News in South Africa 22nd September: 1. Global central banks high inflation credo: Central banks for the world’s biggest economies have served notice that they will keep interest rates as high as needed to tame inflation, even as two years of unprecedented global policy tightening reaches a peak. The so-called “higher for longer” mantra is […]
News in South Africa 6th October: 1. Water restrictions kicking in: Rand Water has urged residents in Gauteng to implement water-saving strategies to avoid necessitating the move to higher stages of restrictions in the province. Large parts of Gauteng, including the major metropolitan municipalities of the City of Joburg, City of Tshwane and the City […]
News in South Africa 30th March: 1. Easter infection risks and restrictions: While South Africans are gearing up for tighter lockdown restrictions this coming Easter, 50 of 52 districts in the country are not yet showing any signs of increased rates of infection. Two outliers, in Gauteng and Limpopo, have shown slight increases in infections […]
News in South Africa 19th November: 1. Reserve Bank – interest rate decision today: The Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee will announce its interest rate decision later today. Most economists don’t expect a cut. South African interest rates have already been cut by 300 basis points since the start of the year – much more […]
