Johannesburg – The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced a fuel price decrease from Wednesday, 7 January 2026.
Based on current local and international factors, the department said fuel prices for January 2026 will be adjusted as follows:
- Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): Sixty-two cents per litre (62.00 c/l) decrease.
- Petrol 95 (ULP &LRP): Sixty-six cents per litre (66.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): One hundred and thirty-seven cents per litre (137.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): One hundred and fifty cents per litre (150.00 c/l) decrease.
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): One hundred and ten cents per litre (110.00 c/l) decrease.
- SMNRP for IP: One hundred and forty-eight cents per litre (148.00 c/l) decrease.
- Maximum Retail Price of LPGas: Twenty-one cents per kilogram (21.00 c/kg) increase and Twenty-three cents per kilogram (23.00 c/kg) increase in the Western Cape.
The department said the fuel price schedule for the different Magisterial District Zones will be published on Tuesday, 6 January 2026.
