South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted monthly, informed by international and local factors. International factors include the fact that South Africa imports both crude oil and finished products at a price set at the international level, including importation costs, e.g., shipping costs.The main reasons for the fuel price adjustments are due to:
The average international petroleum prices followed the increasing trend of crude oil prices. This led to higher contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices (BFP) of petrol by 16.93 cents per litre (c/l), diesel by 8.13 c/l and illuminating paraffin by 4.23 c/l. The prices of Propane and Butane remained the same as during the previous period, however the shipping costs were lower.
The Rand appreciated on average, against the US Dollar (USD), (from 17.73 to 17.49 Rand per USD) during the period under review when compared to the previous one. This led to lower contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol by 14.27 c/l, diesel by 15.40 c/l and Illuminating paraffin by 14.79 c/l.
The cumulative slate amounted to a positive balance of R3.72 billion for petrol and diesel of at the end of August 2025. In line with the provisions of the Self-Adjusting Slate Levy Mechanism, the slate levy remains unchanged at zero cents per litre (0.00 c/l) in the price structures of petrol and diesel with effect from the 1st of October 2025.
In line with the Working Rules to determine the Basic Fuels Prices (BFP), the differential between 95 and 93 octanes is adjusted on the first Wednesday of each quarter. The BFP Octane differential has changed during the previous quarter and therefore the retail prices of 95 and 93 petrol octanes will be different in each fuel-pricing zone with effect from the 1st of October 2025.Based on current local and international factors, the fuel prices for October 2025 will be adjusted as follows: