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Amidst global trade tensions and policy uncertainty, it is a relief for South Africans to hear that fuel prices will across the board drop by midnight on Tuesday, 2 September 2025.
Gwede Mantashe, the Minister for Mineral Resources and Petroleum announced on Monday that fuel prices will decrease. This comes after Brent Crude oil prices decreased from 69.06 US Dollars (USD) to 67.01 USD during the period under review. The main contributing factors are increasing production by OPEC+ and non-OPEC producers, slower global economic growth outlook as well as uncertain trade tariffs.
The global fuel market seemed favourable during the period under review as the average international prices of all petroleum products decreased in line with the decrease in crude oil prices. This led to lower contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices (BFP) of petrol by 1.88 cents per litre (c/l), diesel by 54.35 c/l and illuminating paraffin by 35.54 c/l, respectively. The prices of Propane and Butane also decreased during the period under review.
The Rand also performed firmer against the USD, it appreciated from 17.76 to 17.73 Rand per USD during the period under review when compared to the previous one. The department says this cushioned the prices by close to 2.00 cents per litre on all products.
The department said the Maximum Refinery Gate Price (MRGP) and the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of LPGas that is imported through the Port of Saldanha Bay will be R13 490.04 and R33.79 respectively, effective from the 3rd of September 2025.
Based on current local and international factors, the fuel prices for September 2025 will be adjusted as follows:
- Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): Four cents per litre (4.00 c/l) decrease.
- Petrol 95 (ULP &LRP): Four cents per litre (4.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): Fifty-six cents per litre (56.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): Fifty-seven cents per litre (57.00 c/l) decrease.
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): Thirty-seven cents per litre (37.00 c/l) decrease.
- SMNRP for IP: Forty-nine cents per litre (49.00 c/l) decrease.
- Maximum Retail Price of LPGas: One hundred and thirty-two cents per kilogram (132.00 c/kg) decrease and one hundred and fifty-one cents per kilogram (151.00 c/kg) decrease in the Western Cape.
