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Diesel went up R4.96 a litre in May 2026, petrol only R1.85
4.96R per litre Diesel 0.05% (wholesale) · Highest
Diesel and paraffin went up about two and a half times as much as petrol. Their prices had more catching up to do, and a temporary R3.00 cut in the fuel levy applied to petrol only.
From our storiesCape Town Fuel Prices, Week of 6 May 2026: What You Will PayRead the full story →
Method and sources
Each bar is the rand-per-litre increase applied in the May 2026 fuel price adjustment, as printed in the article's own chart. Values are added to the previous month's price, not the price itself.
Petrol 95 (coast): +R1.85.
Petrol 93 (coast): +R1.77.
Diesel 0.05% (wholesale): +R4.96.
Diesel 0.005% (wholesale): +R4.96.
Illuminating Paraffin: +R4.22.
The article describes the figures as projected from Central Energy Fund data through 30 April 2026 for the adjustment effective in May 2026, so the period runs from 1 April to 31 May 2026.
Sources: Central Energy Fund (https://www.cefgroup.co.za/) The link is to the publisher, not the exact table.
Figures as published in our article on Cape Town fuel prices for the week of 6 May 2026 (chart last checked 14 September 2026): Central Energy Fund data through 30 April 2026.
Chart updated · 26 Oct 2026. The observation dates above describe the data, not today’s conditions.
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