{"id":49013,"date":"2026-02-03T02:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49013"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:37:11","slug":"big-petrol-diesel-prices-cuts-wednesday-heres-how-much-youll-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/big-petrol-diesel-prices-cuts-wednesday-heres-how-much-youll-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Big petrol and diesel prices cuts from Wednesday"},"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<p><h2>Several factors contributed to the decrease in petrol and a decrease in diesel prices.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>South African motorists will pay less for petrol and diesel at the pumps from Wednesday, 4 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The decrease in petrol prices will be welcomed by motorists. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-petrol-and-diesel-prices\">Petrol and diesel prices<\/h2>\n<p>The department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced that both the price of 93-octane and 95-octane petrol will decrease by 65 cents per litre.<\/p>\n<p>The price of diesel (0.05% sulphur) decreases by 50 cents per litre, while diesel with 0.005% sulphur goes down by 57 cents per litre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: No F1 in South Africa in 2027, but a race could still happen this year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, illuminating paraffin will cost 53 cents less per litre, while the price of LP gas increases by 31 cents\/kg.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-much-will-fuel-cost-you\">How much will fuel cost you?<\/h2>\n<p>When the fuel price adjustment kicks in, a litre of 93 unleaded petrol will cost R19.99 per litre, while 95 unleaded will be R19.27 a litre.<\/p>\n<p>The wholesale price of 0.05% (500 PPM) diesel will decrease to R17.91 per litre, and 0.005% (50 PPM) will cost R17.95 a litre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0Cabinet approves bid for SA to host F1 Grand Prix at Kyalami<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reasons-for-petrol-price-drop\">Reasons for petrol price drop<\/h2>\n<p>DMRE spokesperson Robert Maake said that several factors, including international petroleum product prices and the rand-US dollar exchange rate, contributed to the decrease in petrol and diesel prices.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brent-crude-oil-price\">Brent Crude Oil price<\/h3>\n<p>Maake said the average Brent Crude oil price increased from 61.47 US Dollars (USD) to 64.08 \u00a0USD during the period under review.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main contributing factors are the \u00a0geopolitical uncertainty caused by various events relating to Iran, Greenland, \u00a0Kazakhstan and Venezuela that gave rise to a risk premium and the extreme cold weather conditions which disrupted production in the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rand-us-dollar-exchange\">Rand\/US dollar exchange<\/h3>\n<p>He said the Rand appreciated on average, against the US Dollar (from 16.85 to 16.31 \u00a0Rand per USD) during the period under review, when compared to the previous one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis led to lower contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol, diesel and \u00a0Illuminating Paraffin by 28.52 c\/l, 31.62 c\/l and 31.86 c\/l respectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-slate-levy\">Slate levy<\/h3>\n<p>Maake said the cumulative slate amounted to a positive balance of R5.064 billion for petrol and diesel at the end of December 2025. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with the provisions of the Self-Adjusting Slate Levy Mechanism, the slate levy remains unchanged at zero cents per litre (0.00c\/l) in the price structures of petrol and diesel with effect from the 4<sup>th<\/sup> of February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW READ: Ford Ranger XLT \u2018cooled\u2019 down with limited run Chill Grey touches<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/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 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