Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Zone 7C fuel price: R30.12 for 95
Bethlehem, Fouriesburg, Witsieshoek · Free State
7C: the regulated number
Bethlehem pays the same as every other zone 7C district – R30.12 for 95, R29.75 for 93 – in the schedule that starts Wednesday 7 October.
74 c/l of the price exists because the fuel has to travel inland; on the 54-zone ladder that is rung 20.
Towns on this code
Count 3 districts here, from Bethlehem to Witsieshoek, with Bethlehem, Fouriesburg and Witsieshoek among them.
Neighbouring zone 6C starts at Harrismith, about 43 km off, with 95 17 c/l cheaper.
8 zone codes share Free State between them. Ordered by 95, this one is 2; the extremes are R29.95 and R30.70.
Diesel and the monthly bill
The LP gas ceiling here is R36.49/kg. Diesel 50ppm costs R32.66 at wholesale before the retailer’s mark-up.
Fill a 50-litre tank with 95 and you pay R1,506.00, a more of R166.50 on last month.
Districts in zone 7C
| District | Province | Map point (GeoNames) |
|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem | Free State | Bethlehem |
| Fouriesburg | Free State | Fouriesburg |
| Witsieshoek | Free State | Witsieshoek |
| From | 95 | D50 |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (provisional) | R30.12 | R32.66 |
| September 2026 | R26.79 | R29.42 |
| August 2026 | R25.45 | R26.27 |
| July 2026 | R25.97 | R25.04 |
| June 2026 | R27.93 | R28.62 |