Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Petrol price in Mbombela: R30.70
Zone 61C · Mpumalanga · also known as Mbombela
Mbombela petrol price, October
Petrol in Mbombela: R30.70 for 95, R30.33 for 93. The new zone 61C prices start on Wednesday 7 October. On the department’s zone list the city appears as the Nelspruit district, zone 61C, the same code as nearby White River, Nsikazi and Barberton.
Mbombela versus 1A and 9C
Compared with the coastal benchmark (zone 1A, R29.38), Mbombela pays 132 c/l more for 95. Johannesburg and Pretoria (zone 9C) are 45 c/l cheaper on 95.
The closest districts billed differently are Waterval-Boven is zone 10C, 66 km away and 24 c/l cheaper on 95; Naphuno is zone 63C, 136 km away and 28 c/l dearer on 95; Nebo is zone 11C, 137 km away and the same on 95.
The slip at the till
Diesel drivers in Mbombela should treat R33.25 (50ppm, wholesale) as the base the forecourts mark up from.
Fifty litres of 95 in Mbombela: R1,535.00 now, R1,368.50 under the previous schedule.
Mbombela and the zones around it
| District | Zone | km | 95 | vs Mbombela |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterval-Boven | 10C | 66 | 30.46 | −24 c/l |
| Naphuno | 63C | 136 | 30.98 | +28 c/l |
| Nebo | 11C | 137 | 30.70 | ±0 c/l |
| Ermelo | 8C | 153 | 30.32 | −38 c/l |