Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Zone 57A fuel price: R29.98 for 95
Engcobo, Hofmeyer, Indwe, Ingwavuma, Libode… · Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal
57A: the regulated number
Engcobo heads the district list of zone 57A, where 95 is regulated at R29.98 with effect from Wednesday 7 October and 93 at R29.61.
Inland transport explains the difference: 60 c/l more than zone 1A and 27 c/l less than Gauteng compared with Gauteng.
The map of zone 57A
Engcobo, Hofmeyer, Indwe, Ingwavuma and 11 more share this price; the zone groups 15 districts across Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
23 km away, Umtata is billed at zone 6A and pays 14 c/l cheaper for 95.
Inside Eastern Cape the 95 price ranges from R29.38 to R30.24 across 15 zones; zone 57A is the 12-cheapest.
Diesel, gas and a full tank
Bakkie and truck owners should read R32.52 as a floor, not a pump price: it is the regulated wholesale level for 50ppm diesel.
In rand terms the change is R166.50 per 50-litre fill of 95, now R1,499.00 in total.
Districts in zone 57A
| District | Province | Map point (GeoNames) |
|---|---|---|
| Engcobo | Eastern Cape | Ngcobo |
| Hofmeyer | Eastern Cape | Hofmeyr |
| Indwe | Eastern Cape | Indwe |
| Ingwavuma | KwaZulu-Natal | Ingwavuma |
| Libode | Eastern Cape | Libode |
| Maluki (Matatiele) | Eastern Cape | Matatiele |
| Middelburg | Eastern Cape | Middelburg |
| Mount Currie | KwaZulu-Natal | Kokstad |
| Mqanduli | Eastern Cape | Mqanduli |
| Ngotshe | KwaZulu-Natal | Ngotshe |
| Nqueleni | Eastern Cape | Ngqeleni |
| Qumbu | Eastern Cape | Qumbu |
| Tsolo | Eastern Cape | Tsolo |
| Ubombo | KwaZulu-Natal | Ubombo |
| Xhora (Elliotdale) | Eastern Cape | Elliotdale |
| From | 95 | D50 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (provisional) | R29.98 | R32.52 |
| September 2026 | R26.65 | R29.28 |
| August 2026 | R25.31 | R26.13 |
| July 2026 | R25.83 | R24.90 |
| June 2026 | R27.79 | R28.48 |