South Africa, by contrast to the US, only experienced 0.50% worth of rate cuts last year – taking the overnight repo rate from 8.25% to 7.75%. What is unusual about current SA inflation ...

The MPC announced its decision to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points, much to the relief of South Africans.

While everyone is focusing on how a 17% VAT will cause price pain in South Africa, there are wider, and harsher implications ...

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

Economists predicted in November already that the inflation rate would start increasing again due to various factors.

Despite the latest inflation figures showing an increase, it still remains at the bottom end of the SARB’s target range.

As inflation is expected to increase more towards the end of the year, economists believe there is room for one more repo ...

The South African Reserve Bank's (SARB's) monetary policy committee (MPC) met for the first time in 2025 on Thursday.

South African inflation edged up in January in the first release since the statistics agency updated its consumer price basket, but the headline rate remains near the bottom of the central bank's ...