South Africa’s official petrol and diesel prices will reach record highs in the fuel-price

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South Africa’s official petrol and diesel prices will reach record highs in the fuel-price adjustment effective on 7 October 2026.

“Come Wednesday morning, we're going to be waking up to record high prices of fuel”

Bridget Mussink · SAfm · The Full Circle · 05 Oct 2026

The verdict· graded 06 Oct

South Africa’s petrol and diesel prices reached record highs in the 7 October 2026 fuel-price adjustment.

The 2026-10-05 reports say motorists were facing record-high fuel prices from Wednesday, and that petrol and diesel would hit new records that week. The government notice also sets the adjustment effective 7 October 2026, matching the claim’s date and outcome.

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Reader poll: 100% said yes · 1 vote

The event so far

5 predictions from 2 stations

Fri 25 Sep, 15:12702
South Africa's regulated fuel price will increase by R3 per litre in October 2026.
John Perlman
Correct
Thu 1 Oct, 05:23SAfm
South Africa’s regulated petrol and diesel prices will each increase by approximately R2.50 per litre in the fuel-price adjustment announced on 7 October 2026.
Matthew Parks
Incorrect
Sun 4 Oct, 23:02702
South Africa’s official fuel-price adjustment on 7 October 2026 will increase both grades of petrol by R3 per litre and push diesel above R33 per litre.
Frederick Mitchell
Incorrect
Mon 5 Oct, 13:16SAfmThis one
South Africa’s official petrol and diesel prices will reach record highs in the fuel-price adjustment effective on 7 October 2026.
Bridget Mussink
Correct
Wed 7 Oct, 03:40702
South Africa's retail diesel price will be R33 per litre and its retail petrol price will be R30 per litre by 14 October 2026.
Johan Gross
Correct

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