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Reserve Bank likely to leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday
Business
/ 26 May 2025

Reserve Bank likely to leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday

Despite the global environment becoming less tense since the March meeting, the central bank will remain cautious, economists say

By Aarti Bhana
Consumer inflation ticks up for third straight month as Stats SA adjusts basket
Business
/ 26 February 2025

Consumer inflation ticks up for third straight month as Stats SA adjusts basket

The South African Reserve Bank has warned of an upside risk to the inflation outlook

By MG Reporter
Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 7.5%
Business
/ 30 January 2025

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 7.5%

This was despite the central bank highlighting upside risks to the inflation outlook

By Aarti Bhana
A guide to cryptocurrencies in South Africa: crypto exchanges and regulation explained
Partner Content
/ 5 November 2024

A guide to cryptocurrencies in South Africa: crypto exchanges and regulation explained

Crypto exchanges are like marketplaces for cryptocurrencies, allowing users to buy, sell, trade and store their crypto holdings

By Partner Content
Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 8%
Business
/ 19 September 2024

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 8%

This comes as inflation eased to 4.4% in August, below the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s 3-6% target band

By Aarti Bhana
Reserve Bank widely expected to hold interest rates this week
Business
/ 16 July 2024

Reserve Bank widely expected to hold interest rates this week

Consumer inflation remains sticky above the 4.5% midpoint of the central bank’s target range

By Aarti Bhana
Explainer: How the Reserve Bank decides on interest rates
Business
/ 28 May 2024

Explainer: How the Reserve Bank decides on interest rates

Movements in headline inflation are a key indicator, but decisions are also influenced by central banks around the world, especially the US Federal Reserve

By Aarti Bhana
South Africa rate cuts on hold: What borrowers need to know
Partner Content
/ 20 May 2024

South Africa rate cuts on hold: What borrowers need to know

Some strategies for financial resilience

By Partner Content
Inflation rises sharply in September
Business
/ 18 October 2023

Inflation rises sharply in September

Data released on Wednesday showed that the annual rate accelerated to 5.4%, from a previous reading of 4.8%

By Sarah Smit
Tone-deaf Ramaphosa says citizens must help ease load-shedding
National
/ 31 May 2023

Tone-deaf Ramaphosa says citizens must help ease load-shedding

Switch off lights and appliances when not in use, and reduce the temperature on your geyser, the president said

By Des Erasmus
South Africans can now transfer money instantly via phones
Business
/ 13 March 2023

South Africans can now transfer money instantly via phones

New interbank payment programme PayShap will benefit consumers and small businesses, helping to reduce reliance on cash and boosting safety and convenience

By Anathi Madubela
Markus Jooste asset seizure: ‘NPA asleep on the job’
Article
/ 20 October 2022

Markus Jooste asset seizure: ‘NPA asleep on the job’

Analysts believe it will be easier to build a case against the former Steinhoff CEO on ‘lesser crimes’ instead of complex international investment fraud

By Lyse Comins
‘I am not clear what ill the state bank would try to cure’ – Kganyago
Business
/ 7 October 2021

‘I am not clear what ill the state bank would try to cure’ – Kganyago

The governor of the Reserve Bank asks what role a state bank would play in a country where more than 80% of the population has access to financial services

By Anathi Madubela
Inflation eating into savings after last year’s slew of interest rate cuts
Business
/ 18 August 2021

Inflation eating into savings after last year’s slew of interest rate cuts

Food inflation was unchanged at 6.7% in July, but remained elevated on continued upward pressure from prices for meat and the oils and fats category.

