The Department of Energy has announced both grades of petrol will increase by just 1 cent per litre in September. Good news for diesel car drivers, both grades of diesel will decrease by 21 cents per litre as of midnight Tuesday 1 September. Illuminating Paraffin decreases by 26 cents, while LP Gas increases by 36 cents per kg.

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Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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