Cape Town – The price of petrol will increase by 67c a litre from next Wednesday, while the price of diesel will be 44c a litre more, the Department of Energy said on Sunday. Energy Minister Mamoloko Kubayi said the rand/US dollar exchange rate and the prices of petroleum products in the international markets are the main contributing factors for the September price hike. “The Rand depreciated, on average, against the US dollar during the period under review.” In addition, there was an increase in the crude oil prices coupled with a weaker rand, massive floods caused by the storm […]