/ 27 November 2021

As Reserve Bank eyes inflation, jobs suffer

South African Reserve Bank Rate Decision Splits Analysts
Balancing act: South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago has aimed to keep inflation anchored to 4.5%. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

The central bank has been criticised for hiking interest rates to the detriment of employment

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