Here’s the not-so-good petrol and diesel price news for December 2025

South African motorists could soon see a price hike at the pumps, with both petrol and diesel prices expected to rise in early December.

That’s certainly not good news ahead of the festive season.

Diesel drivers are projected to be hit harder than their petrol counterparts – should there be no change in the numbers in the coming fortnight.

The projections come from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), which tracks daily fuel price movements and under-recoveries in the local pricing system.

Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the Central Energy Fund (CEF):

If the market conditions were to remain consistent for the remainder of the month – an unlikely scenario with the rand/dollar exchange rate fluctuating and the oil price ever changing – an increase of 16 cents is expected for petrol 93 octane motorists and an increase of 21 cents for 95 users.

Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something between a 69 and 84 cents per litre increase.

Finally, illuminating paraffin is expected to rise by 74 cents in price.

FUEL PRICE IN SOUTH AFRICA IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:

1. The international price of petroleum products, driven mainly by oil prices

2. The rand/dollar exchange rate used in the purchase of these products

Oil price

At the time of publishing the brent crude oil price is $64.45 a barrel.

Exchange rate

At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R17.06/$.

The final overall price changes for both petrol and diesel will be confirmed later in the month with the new prices taking effect at midnight on either Tuesday, 2 December.

Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi.

The current November 2025 petrol and diesel prices (Inland and Coastal):