Good news about petrol prices in South Africa

• The government will cut the general fuel levy by R3.00 per litre for diesel and R1.50 per litre for petrol from 4 November 2026 up until 1 December 2026.
• The R10 billion transferred to the Central Energy Fund will be returned to the National Revenue Fund and put into the Contingency Reserve.
• Fuel prices in South Africa have been driven up by the conflict in the Middle East, with petrol up R9.95 and diesel up R14.69 per litre since March.