The Department of Energy has confirmed both Grades of Petrol will increase by 65 cents per litre from midnght tonight. Diesel will increase by between 54 and 56 cents per litre.

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2 March 2021

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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The Department of Energy has confirmed both Grades of Petrol will increase by 65 cents per litre from midnght tonight. Diesel will increase by between 54 and 56 cents per litre.

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