{"id":43881,"date":"2025-12-03T07:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=43881"},"modified":"2025-12-03T07:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:19:07","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpetrol-price-spike-hits-south-africans-hard-as-december-costs-climb-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/03\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpetrol-price-spike-hits-south-africans-hard-as-december-costs-climb-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol price spike hits South Africans hard as December costs climb again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5258\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5258\" class=\"wp-image-5258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Petrol-price-spike-hits-South-Africans-hard-as-December-costs.jpg?resize=600%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Petrol-price-spike-hits-South-Africans-hard-as-December-costs.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/petrol-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petrol hike in South Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>December has barely begun, yet motorists are already feeling the sting. South Africa\u2019s latest fuel price increase kicked in today, tightening the squeeze on households just as festive travel ramps up.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on Tuesday by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe, who confirmed a fresh round of adjustments based on both global and domestic market movements.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated that \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s fuel prices are adjusted monthly\u201d according to international oil trends, shipping costs, the rand\/dollar exchange rate and other local factors.<\/p>\n<p>Although crude oil prices dipped slightly during the review period \u2013 from 64.14 USD to 63.54 USD \u2013 the drop wasn\u2019t enough to offset other pressures.<\/p>\n<p>International petrol prices climbed due to lower stock levels heading into the Northern Hemisphere winter, coupled with refinery outages that pushed margins higher.<\/p>\n<p>Added to that were fluctuations in the exchange rate, updates to the slate levy and revised industry margins.<\/p>\n<p>For the latter, the minister approved increases of 3.6 c\/l for petrol and 5.48 c\/l for diesel and illuminating paraffin.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what motorists are paying from December 2025:<\/p>\n<p>Petrol 93 and 95 both rise by 29 cents per litre.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel sees some of the steepest jumps, with 0.05% sulphur up by 65.48 cents per litre and 0.005% sulphur up by 82.48 cents.<\/p>\n<p>Illuminating paraffin increases by 74.48 cents per litre, while the Single Maximum National Retail Price climbs by 99 cents per litre.<\/p>\n<p>LPG users will also feel a mild increase, with prices rising by 24 cents per kilogram nationally and 9 cents per kilogram in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Petrol #price #spike #hits #South #Africans #hard #December #costs #climb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Petrol hike in South Africa December has barely begun, yet motorists are already feeling the sting. 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