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What the MPC decision means for South Africans

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South Africa’s Reserve Bank took a cautious approach, opting to hold the repo rate steady at 6.75% on Thursday at its first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2026, despite a surging rand and a benign inflation outlook. FNB Senior Economist Koketso Mano unpacks what this means for South Africans.
29 Jan 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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