PumpdaySA fuel prices by zone

Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01

Zone 8A fuel price: R30.24 for 95

Barkly East, Bethulie, Colesberg, De Aar, Edenburg… · Free State, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape

Zone 8A · R per litreFuel price zone 8A8A
95ULPUnleaded 95pump priceR30.24▲ +R3.33
93ULPUnleaded 93pump priceR29.87▲ +R3.12
D50ppmDiesel 50ppmwholesaleR32.78▲ +R3.24
D500ppmDiesel 500ppmwholesaleR31.94▲ +R2.84

Source: DMPR media statement of 5 October 2026. Zone prices = September zone schedule + the national adjustment, until the DMPR zone table appears (Tuesday 6 October). Built 6 October 2026, 02:27 SAST.

What zone 8A pays

Barkly East and its zone 8A neighbours move to R30.24 for 95 on Wednesday 7 October; 93 goes to R29.87.

The coastal benchmark is R29.38 a litre for 95. Zone 8A pays 86 c/l on top of it.

The map of zone 8A

The department lists 20 districts under this code, including Barkly East, Bethulie, Colesberg, De Aar and 16 more, all in Free State, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.

From Jagersfontein it is about 11 km to Fauresmith, a zone 9A district where 95 is 27 c/l dearer.

By provincial standards (Free State: R29.95 to R30.70 over 8 zones), 8A ranks 3.

Tank maths

Wholesale paraffin lands at R24.26 in zone 8A, wholesale 50ppm diesel at R32.78.

R1,512.00 buys 50 litres of 95 in zone 8A; the same tank cost R1,345.50 last month.

Districts in zone 8A

R29.38R31.2395 unleaded, October 2026 · dot = district seat

Zone 8A between the cheapest and the dearest zone

R29R32
  • 1A R29.38
  • 8A R30.24
  • 64C R31.23

95 pump price in October 2026: zone 1A is the floor, zone 64C the ceiling.

Zone 8A20 magisterial districts
DistrictProvinceMap point (GeoNames)
Barkly EastEastern CapeBarkly East
BethulieFree StateBethulie
ColesbergNorthern CapeColesberg
De AarNorthern CapeDe Aar
EdenburgFree StateEdenburg
ElliotEastern CapeKhowa
HanoverNorthern CapeHanover
Herschel (Sterkspruit)Eastern CapeSterkspruit
JagersfonteinFree StateJagersfontein
Lady GreyEastern CapeLady Grey
MaclearEastern CapeMaclear
PhillippolisFree StatePhilippolis
ReddersburgFree StateReddersburg
RichmondNorthern CapeRichmond
RouxvilleFree StateRouxville
SmithfieldFree StateSmithfield
TrompsburgFree StateTrompsburg
VenterstadEastern CapeVenterstad
WepenerFree StateWepener
ZastronFree StateZastron
District names as written on the DMPR zone list (May 2011, the latest the department links).
Zone 8A · monthly95 pump · 50ppm wholesale
From95D50
October 2026 (provisional)R30.24R32.78
September 2026R26.91R29.54
August 2026R25.57R26.39
July 2026R26.09R25.16
June 2026R28.05R28.75