South Africa's finance minister has said that failing to raise the value-added tax rate from May would cause severe harm to ...

With a recession in the United States now seen as a baseline, economists anticipate some drastic interest rate cuts to follow later in the year—with the same possible for South Africa.

Economists at Nedbank say South Africans should not hold out any hope for further interest rate cuts in 2025, with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left with nothing but difficult choices.

Although markets had anticipated further interest rate cuts from major central banks, the SARB now believes the emergence of ...

The South African rand gained ground against a weaker dollar on Friday, but analysts said it remained susceptible to twists ...

REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG, March 20 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand remained on the back foot on Thursday after the country’s central bank left its main interest rate unchanged as ...

Hoewver, Landsdowne Property Group says the South African Reserve Bank’s hawkish stance on interest rates, rising living costs and the upcoming VAT hike could put the brakes on positive momentum in ...

The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank to retain the interest rate at the current level of 7.50% (prime rate at 11%) is disappointing, and a missed opportunity ...

Explore the implications of the South African Reserve Bank's latest repo rate decision and what it means for the economy.

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) interest rate easing cycle is nearing its end after it decided to keep the repo rate unchanged. This was the caution from Absa Corporate and Investment ...

South Africa's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 7.5%, pausing its easing cycle after three consecutive 25 basis point cuts The decision was driven by uncertainty ...