From 7 January, 93-grade unleaded petrol will decrease by 62 cents a litre while 95-grade petrol will cost 66 cents less
It is not only motorists who are hurt by the increases. Everyone needs transport and food prices will rise too
The department of energy has attributed this increase in fuel price to the weakening rand exchange rate.
Ways to cushion the knock-on effects, to protect the poor in particular, must – and can – be found