Stats SA says that high beef prices were the main contributor to the 5.1% rise in food prices in the latest inflation print.

The inflation rate only increased by 0.2% in June to 3%, but while this is low enough to support a repo rate cut when the ...

South Africa's consumer inflation rate rose slightly to 3% in June, up from 2.8% in May, driven by rising food and housing ...

The South African rand strengthened on Wednesday as inflation rose only modestly, keeping the central bank on track to ...

While economists anticipate a hold or an interest rate cut in July, they have not ruled out the Reserve Bank changing tack in ...

South Africa’s central bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago signaled confidence that inflation would remain within its target for ...

South Africa's inflation rate edged higher in June, reaching the base of the central bank's target range, but analysts said ...

South African central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago flagged that dollar depreciation because of US tariffs and deflation in ...

South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose to 3.0% year on year in June from 2.8% in May, statistics agency data showed ...

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Despite a slight uptick in South Africa's inflation to 3%, economists predict necessary interest rate cuts, citing a subdued ...

The upper end of South Africa’s target is relatively high by the standards of big developing nations, such as Brazil, which since 2018 has reduced its inflation target from 4.5 per cent to 3 per cent, ...