{"id":868622,"date":"2026-08-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=868622"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:47:35","slug":"r13-per-litre-pain-on-the-cards-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/energy\/868622\/r13-per-litre-pain-on-the-cards-for-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"R13 per litre pain on the cards for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While South African motorists will welcome a surprise cut in petrol prices this week<\/strong><\/a>, the September review period has already started, and prospects are bleak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to early data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), looking ahead to next month, motorists are already facing steep under-recoveries in both petrol and diesel prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petrol prices are showing an under-recovery of around R1.00 per litre, while diesel is facing another massive under-recovery of around R5.00 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If carried through to the end of the month, these under recoveries could push petrol prices to almost R6.50 per litre higher than before the US-Iran War, with diesel prices over R13 per litre higher.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final pricing for September will be based on the recovery data from 31 July to 28 August, leaving ample room for changes to still occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the August review period began with a large over-recovery at the start of July, but this disappeared by the end of the month, flattening for petrol and sinking into an under-recovery for diesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the September review period has just started, a similar shift could occur, depending on the broader global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, starting on the back foot means motorists really need good news and positive global developments to reverse the trend. At this stage, this is highly uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the recoveries at the start of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n