Oil-shock inflation expectations have jumped even as fuel prices ease, putting the SARB’s July rate call on a knife edge

Joburg’s tariff increases gravely undermine the Bank’s efforts to rein in inflation, and compound the misery of higher interest rates

South Africans can look forward to another year of rates relief – albeit at a stop-start pace

The finance minister made clear that lowering the inflation target to 3% was his call, in a move that could reset monetary policy for a generation

SARB deputy governor Fundi Tshazibana explains why the MPC pushed for a 3% inflation target now – anchoring expectations even as Treasury pushes back

The Reserve Bank seeks a lower inflation target, but weak research, rising costs and flawed data stand in the way. Swift government reforms are key