SARB interest rates monetary policy 2026
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Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025
Moody’s has confirmed that South Africa’s government debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in 2025 and will decline to 84.9% by 2028 as fiscal consolidation holds, while backing the government and SARB’s measured response to the…
SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock
South Africa’s diesel price surged R6.19 per litre from May 6, pushing both grades past R32 for the first time in history, while petrol rose R3.27.…
SA manufacturing bounces to 52.6 but rally in doubt
South Africa’s Absa PMI rebounded to 52.6 in April 2026 from 49.0 in March, returning to expansion for the first time since September 2025. Absa…
Gold at $4,550 splits Africa’s macro story in two
Gold is trading at $4,550 per ounce today as the Hormuz conflict sustains the safe-haven premium and the US Fed holds rates for a third consecutive…
Kenya CBK ends 10-cut cycle as oil shock bites
Kenya’s CBK held rates at 8.75% on April 8, ending a record 10-consecutive-cut easing cycle as the Iran war pushed oil prices to near $98 per barrel…
SA slashes diesel levy to zero in R17.2bn relief
South Africa’s National Treasury has extended its R3/litre petrol levy cut to June 2 and slashed the diesel general fuel levy to zero from May 6, at…
SA inflation edges to 3.1% before oil shock registers
South Africa’s CPI rose to 3.1% in March 2026, matching economist forecasts, as the Hormuz conflict’s full impact on fuel prices had not yet…