South Africa plans to reduce its fuel levy for one month to help ease the impact of rising global oil prices on local petrol and diesel costs.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the levy will be reduced by R3 (about $0.18) per litre for both petrol and diesel, effective Wednesday, 1 April 2026.
Speaking at the South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 31 March, Godongwana added that full details of the measure will be announced at a briefing later in the day. He said:
“I will temporarily be lowering the fuel levy for April by three rand, and then I am still discussing what we can do for the next two months.”
Last week, Namibia’s government announced a temporary 50% cut in fuel levies for at least three months, running until the end of June, to ease the burden on consumers facing rising fuel costs.
The move came after the Ministry of Mines, Industries and Energy confirmed a major fuel price increase set to take effect on 1 April.
Speaking in Windhoek, Minister Modestus Amutse said petrol will rise by N$2.50 per litre, while both diesel variants will increase more sharply, by N$4 per litre.
Meanwhile, it has been a week since the Zimbabwean government pledged to reduce selected, time-bound fuel taxes to help curb inflation and protect consumers from rising fuel costs.
Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare on Tuesday, 24 March, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Zhemu Soda said some fuel levies would be temporarily suspended. However, no action has been taken so far.
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