By Tunicia Phillips
South Africa at risk of spillover from international inflation, economists say
Business
/ 27 July 2021

South Africa at risk of spillover from international inflation, economists say

Higher international oil prices, for example, could affect local transport costs through second-round effects

By Tunicia Phillips
Savings rise amid Covid fallout
Business
/ 2 May 2021

Savings rise amid Covid fallout

Low interest rates usually encourage spending, but uncertainty created by the pandemic has driven people to save their cash in hard times

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Khaya Sithole: Board directors are meant to sing for their supper
Opinion
/ 25 March 2021

Khaya Sithole: Board directors are meant to sing for their supper

Current cases make it highly debatable whether those in the boardroom know what they’re doing

By Khaya Sithole
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged
Business
/ 25 March 2021

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged

The South African Reserve Bank cautioned that if it was not for load-shedding, the country’s economy could have been stronger

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Financial sector increases its government debt to 22%
Business
/ 28 February 2021

Financial sector increases its government debt to 22%

The banking sector will be in a vulnerable position if the national treasury does not stabilise its debt

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Repo rate falls to 3.5% — its lowest since 1998
Business
/ 23 July 2020

Repo rate falls to 3.5% — its lowest since 1998

Repo rate drops to 3.5% as Reserve Bank predicts a 7.3% contraction in South Africa’s GDP

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The rate also helps target inflation. The recent inflation rate is at 4.3% — which is well within the central bank’s target of 3% – 6%

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Kganyago: SA banks can hold out against a downgrade
Article
/ 28 March 2019

Kganyago: SA banks can hold out against a downgrade

Should Moody’s downgrade the country, South Africa will fall out of important global government bond indices

By Lynley Donnelly
Another top VBS beneficiary clears the air
Article
/ 16 October 2018

Another top VBS beneficiary clears the air

The Free State Development Corporation was third on the list of those who received large sums of money from the embattled bank

By Sarah Smit
KPMG vows to work with Reserve Bank in wake of damning VBS report
Article
/ 11 October 2018

KPMG vows to work with Reserve Bank in wake of damning VBS report

KPMG executive chairperson Wiseman Nkuhlu says the firm will take stock of the investigation and cooperate with the Reserve Bank

By Khulekani Magubane and Kyle Cowan
New report backs criminal charges against VBS ‘captors’
Article
/ 10 October 2018

New report backs criminal charges against VBS ‘captors’

An explosive report commissioned by the Reserve Bank identifies alleged kingpins in the looting of the beleaguered mutual bank

By Sarah Smit
Reserve Bank: Auditors were part of the VBS Mutual Bank conspiracy
Article
/ 15 August 2018

Reserve Bank: Auditors were part of the VBS Mutual Bank conspiracy

The South African Reserve Bank’s deputy says the bank’s audited financial statements were not reliable

By Lameez Omarjee
Reserve Bank secures guarantees up to R100 000 for VBS retail depositors
Article
/ 5 July 2018

Reserve Bank secures guarantees up to R100 000 for VBS retail depositors

Retail depositors refers to individuals, funeral schemes, burial societies, savings clubs and stokvels

By Lameez Omarjee and Khulekani Magubane
Reserve Bank: No guarantee municipalities will get VBS money back
Article
/ 30 May 2018

Reserve Bank: No guarantee municipalities will get VBS money back

The standing committee on finance held a briefing on progress made on VBS Mutual Bank, since it was placed under curatorship in March

By Lameez Omarjee
SARB confidence in saving VBS declines
Article
/ 29 May 2018

SARB confidence in saving VBS declines

Prudential authority chief Kuben Naidoo says although the probability of saving the bank has fallen, it is not at zero

By Lynley Donnelly
SA interest rates unchanged
Article
/ 24 May 2018

SA interest rates unchanged

The last time SARB cut the repo rate before March was in July 2017, when the MPC reduced the rate by 25 basis points from 7% to 6.75%

By Agency
Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank
Article
/ 1 May 2018

Interest rates likely unchanged until late 2019 – Nedbank

Nedbank Group’s Economic Unit forecasted on Monday that interest rates in South Africa will remain unchanged into late 2019

By Carin Smith
Reserve bank: Banks are free to choose their own auditors
Article
/ 19 April 2018

Reserve bank: Banks are free to choose their own auditors

The SARB on Thursday issued a statement following recent developments at KPMG.

By Lameez Omarjee
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