NATIONAL NEWS - Motorists face more hikes in the prices of petrol and diesel from Wednesday 3 November, the department of mineral resources and energy has confirmed.
Both grades of petrol, 93 and 95 will rise by 51cents per litre, while diesel will increase by a whopping R1.43 for 0.05% sulphur and R1.44 per litre for 0.005% sulphur. Paraffin goes up by R1.03.
This means that retail prices of 95 unleaded and 93 unleaded will respectively increase to R22.87 per litre and R22.57 per litre.
The wholesale prices of 0.05% and 0.005% diesel increase to R25.49 per litre and R25.74 per litre respectively.
The Automobile Association is particularly concerned about the diesel price hikes, as increased transport costs for food and manufactured goods.
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