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A woman pours petrol at a station.
Consumers are facing a record-breaking fuel price hike, which has forced households to severely tighten their budgets.
Surging global oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East, a weaker rand, and increased local taxes have sparked the fuel price increase.
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says both grades of petrol are up by R3.06 per litre, while both grades of diesel have increased by between R7.37 and R7.51 per litre.
Illuminating paraffin has seen the highest increase on record of R11.67 per litre.
Fuel price increases – A look at different parts of the country:
Meanwhile, some fuel stations have run out of diesel and petrol in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
Motorists say the shortage has left them frustrated, forcing many to drive from one station to another in search of fuel.
The latest adjustments to the fuel price come after government stepped in to cut the general fuel levy for one month, ending on the fifth of next month.
This is expected to cost the fiscus around R6 billion.
Some Mbombela fuel stations run dry:
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