Abashayeli bangase babhekane nokunye ukunyuka okukhulu kwamanani kaphethiloli ngoMeyi, kulandela ukwanda okukhulu okwenzeke ngesonto eledlule. Lokhu kukhuphuka kudale ukuthi abantu abaningi bagcwale eziteshini zikaphethiloli ngenxa yokwesaba ukunyuka okwengeziwe.

Ngokwedatha yakamuva yango-April 6 evela ku-Central Energy Fund (CEF), amanani kadizili angakhuphuka ngaphezu kuka-R13 ilitha ngayinye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izibalo ze-CEF zikhombisa ukuthi uphethiloli nawo ungakhuphuka ngaphezu kuka-R4.30 ilitha, okuzofaka ingcindezi enkulu kubantu nasemabhizinisini.

Idatha ikhombisa ukuthi ukungalingani kwamanani (under-recovery) kaphethiloli sekufinyelele phakathi kuka-R4.30 no-R4.70 ilitha, kanti kudizili sekukhuphuke kuya cishe ku-R13.07 kuya ku-R13.13 ilitha. Kanti ipharafini yokukhanyisa nayo ikhombisa ukwanda okukhulu okungaba ngu-R10.70 ilitha.
Ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, uMnyango Wezokumbiwa Kwamaminerali Namandla umemezele isaphulelo sesikhashana sika-R3 kumthetho wentela kaphethiloli ngo-April. Uma lesi saphulelo singaqhubeki ngoMeyi, singasiza ukwehlisa kancane lokhu kunyuka okukhulu okungenzeka.

Ngokwezibikezelo zamanje, ngaphandle kwezinguquko ezengeziwe, amanani angase abe kanje:
โข Uphethiloli ongu-93 unleaded ungafinyelela ku-R30.35 ilitha.
โข Uphethiloli ongu-95 unleaded ungaba cishe ku-R31.06 ilitha.
โข Intengo kadizili (0.05% / 500 ppm) ingakhuphuka ifinyelele ku-R41.97 ilitha.
โข Udizili (0.005% / 50 ppm) ungafinyelela ku-R42.24 ilitha.
