The finance minister still faces difficult trade-offs ahead of delivering the BudgetSpeech next Wednesday, but this time can point to two successes that build legitimacy for his ongoing fiscal consolidation efforts ... .
The SouthAfricanReserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has opted to keep interest rates unchanged at its January meeting, despite encouraging signals in the economy ... Predictability matters ... For now, the message is clear ... PERSONAL FINANCE .
South Africa’s inflation rate is expected to ease in the months ahead after peaking in December, despite ongoing risks from food and administered prices, South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday.
Economists in a separate survey see the six-member panel split over the decision, with four expected to back a hold and two favouring a quarter-point reduction ... .