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Big fuel price rise from Wednesday
The department of mineral and petroleum resources has confirmed that petrol will increase by R3.27 a litre, while diesel will increase by R6.19a litre, depending on the sulphur…
Fuel prices to drop by up to 65 cents a litre from Wednesday
The department of mineral and petroleum resources cited a stronger rand and lower international refined product costs
Huge fuel price cuts on the horizon
South Africa’s long-squeezed motorists might find fresh relief next month as recent datafrom the Central Energy Fund (CEF) data points to meaningful fuel price cuts in February —…
Petrol price to fall by 28 cents from 6 August, diesel to rise
From Wednesday, 95-grade unleaded petrol will cost R21.59 per litre in Gauteng and R20.76 in coastal areas
Luxurious transition: Is the Mazda CX-60 a sign of things to come?
From comfort to luxury, Mazda’s driver-centric engineering has allowed this vehicle to embrace ‘jinba-ittai’
South Africa’s petrol, diesel, paraffin and gas prices to ease from Wednesday
The mineral and petroleum resources department attributed this to a lower average Brent crude oil price and firmer rand during the period under review
Petrol and diesel prices set to rise for third straight month from 1 January
The department of mineral and petroleum resources cited a higher crude oil price and a weaker rand
Ramokgopa celebrates 5-year load-shedding milestone, but warns, ‘we are not out of the woods yet’
Ramokgopa said one of the targets for the financial year 2025 was to improve South Africa’s energy availability factor to 70%
Petrol prices set to decrease by R1.14 from Wednesday
The department of mineral resources says the decrease is the result of lower global crude oil prices and a stronger rand
Eskom’s diesel costs reduced by more than R10 billion
The power utility has achieve 150 consecutive days of without blackouts
Eskom’s desperate measures: Emergency reserves strained as power shortages persist
The improved load-shedding situation over the past month have been aided by solar photovoltaic energy and lower demand
The power’s back on, but at what cost?
We struggle to be convinced that the winter outlook Eskom released, which anticipates stage two load-shedding, will come through
Eskom spends more than half of its quarterly budget on diesel
Critics suggest the utility has caved in to political pressure to keep the lights on at all costs ahead of the 29 May elections
Ramokgopa: Load-shedding helps Eskom not to overspend its diesel budget
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Petrol and diesel prices decrease on Wednesday
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said the drop is due to lower international crude oil prices