The start of a new month means another round of adjustments to fuel prices. There has been some movement since we published the latest June fuel price predictions. The directions of the petrol and diesel prices haven’t changed, but the figures have slightly. Here is what the Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources wants to charge you for driving around in June.
Official June fuel prices
By now, you probably know what goes into the department’s decision to increase or decrease the country’s prices. The global price of oil is a big contributing factor, as is the average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate.
The conflict in the oil-producing Middle East hasn’t helped, but a tentative ceasefire seems to have settled things for now. Oil dropping to below $100 a barrel, and a resilient rand have both contributed to an over-recovery for diesel and petrol prices in June. This usually means we will see a decrease.
Unfortunately, the National Treasury wants its money back. When the proverbial poo hit the fan in March, it decreased the national fuel levy to compensate for the huge increases. Now that things have settled, it’s time to add 50% of the reduction back to fuel prices. While the reduction in diesel is large enough to swallow this particular increase, petrol drivers aren’t as lucky.
From 00:01 on the morning of Wednesday, 3 June 2026, petroleum-based fuels will see the following changes:
- Petrol 93: increase of 143 cents per litre (R1.43)
- Petrol 95: increase of 1.43 cents per litre (R1.43)
- Diesel 0.05%: decrease of 325 cents per litre (R3.25)
- Diesel 0.005%: decrease of 262 cents per litre (R2.62)
- Illuminating Paraffin (Wholesale): decrease of 596 cents per litre (R5.96)
- LPGAS: decrease of 17 cents per kilogram (R0.17)
