/ 3 September 2000

PETROL PRICE GOES UP AGAIN

THE price of petrol will rise by a further six cents a litre – and diesel by 15 cents a litre – from September 6, the Department of Minerals and Energy has announced. The increase follows a surge in international crude oil and petroleum product prices close to their highest level since the 1991 Gulf War and a weakening in the rand against the dollar. Domestic fuel prices have risen by around 70% since February 1999. A litre of petrol in the main Gauteng market will now retail at R3.66 a litre. – Reuters