Fuel price drops for January 2019

The official fuel price for South Africa for January 2019 has been confirmed and is effective on 2 January 2019, with a substantial drop across the board.

31 Dec 2018

Fuel price drops for January 2019

Price drops on 2 January are:

Petrol 95 – R1.22
Petrol 93 – R1.23
Diesel 0.05% – R1.54
Diesel 0.005% – R1.56

The new fuel prices in January 2019 will therefore be:

Petrol 95 – R14.01
Petrol 93 – R13.79
Diesel 0.05% – R13.14
Diesel 0.005% – R13.17

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