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Fuel price increase for April 2026 confirmed

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Just in this afternoon are that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has confirmed that the fuel prices for April 2026 will be adjusted as follows:

- Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): Three Rands and six-cents per litre (R 3.06 per litre) increase.
- Petrol 95 (ULP &LRP): Three Rands and six-cents per litre (R 3.06 per litre) increase.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): Seven Rands and thirty-seven cents per litre (R7.37 per litre) increase.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): Seven Rands and fifty-one cents per litre (R7.51 per litre) increase.
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): Eleven Rands and sixty-seven cents per litre (R11.67 per litre) increase.

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