Cape Town - The pump price of petrol will rise by 52 cents a litre (c/l) for all grades, while diesel will increase by a whopping 76c/l, the department of energy announced on Monday.

The main reasons for the spike are the continued upward march of international petroleum prices and the weakening rand/US dollar exchange rate.

Last month, petrol 95 (both ULP & LRP) went up by 88c/l and 93 (both ULP & LRP) increased by 86c/l.