South Africa’s petrol and diesel prices are heading in the right direction this June. After a tragic bout of increases for both petrol and diesel drivers, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has some good news in store. In its latest daily fuel price snapshot (captured 13 May), it teased a drastic R4/l decrease in diesel prices for June.
The day diesel drivers have dreamed about
Compared to the early predictions for June, which foretold a smaller, R2.48/l decrease, it’s a big jump. And with more than half of May left to us, there’s an opportunity for that figure to grow even larger by the time the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) officially adjusts the country’s fuel prices.
See, the CEF, in conjunction with the DMPR, tracks the economic factors that influence the price of fuel. For example, the average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate over any given month, as well as the price of oil internationally. Using this data, it’s able to provide predictive snapshots of the coming fuel price changes.
The DMPR typically adjusts the price of fuel on the first Wednesday of the new month. In this case, that’ll fall on Wednesday, 3 June. With a few weeks to go until that date, the likelihood of prices continuing to go down seems rather high. This may even lead to a petrol price reduction as well, which is currently facing a minor increase.
You can view the current predicted fuel price adjustments below. These are not final and are subject to change.
Here are the petrol and diesel price predictions (so far) for June 2026:
- Petrol 93: increase of 21 cents per litre (R0.21)
- Petrol 95: increase of 25 cents per litre (R0.25)
- Diesel 0.05%: decrease of 417 cents per litre (R4.17)
- Diesel 0.005%: decrease of 330 cents per litre (R3.30)
- Illuminating Paraffin: decrease of 408 cents per litre (R4.08)
