The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has confirmed the petrol price changes that will come into effect across South Africa on Wednesday, 4 June 2025.
Petrol prices in South Africa: Official adjustments from Wednesday, 4 June 2025
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Here’s a look at the official fuel price adjustments for June 2025:
Inland:
| TYPE | PRICE (p/l) | CHANGE |
| Petrol 95 | R21.35 | -R0.05 |
| Petrol 93 | R21.24 | -R0.05 |
| Diesel 0.05%* | R19.89 | -R0.37 |
| Diesel 0.005%* | R18.57 | -R0.37 |
Coastal
| TYPE | PRICE (p/l) | CHANGE |
| Petrol 95 | R20.56 | -R0.05 |
| Petrol 93 | R20.45 | -R0.05 |
| Diesel 0.05%* | R17.90 | -R0.37 |
| Diesel 0.005%* | R17.81 | -R0.37 |
These changes follow a month of overall over-recoveries, driven by a stronger rand and softer international oil product prices.
However, the gains were slightly reduced by the recently announced increase in fuel levies.
Factors impacting fuel prices in June 2025
The drop in fuel prices this month was made possible by several global and domestic developments:
Stronger Rand
The average exchange rate between the rand and the US dollar improved to R18.11 during the review period, compared to R18.83 the previous month.
This helped reduce the cost of importing fuel products into South Africa, lowering the basic fuel price across all categories.
Lower Product Prices for Diesel and Paraffin
While international prices for petrol increased slightly, diesel and illuminating paraffin saw a decrease. This helped offset some of the pressure from other factors and supported the overall price cuts.
Fuel Levy Increase
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an increase to the general fuel levy for the first time in three years.
Starting 4 June 2025, the levy will rise by 16 cents per litre on petrol and 15 cents per litre on diesel.
This increase cut into what could have been a larger drop in prices, especially for petrol.
“This budget proposes an inflation-linked increase to the general fuel levy. For the 2025/26 fiscal year, this is the only new tax proposal that I am announcing,” said the Minister in his Budget Speech.
The Automobile Association responded critically, warning that the increase will drive up the cost of living further:
“This levy adjustment comes at a time when South Africans are already contending with high food prices, elevated interest rates, increased electricity tariffs and persistently high unemployment.”
Pipeline Transport Tariffs Revised in Select Zones
Revised fuel transport tariffs were approved for specific Magisterial District Zones (MDZs) — namely zones 9C, 10C, 11A and 11C. These changes, ranging between 0.1 and 2.6 cents per litre, will affect fuel prices in those regions from 4 June.
Slate Levy Remains at Zero
The slate levy — a charge used to stabilise fuel prices — remains at 0 cents per litre, meaning there is no additional cost added on that front for June.
