and Brielle in South Holland, the Netherlands, in 2026. The sign displays diesel at €2.659 per litre and Euro 95 petrol at €2.629 per litre, documenting the high retail fuel prices during this period.
Illustrative image: Fuel price sign at the OK Coosenhoek petrol station near Vierpolders and Brielle in South Holland, the Netherlands, in 2026. The sign displays diesel at €2.659 per litre and Euro 95 petrol at €2.629 per litre, documenting the high retail fuel prices during this period. — YosemiteYamper/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: economy-and-trade, energy-and-resources

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
5/10
Global importance
4/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

The announcement covers several fuel types and includes a regional variation for LPG.

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