Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Zone 7A fuel price: R29.98 for 95
Albert, Aliwal North, Noupoort, Steynsburg, Wodehouse… · Eastern Cape and Northern Cape
What zone 7A pays
Albert pole signs must read R29.98 for 95 and R29.61 for 93 from Wednesday 7 October, the zone 7A schedule.
Zone 1A is the floor. Here the price sits 60 c/l higher, and 27 c/l less than Gauteng relative to Gauteng’s 9C.
Which districts, which neighbours
The same ceiling applies in Albert, Aliwal North, Noupoort, Steynsburg and 2 more, the 6 districts the list assigns to 7A.
Cross into Elliot – roughly 26 km from Xalanga – and the zone changes to 8A, 26 c/l dearer on 95.
Provincial context for Eastern Cape: 15 codes in use, cheapest 1A at R29.38, dearest 8A at R30.24, and 7A at rank 11.
Other fuels and the tank
LP gas has a maximum retail price by mass, R36.12/kg in this zone, while diesel (R32.52 for 50ppm) is capped only at wholesale.
Budget R1,499.00 for 50 litres of 95. Before this adjustment it was R1,332.50.
Districts in zone 7A
| District | Province | Map point (GeoNames) |
|---|---|---|
| Albert | Eastern Cape | Burgersdorp |
| Aliwal North | Eastern Cape | Aliwal North |
| Noupoort | Northern Cape | Noupoort |
| Steynsburg | Eastern Cape | Steynsburg |
| Wodehouse | Eastern Cape | Dordrecht |
| Xalanga | Eastern Cape | Cala |
| 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 |