The monetary authorities' surprise interest rate decision may mean the end of the cutting cycle, economists say.
Following a shocking interest rate decision, Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni says Eskom's 31.1% tariff hike is a threat to inflation.
Millions of debt-ridden South Africans will have to cope with more misfortune, as the authorities hit them with a double dose of bad news.
The local market has been rattled by an unexpected decision on interest rates.
N? minder as 60 dae in sy pos in die Jacob Zuma-era stem party van die land se voorste ekonome saam dat Tito Mboweni, president van die SA Reserwebank, die volgende vyf jaar nog in die pos sal aanbly.