With November in full swing, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has officially published its petrol price adjustments for the month, delivering news that every South African motorist can get excited about. On the morning of Wednesday, 5 November, the country’s fuel prices will be cut across the board.

Following in the footsteps of the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) fuel price predictions throughout October, the DMRE confirmed that petroleum-based fuels will see a rather large cut of R0.51c/l, while diesel motorists face a smaller (but still welcome) cut of R0.20c/l. Illuminating paraffin and LPGAS prices will also be slashed this week.

Everybody wins this November

The DMRE and CEF work in conjunction to track the economic factors that most influence the price of fuel locally, such as the average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate as well as oil prices globally. Despite a sudden surge in oil prices in late October, a strong month for the Rand compared to the Dollar helped to stabilise the ‘over-recovery’ (price cut) in November, though how these prices will fare come December… remains to be seen.

As ever, the DMRE will implement these changes on the first Wednesday of the new month. That’s this coming Wednesday, 5 November, leaving motorists plenty of time to adjust their fuel-filling plans accordingly. The CEF will continue to provide daily snapshots in November to help inform motorists of the price adjustments expected to land this December. Keep an eye on Stuff for the details.

“The average international product prices for Petrol, Diesel decreased whilst Illuminating Paraffin increased during the period under review. The Rand appreciated against the US Dollar during the period under review, on average, when compared to the previous period. The average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate for the period 26 September 2025 to 30 October 2025 was 17.2930 compared to 17.4855 during the previous period. This led to a lower contribution to the Basic Fuel Prices on petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin by 10.597 c/l, 11.703 c/l, 11.531 c/l respectively.”

The Self-Adjusting Slate Levy Mechanism will remain at R0.00c/l throughout November.