The price of all grades of petrol dropped by 11c per litre on Wednesday, in time for the peak holiday driving season.
The price of petrol stays more than R10/litre, but comes down to R10.66 for 95 octane in Gauteng and R10.36 at the coast.
Diesel users, however, will be hit with a punishing hike of between 44c/litre and 47c/litre.
Paraffin prices will rise by 43c/litre and LP Gas by 41c/kg.
The department of energy said that while the international petrol price had come down, that of diesel, paraffin and gas had risen.
A weaker rand also contributed to the hike.