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Jibar Zaronia. Rawpixel/Currency

The great rate switcheroo about to impact your cash

It’s time to bid Jibar goodbye and welcome Zaronia: the main new rate for South African loans, bonds and derivatives

Fuel relief. Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan/ Pexels/Jan van der wol / Currency collage

Phew! Relief at the fuel pumps, but rate risks linger 

Godongwana’s fuel relief buys policymakers breathing room, but economists warn the inflation risk isn’t gone – just deferred

Iran trades. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Smart trade for the Gulf meltdown: don’t look 

Local analysts and fund managers share how to navigate markets after the Middle East war drove the JSE 5.5% lower

Joburg property market rebound. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Is Joburg’s property market on the mend? 

A dramatic drop in the number of properties on offer may finally herald a change in Joburg’s long property recession

Rand Club. Supplied

BEST OF 2025: Greedy politicians killing the Rand Club 

The club has been slapped with an astonishing valuation – and a utility bill of nearly R1m – that threatens to finally destroy the 138-year-old institution

Joburg bills. Rawpixel/Currency collage

How my R58k CoJ rates bill became … R41

The City of Joburg’s billing crisis is alive and well. But a recent helpathon shows that it can be fixed when officials try

Home for sale. Municipal rates. Rawpixel/Pexels-humanistagram/Currency collage

Municipal valuations: why it’s time for a rethink 

Joburg needs a different algorithm for calculating valuations to better reflect actual market conditions, or resentment towards rates will intensify

Lesetja Kganyago. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Kganyago sets his inflation anchor at 3%

The SARB has lowered its inflation target to 3% as it cut rates to a three-year low, a shift that could cut ultimately save Treasury billions

Municipal valuations. Picture: currency

Gatvol with your municipal valuation? Try this  

Three friends have developed an online tool to help you object to your municipal valuation – and save thousands in the process