Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Petrol price in Pietermaritzburg: R29.59
Zone 3B · KwaZulu-Natal · also known as PMB, Msunduzi
Pietermaritzburg petrol price, October
Pietermaritzburg motorists pay R29.59 for 95 from Wednesday 7 October and R29.22 for the 93 grade, both set by zone 3B. What decides the price is the magisterial district: Pietermaritzburg, zone 3B, the same code as nearby Lions River and New Hanover.
Coast, Highveld, here
The coast (zone 1A) is 21 c/l cheaper on 95 than Pietermaritzburg. Inland, the Gauteng benchmark is R30.25, so the gap is 66 c/l less than Gauteng.
Around Pietermaritzburg the code changes quickly – Camperdown is zone 2A, 19 km away and 15 c/l cheaper on 95; Richmond is zone 3A, 31 km away and 9 c/l cheaper on 95; Impendle is zone 5B, 51 km away and 14 c/l dearer on 95.
A 50-litre tank
In Pietermaritzburg, 50ppm diesel costs R32.13 at wholesale and 500ppm R31.29. LP gas is capped at R35.08/kg per kg.
Budget R1,479.50 for 50 litres of 95 in Pietermaritzburg; that is R166.50 more than before.
Pietermaritzburg and the zones around it
| District | Zone | km | 95 | vs Pietermaritzburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camperdown | 2A | 19 | 29.44 | −15 c/l |
| Richmond | 3A | 31 | 29.50 | −9 c/l |
| Impendle | 5B | 51 | 29.73 | +14 c/l |
| Inanda | 1A | 52 | 29.38 | −21 c/l |