The petrol price‚ already at a record high‚ is set to go up again this week.Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe has announced that the price of 93 octane will increase by 26 cents per litre and 95 octane by 23c/l on Wednesday. One of the main reasons for the hike was a depreciation of the rand against the US dollar during the review period – from R12.51 to R13.29 – which led to a higher contribution to the basic fuel price (BFP) on petrol‚ diesel and illuminating paraffin by 43.21 c/l‚ 44.36 c/l and 44.62 c/l respectively."The rand’s movements were mainly influenced by global factors. The market has started to become worried about the effect that the trade war between the USA and China will have on the global economy‚" Radebe said.The effect of the rand’s depreciation‚ however‚ was cushioned by a decrease in the prices of crude oil as well as in import prices of petroleum products."The average brent crude oil price decreased from $77 to $74 per barrel during the period under review. Th...
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