The Division of Vitality introduced much-needed smiles to the faces of South Africa’s motorists earlier this week once they confirmed decreases in each the petrol and diesel costs for April.
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It represents the second consecutive month the place costs are set to drop after 4 straight months of will increase.
The Division of Vitality introduced completely different costs decreases for Inland and Coastal areas.
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Gasoline costs had been adjusted as follows:
| FUEL | PRICE CHANGE (INLAND) | PRICE CHANGE (COAST) |
| Petrol 93 | lower of 58 cents | lower of 62 cents |
| Petrol 95 | lower of 72 cents | lower of 76 cents |
| Diesel 0.05% | lower of 84 cents | lower of 88 cents |
| Diesel 0.005% | lower of 86 cents | lower of 90 cents |
| Illuminating Paraffin | lower of 82 cents | lower of 84 cents |
The brand new April 2025 petrol and diesel costs (Inland and Coastal):
| INLAND | March (Previous) | April (new) |
| Petrol 93 | R22.09 | R21.51 |
| Petrol 95 | R22.34 | R21.62 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R20.16 | R19.32 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R20.21 | R19.35 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R14.17 | R13.35 |
| COASTAL | March (outdated) | April (new) |
| Petrol 93 | R21.30 | R20.68 |
| Petrol 95 | R21.55 | R20.79 |
| Diesel 0.05% | R19.37 | R18.49 |
| Diesel 0.005% | R19.45 | R18.55 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R13.17 | R12.33 |
Costs on the coast grew to become comparatively cheaper than the associated fee inland.
However what’s the distinction when it comes to filling the tank (from empty) of a 80 litre Toyota Hilux in Johannesburg and Cape City?
JOHANNESBURG
| Tank | 95 unleaded – R21.62 | 0.05% diesel – R19.32 |
| 80 litres | R1 729.60 | R1 545.60 |
CAPE TOWN
| Tank | 95 unleaded – R20.79 | 0.05% diesel – R18.49 |
| 80 litres | R1 663.20 | R1 479.20 |
Which means it’s R66.40 cheaper to fill a Toyota Hilux with 95 unleaded or 0.05% diesel in Cape City in comparison with Johannesburg.
FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:
1. The worldwide worth of petroleum merchandise, pushed primarily by oil costs
2. The rand/greenback alternate price used within the buy of those merchandise
Oil worth
On the time of publishing the brent crude oil worth is $70.03 a barrel.
Alternate price
On the time of publishing the rand/greenback alternate price is R18.88/$.
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