July's fuel price adjustments kick in at midnight
Motorists can expect a busy time at filling stations across the province this afternoon, as people queue to full their tanks before midnight's fuel price hike.
July's adjustments kick in on Wednesday.
Tomorrow's hike will be the fourth increase this year.
Petrol went up by 82 cents a litre last month, while diesel increased by a whopping 85 and 87 cents.
These motorists have told Newswatch the regular fuel price hikes are becoming too much:
The Energy Department announced at the weekend that the petrol price would increase by 26 cents (93 octane) and 23 cents (95 octane) a litre. Diesel users will be paying 24 or 26 cents a litre more, depending on the grade.
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Energy said at the time that the Rand's weakness against the US Dollar was the main contributing factor behind the latest increase.Tomorrow's hike will be the fourth increase this year.
Petrol went up by 82 cents a litre last month, while diesel increased by a whopping 85 and 87 cents.
These motorists have told Newswatch the regular fuel price hikes are becoming too much:
Meanwhile, some organisations protested against the increases yesterday.
The People Against Petrol Price Increases protested by staging a national switch off between 7am and 8am.
Spokesperson, Visvin Reddy says they have also written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for greater public involvement when it comes to determining the monthly adjustments.
Reddy argues that people are being pushed into poverty because transport costs, for example, go up, but their salaries and wages do not.
The organisation has threatened to intensify its campaign if it does not secure a meeting with Ramaphosa within the next week.
"We cannot have increases imposed upon the people of this country. We are certain that if we sit and talk about this, we can bring fuel prices down to around R8," he said.
The People Against Petrol Price Increases protested by staging a national switch off between 7am and 8am.
Spokesperson, Visvin Reddy says they have also written to President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for greater public involvement when it comes to determining the monthly adjustments.
Reddy argues that people are being pushed into poverty because transport costs, for example, go up, but their salaries and wages do not.
The organisation has threatened to intensify its campaign if it does not secure a meeting with Ramaphosa within the next week.
"We cannot have increases imposed upon the people of this country. We are certain that if we sit and talk about this, we can bring fuel prices down to around R8," he said.