Johannesburg – The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced a drop in fuel prices with effect from Wednesday, 4 February 2026.
South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted monthly, informed by international and local factors.
Based on current local and international factors, the fuel prices for February 2026 will be adjusted as follows:
- Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): Sixty-five cents per litre (65.00 c/l) decrease.
- Petrol 95 (ULP &LRP): Sixty-five cents per litre (65.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): Fifty cents per litre (50.00 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): Fifty-seven cents per litre (57.00 c/l) decrease.
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): Fifty-three cents per litre (53.00 c/l) decrease.
- SMNRP for IP: Seventy cents per litre (70.00 c/l) decrease.
- Maximum Retail Price of LPGas: Thirty-one cents per kilogram (31.00 c/kg) increase and Thirty-six cents per kilogram (36.00 c/kg) increase in the Western Cape.
The fuel prices schedule for the different Magisterial District Zones will be published on Tuesday, the 3rd of February 2026.
