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What you can expect to pay for fuel in June

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 296 words · By Motoring Staff
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What to know about What you can expect to pay for fuel in June

South African motorists could see some relief at the pumps in June, with diesel prices projected to decline sharply despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

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What happened

South African motorists could see some relief at the pumps in June, with diesel prices projected to decline sharply despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

Why it matters

Petrol prices, however, are expected to rise.

Common ground

According to mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), the price of 93-octane petrol is projected to increase by 13c/l, while 95-octane petrol is expected to rise by 19c/l.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “INLAND 95 Petrol: R28.32 (current: R26.63)”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “INLAND 93 Petrol: R28.15 (current: R26.52)”
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Claim 3: “COAST 95 Petrol: R27.45 (current: R25.76)”
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Claim 4: “From June that relief will be reduced by 50%”
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One source (Business Link) mentions that a cut of R1.50 in April/May was halved to 75c/l for June and July, which aligns with a 50% reduction of a specific relief measure, though the phrasing differs slightly from the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — If Godongwana reduces the GFL relief on 7 July, Outa said the fuel price could increase by nearly R2.50 per litre, pushing the price of unleaded 95 to around R26.70 per litre. Chart depicting a breakd…
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/motoring/450356-south-africa-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The government has indicated that it will not alter its position that the initial R1.50 it cut from the GFL in April and May, and which was halved to 75c/s for June and July, will end in August. This …
https://businesslink.co.za/some-relief-expected-at-the-pumps…
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web search NEUTRAL — How to fix blue screen error in windows 11 & windows 10 with error message saying that: “Your Device Ran into a Problem and Needs to be Restart”, "Stop code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvK4jA7b-oU
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Claim 5: “diesel received additional relief of R3.93/l in May”
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The evidence mentions the GFL returning to a normal rate of R3.93/l in August, but does not explicitly confirm an 'additional relief of R3.93/l in May'.
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web search NEUTRAL — This means the GFL returns to its normal rate of R3.93/l in August. “Given this, and based on the current data, the decreases to the prices for petrol and diesel are expected to be around 15c/l and 32…
https://aa.co.za/some-relief-expected-at-the-pumps-in-august…
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web search NEUTRAL — South Africans can expect some relief at the pumps in August based on current unaudited mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), the Automobile Association (AA) says.
https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2022-07-17-possible-fuel-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trucker: EPA takes additional measures to address DEF issues for farmers and truckers. “‘The agency is committed to working with manufacturers to ensure practical, durable solutions that simultane…
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/icymi-administrator-zeldin-…
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Claim 6: “According to mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF), the price of 93-octane petrol is projected to increase by 13c/l”
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One web search result explicitly confirms the projection of a 13c/l increase for 93-octane petrol based on CEF mid-month data. Other search results provide different figures or unrelated information.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 84th Battalion, CEF was a battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The battalion was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 18 June 1916. There, on 30 J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/84th_Battalion,_CEF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CEF may refer to for:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) is an open-source software framework for embedding a Chromium web browser within another application. This enables developers to add web browsing functionality to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_Embedded_Framework
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Claim 7: “0.005% diesel by R1.55/l”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “95-octane petrol is expected to rise by 19c/l”
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One web search result explicitly confirms the projection of a 19c/l increase for 95-octane petrol based on CEF mid-month data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 84th Battalion, CEF was a battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The battalion was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 18 June 1916. There, on 30 J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/84th_Battalion,_CEF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CEF may refer to for:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) is an open-source software framework for embedding a Chromium web browser within another application. This enables developers to add web browsing functionality to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_Embedded_Framework
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Claim 9: “0.05% diesel projected to decrease by R2.44/l”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 10: “0.005% diesel projected to fall by R3.52/l”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence contains unrelated information about operating systems, geometry, and chemistry; no specific data regarding a R3.52/l decrease for 0.005% diesel was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These tables provide a comparison of operating systems, of computer devices, as listing general and technical information for a number of widely used and currently available PC or handheld (including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_operating_system…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Euclidean geometry, an ex-tangential quadrilateral is a convex quadrilateral where the extensions of all four sides are tangent to a circle outside the quadrilateral. It has also been called an exs…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A carbonate fluoride, fluoride carbonate, fluorocarbonate or fluocarbonate is a double salt containing both carbonate and fluoride. The salts are usually insoluble in water, and can have more than one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorocarbonate
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Claim 11: “official June fuel prices set to take effect on June 3”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “COAST Diesel 0.05%: R27.86 (current: R30.30)”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 13: “INLAND Diesel 0.005%: R30.33 (current: R31.88)”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 14: “COAST Diesel 0.005%: R29.07 (current: R30.62)”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 15: “the wholesale price of 0.05% diesel is forecast to decrease by R4.41/l”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated articles about general energy outlooks and WordPress tutorials; no specific data regarding a R4.41/l decrease for 0.05% diesel was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — At the start of July, CEF data on fuel prices suggested that a significant petrol price reduction was in store for South African motorists in August 2024. On 1 July 2024, unleaded 95 and unleaded 93 p…
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/motoring/544749-good-signs-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Crude oil, gasoline, heating oil, diesel, propane, and other liquids including biofuels and natural gas liquids.Comprehensive data summaries, comparisons, analysis, and projections integrated across a…
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/
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web search NEUTRAL — With Formidable Views, you can use your form data to create web applications in WordPress! - https://formidableforms.com/go/viewsSign up for our newsletter f...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmYbQ79wonQ
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Claim 16: “95-octane by R1.69/l”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 17: “INLAND Diesel 0.05%: R28.73 (current: R31.17)”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 18: “Based on current projections, the price of 93-octane petrol will increase by R1.63/l”
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The search results for this claim discuss fuel prices in Malaysia, India, and March 2025 projections, but provide no evidence for a June projection of R1.63/l for 93-octane petrol.
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web search NEUTRAL — When global prices dip, the APM automatically adjusts retail rates to prevent inflationary spirals. In this latest round, the Ministry of Finance confirmed a reduction of RM0.25 for both Ron 95 and Ro…
https://nguyenthikieuquan.com/2026/04/16/malaysiafuel-prices…
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web search NEUTRAL — March Fuel Price Adjustments. The final CEF projections for March 2025, effective Wednesday, March 5, are as follows: Petrol 95: 4-cent decrease per litre (coastal price: R21.62; inland: R22.45).
https://nowinsa.co.za/2025/march-fuel-relief-diesel-prices-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Daily price revision of petrol has begun from 16th June this year. It has been observed that the price rise has happened gradually. As petrol does not fall under GST, the price of it varies across sta…
https://www.goodreturns.in/petrol-price.html
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Claim 19: “the National Treasury and department of mineral and petroleum resources introduced a temporary R3/l reduction in the GFL on petrol and diesel in April”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the National Treasury and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (or Petroleum Resources) introduced a temporary R3/l reduction in the General Fuel Levy (GFL) in April.
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