South Africa: DMPR Corrects Diesel Price Adjustment for May
The correction follows a levy miscalculation that cut the diesel increase by 92 cents per litre, while petrol prices stay unchanged.
- On Tuesday, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources corrected its calculation, announcing that wholesale diesel prices will increase by R5.27 per litre rather than the previously stated R6.19 per litre.
- During the May 2026 price calculation, officials erroneously captured the 93 cents per litre fuel levy relief for diesel as 0.93 cents per litre, causing the initial overestimation.
- Petrol prices remain unchanged with a R3.27 hike per litre, while the corrected diesel price takes effect Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at R31.17 per litre.
- This incident marks the latest in a series of administrative errors by the DMPR under Minister Gwede Mantashe, raising concerns about the department's critical role in South Africa's economy.
- Motorists should expect fuel costs to rise in coming months as temporary government tax relief measures are gradually withdrawn, despite the correction providing immediate relief.
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DMPR Corrects Diesel Price Adjustment For May
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has published an Erratum to the diesel price adjustment published on Monday. The price adjustments are effective from today. “During the calculation of fuel prices for May 2026, the additional 93.00 cents per litre reduction in the fuel levy on diesel was erroneously captured as 0.93 cents per litre. “This resulted in a higher increase in the wholesale price of R6.19 per litre instead of R…
The diesel price hike for May gets a minor correction that'll save drivers a few bucks
On Monday, 4 May, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources published the official fuel price adjustments for May. It delivered some pretty bad news all around, though it was the country’s diesel drivers who felt the sting with a R6.19/l increase. Fortunately, the CEF has confirmed an error in its initial calculations and reissued the adjustments with a smaller (but still painful) diesel price hike. We’l…
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