News & Fuel Estimates

The rising fuel prices are hurting us when we are filling up. Compared to last year March there are not many vehicles around that can be filled up for under a R1 000.00 The fuel price is still climbing every week. While we've seen the fuel price slowly decrease in...

While we await the new budget for the year, there are already warnings about more fuel tax increases. The AA has warned the government against any planned fuel tax increases in its 23 February budget, which it says will be particularly damaging following record-high...

Johan van Zyl, the president of Toyota South Africa has said that the country is not ready for electric cars. He believes that the main reason for this is because of the lack of infrastructure. Van Zyl also believes that due to this, it may take up to 20 years for the...

The transition of cars from being driven by fossil fuels to being powered by electricity is inevitable. It is predicted that 50 percent of new cars sold in 2025 will be electric. Electric vehicles are becoming more popular due to various factors - for instance, the...

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has published the official fuel price adjustments for November, showing a substantial increase in all prices. The new prices will come into effect from Wednesday, 3 November 2021. The Energy Department said that...

South Africa's Cosatu has called for new legislation to help reduce the tax burden on drivers & consumers. The Trade Union Congress of South Africa (TUCSA), is the country's largest trade association federation with an estimated membership of 1.8 million workers....

At the moment we are all very aware of what is happening in our country and the affects it has brought on the fuel price. The unrest driven by former President Jacob Zuma’s following have brought cities to their knees. With our...

How You're Affected by Oil Prices The price of oil is set daily on the commodities market. The price of oil is typically very volatile and can change significantly over short periods of time. If you are an investor in the oil industry, you might be drawn to investing...

Fuel cell vehicles are zero-emission cars that are powered by hydrogen. They combine hydrogen gas and oxygen to make water. And they emit only water vapor and heat as byproducts. Fuel cells have been around since the 1800s, but it wasn't until recently that they...

Illegal fuel trading is rearing its ugly little head and if the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy does not step in with drastic measures to curb this, the future of our Fuel wholesalers looks very bleak. This according to FRA. Chief Executive Reggie Sibiya...

As if COVID has not impacted our economy enough, fuel theft has been on the rise as well and leaves Transnet with a loss valued at R102 million rand over this past year. About 16 billion litres of fuel gets moved through the Transnet pipeline network every year and...

As we are standing at the front door of a new month we have to face yet another fuel increase. The first week of April presents South Africa with a massive fuel hike, indicating that in a single year the petrol price increased by 25%. While Petrol is set to increase...

As we are approaching the festive season a small silver lining presents itself where our fuel prices are concerned. Recent research shows that South Africans are in actual fact paying about 9% less now for fuel than what they did a year ago. This is largely due to the...

Spring is in the air and travelling is slowly opening up. More good news is that a fuel drop is is on the horizon as the AA predicts a price drop. 95 Octane petrol is expected to drop by plus minus 4 cents due to a decrease in the oil prices, with diesel expecting a...

Fuel increases struck again. During the whole COVID pandemic, the decrease in our fuel prices brought some relief to an already struggling economy, just to increase amidst the restrictions being lifted. What we thought to be a silver lining quickly vanished as the...

The dreaded Corona Virus is affecting us in every possible way. However, in all of this, there is one small silver lining as we will be experiencing lower fuel prices due to the global oil prices declining at a rapid pace. The expected Petrol Price decrease is set to...

In his usual fashion, President Trump confounded both his allies and critics by ordering the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani. As news of this event rippled across the world, crude oil prices shot up by a staggering 4% to hit $70 a barrel. The reason for this...

According to the monthly data released by the Central Energy Fund, the South African Automobile Association predicts that going deeper into the year, South Africans should brace for fuel hikes on petroleum products such as paraffin, petrol, and diesel. When the price...