Five-month fuel price reprieve may be over

Motorists should brace themselves for a likely increase in fuel prices next month with an expected 14 cents per litre hike in petrol as well as diesel, according to the Automobile Association (AA).

- Liesl Peyper

This will bring an end to a five-month trend of decreasing prices, which has brought much relief to consumers.

Unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund indicates a strong possibility of higher fuel prices because of elevated international product prices and a steady softening of the rand against the dollar.