Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Zone 5B fuel price: R29.73 for 95
Estcourt, Impendle, Mooirivier, Msinga, Polela… · KwaZulu-Natal
The 5B price
Estcourt drivers fill up with 95 at R29.73 a litre beginning Wednesday 7 October, with 93 octane at R29.36 under zone 5B.
The coastal benchmark is R29.38 a litre for 95. Zone 5B pays 35 c/l on top of it.
Towns on this code
Count 8 districts here, from Estcourt to Weenen, with Estcourt, Impendle, Mooirivier, Msinga among them.
Zone 5A begins around Kranskop, 23 km from Umvoti. Expect 95 to be 4 c/l cheaper there.
By provincial standards (KwaZulu-Natal: R29.38 to R30.32 over 13 zones), 5B ranks 7.
Diesel, gas and a full tank
Diesel is regulated only at wholesale: R32.28 for 50ppm and R31.43 for 500ppm. Pump prices for diesel are set by each site and sit above those figures.
A 50-litre tank of 95 from empty costs R1,486.50, R166.50 more than under the previous schedule.
Districts in zone 5B
| District | Province | Map point (GeoNames) |
|---|---|---|
| Estcourt | KwaZulu-Natal | Estcourt |
| Impendle | KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle |
| Mooirivier | KwaZulu-Natal | Mooi River |
| Msinga | KwaZulu-Natal | Tugela Ferry |
| Polela | KwaZulu-Natal | Polela |
| Umvoti | KwaZulu-Natal | Umvoti |
| Underberg | KwaZulu-Natal | Underberg |
| Weenen | KwaZulu-Natal | Weenen |
| From | 95 | D50 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (provisional) | R29.73 | R32.28 |
| September 2026 | R26.40 | R29.03 |
| August 2026 | R25.06 | R25.89 |
| July 2026 | R25.58 | R24.65 |
| June 2026 | R27.54 | R28.24 |