Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Zone 61C fuel price: R30.70 for 95
Mbombela, Barberton, Mapulaneng, Mhala, Nelspruit… · Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Zone 61C at the pump
Mbombela and its zone 61C neighbours move to R30.70 for 95 on Wednesday 7 October; 93 goes to R30.33.
Set next to Gauteng (9C), zone 61C is 45 c/l more than Gauteng; set next to the coast, 132 c/l.
Towns on this code
Count 8 districts here, from Barberton to White River, with Mbombela (Nelspruit), Barberton, Mapulaneng, Mhala among them.
Living near a zone boundary helps: Lydenburg (10C) is 38 km from Pilgrims Rest and 24 c/l cheaper.
Compared only with the rest of Mpumalanga, zone 61C is 6 of 6 on price; 57C undercuts it at R30.12, 61C tops the list at R30.70.
Beyond petrol
Diesel buyers get less protection: only the wholesale price, R33.25 for 50ppm, is fixed for this zone.
Budget R1,535.00 for 50 litres of 95. Before this adjustment it was R1,368.50.
Districts in zone 61C
| District | Province | Map point (GeoNames) |
|---|---|---|
| Barberton | Mpumalanga | Barberton |
| Mapulaneng | Limpopo | Bosbokrand |
| Mhala | Limpopo | Thulamahashe |
| Nelspruit | Mpumalanga | Mbombela |
| Nkomazi (Kamhulshwa) | Mpumalanga | Kamhlushwa |
| Nsikazi (Kangwane) | Mpumalanga | Nsikazi |
| Pilgrims Rest | Mpumalanga | Pilgrim’s Rest |
| White River | Mpumalanga | White River |
| From | 95 | D50 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (provisional) | R30.70 | R33.25 |
| September 2026 | R27.37 | R30.01 |
| August 2026 | R26.03 | R26.86 |
| July 2026 | R26.55 | R25.62 |
| June 2026 | R28.51 | R29.21 |