Consumers must brace for more rate hikes until meaningful inflation decline

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Ina Opperman, The Citizen, 22 November 2022

Consumers must brace for more repo rate hikes until there is a meaningful decline in the inflation rate. Read More

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Farmers bear the brunt of shortage of fertilisers coupled with high costs

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Katlego Legodi, SABC News, 25 November 2022

Farmers continue to bear the brunt of the shortage of fertilisers coupled with high costs. Read More

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SA’s repo rate hiked by 75 basis point

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Devina Haripersad, The Citizen, 24 November 2022

The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has hiked the repo rate by 75 basis points to 7% per year, with effect from 25 November 2022. Read More

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October inflation surprises with another increase

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Devina Haripersad, The Citizen, 23 November 2022

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday confirmed that inflation rose to 7.6% in October. Read More

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SA hails COP27 deal to establish fund to address climate crisis as a milestone

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Nkosikhona Duma, Eyewitness News, 22 November 2022

The agreement to establish a fund to address the climate crisis taken at this year’s United Nations climate change conference has been hailed as a key milestone by the South African delegation. Read More

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Countries adopt hard-fought final agreement at COP27

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Reuters, 20 November 2022

Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters – but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them. Read More

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