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South Africans could face rising living and borrowing costs after inflation accelerated to 4% in April, with economists warning that fuel-driven global price shocks — not domestic demand — are complicating the South African Reserve Bank’s interest rate outlook
APRIL INFLATION SOUTH AFRICA

Consumers face double blow as inflation rises and rate fears return

South Africans could face rising living and borrowing costs after inflation accelerated to 4% in April, with economists warning that fuel-driven global price shocks — not…

  • Hasina Kathrada
4 min read
Annual consumer inflation was unchanged at 3.2% in February at 3.2%, with increases registered in housing and utilities, food and alcoholic beverages and restaurants and accommodation offset by decreases in the services sector, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
BUSINESS

Food inflation hits 14-year low in November

Annual consumer inflation edged up slightly to 2.9% from 2.8% in October

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
South Africa’s economy expanded by a marginal 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025
AGRICULTURE AND DROUGHT

South Africa’s economy shrinks by 0.3% in the third quarter

Economists incorrectly predicted a slight uptick in GDP

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
File photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G
CONSUMER INFLATION AUGUST 2024

Inflation dips to 4.4% in August, fuelling hopes for interest rate cut

Inflation slowed for a third consecutive month, to the lowest it has been since April 2021.

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read