Here is the official petrol price for April

The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has published the official fuel price adjustments that will take effect on Wednesday, 2 April 2025.

March saw steep declines in global oil prices as markets got rattled by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars, while the rand held firm amid the shocks.

This has translated to a sizeable cut to fuel prices in March—undone only slightly by a hike in taxes.

Prices will be cut by 58 and 72 cents per litre for 93 and 95 petrol, respectively and between 84 and 86 cents per litre for diesel.

The table below outlines the changes:

Local fuel prices are largely driven by two components: international product prices—determined by global oil prices—and the rand/dollar exchange.

Over the review period, the average Brent Crude oil price decreased from $74.89 to $71.04.

The main contributing factors to the lower prices were the continued supply from non-OPEC countries as well as the anticipated increase in supply, though moderate, from OPEC + producers in April 2025.

This led to lower contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin by 66.36 cents per litre (c/l), 80.10 c/l and 72.07 c/l, respectively.

Meanwhile, the rand appreciated, on average, against the dollar from R18.50/$ to R18.30/$ compared to the previous period.

This led to lower contributions to the Basic Fuel Prices of petrol, diesel and Illuminating Paraffin by 11.72 c/l, 12.42 c/l and 12.24 c/l respectively.

Other changes

During his March Budget speech, the Minister of Finance announced that the Fuel Levy on petrol and diesel will remain the same at 396.00 c/l and 384 c/l, respectively, while the Road Accident Fund (RAF) Levy on both petrol and diesel will remain at 218.00 c/l in his Budget Speech on the 12th of March 2025.

However, the carbon fuel levy will increase by 3.00 c/l to 14c/l for petrol and 17c/l for diesel.

Consequently, the fuel levies will increase to 399.00 c/l on petrol and 387.00 c/l on diesel with effect from the 2nd of April 2025.

The slate levy remains unchanged at zero cents per litre in the price structures of petrol and diesel.

Octane differentials between 95 and 93 petrol grades

In line with the Working Rules to determine the Basic Fuels Prices (BFP), the 95 Octane (unleaded) grade is the price-marker grade and the BFP-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 2nd of April 2025

Adjustment to revised road and pipeline transport tariffs

The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has approved the implementation of revised zone differentials into the price structures of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin (IP) with effect from the 2nd of April 2025.

The annual adjustments to the transport tariffs applicable in petrol, diesel and IP price structures will range from an increase of 7.5 c/l in (Magisterial District Pricing Zone 14C) to an increase of 4.2 c/l for petrol and diesel as well as 2.3 c/l for IP (Zone 9C-Gauteng).

The fuel prices schedule for the different zones will be published on Tuesday, the 1st of April 2025.

This is how the price changes will reflect at the pumps (Diesel prices reflect wholesale, pump prices will differ):