SARB Hikes Repo Rate Amid Inflationary Storm
October 1, 2026
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has ratcheted up the financialpressure on already stretched households, hiking the repo rate by 25 basispoints to 7.25% and
* Inflation, rising rates pushing consumers to buy small * Retail slows, increasing chances of recession * Consumers turning to
The rand broke through a psychological level of R16 versus the dollar in morning trade on Wednesday (16 March) amid
Suid-Afrikaners, veral diegene met huisverbande, sal Donderdagmiddag weet of hulle meer vir hul skuld moet opdok as die Reserwebank die
South Africa’s retail sales expanded at a slower rate in January, data showed on Wednesday, as yet another sector of
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Council sticks to Eskom increase The eThekwini Municipality has assured consumers it will limit the electricity tariff hike to the
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Durban – The eThekwini Municipality has assured consumers it will limit the electricity tariff hike to the 9.4% increase granted
‘SA’s economy set to go south with food, rates and power hikes about to slap the poor CONSUMERS should brace
The recent national budget speech was a stark reminder that consumers need to get used to doing with less. They
It was high time that the National Credit Regulator (NCR) acted against reckless credit providers because of the growing role