ETHEKWINI BLUES Promises, potholes and a R71bn budget — can Mayor Xaba Fix Durban? 6 min 4 By Greg Ardé
MUNICIPAL POLITICS Promises of increased accountability as Nelson Mandela Bay passes budget 5 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
BEEF BURDEN CPI steady at 2.8% in May, but sizzling meat prices heat up food inflation 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Stars are aligned for a rate cut on Thursday, and why not make it 50 basis points? 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
CPI SLOWDOWN South Africa's consumer inflation brakes to almost five-year low of 2.7% in March 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MOVES Sarb holds rates steady in face of escalating uncertainty and trade tensions 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
CPI SLOWS SA inflation brakes to more than four-year annual low of 2.8% – rate cut likely 3 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE South African Reserve Bank cuts repo rate: a promising shift towards lower inflation ahead 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
RAMPANT RAND SA markets rally as risk outlook improves markedly, but fundamentals remain lacking 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM SA consumer confidence rises to 5-year high fuelled by two-pot shot, rate cut hopes 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa PMI sinks back into negative territory in August as economy stays stuck in low gear 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY SA Reserve Bank governor warns about ‘complacency’ setting in while inflation slows 3 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
SOUTH AFRICA Relief in sight as annual consumer inflation slows to three-year low of 4.6% in July, rate cut looms 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
COST OF LIVING ANALYSIS SA CPI unchanged at 5.2% in May, but rising rand raises hopes for falling inflation 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MPC holds rates steady – Kganyago says Reserve Bank will do the ‘heavy lifting’ if fiscal front worsens 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
INFLATION RELIEF CPI slows in April to 5.2% y/y, but no South African rate cut expected before late 2024 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Rand brushes off costly election jitters to soar to 10-month high against dollar 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
CPI AND RETAIL SA food inflation slows to 3-1/2 year low but respite likely short-lived 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ANALYSIS IMF warns that global inflation risks remain, cuts SA’s GDP 2024 growth forecast to 0.9% 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MPC holds rates steady as midpoint of central bank’s inflation target remains elusive 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
LOADED FOR BEAR With Kganyago’s third term clinched, SA Reserve Bank will remain island of policy stability 5 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
