The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its 23 September 202

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The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.

“That is indeed my call.”

Davy Ruitt · SAfm · Update at Noon · 23 Sept 2026

The verdict· graded 23 Sept

The South African Reserve Bank announced a 25 basis-point hike in its benchmark repo rate on 23 September 2026, taking it to 7.25%.

The verified passage says the Reserve Bank announced a 25 basis-point hike at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement. That directly matches the prediction that it would raise its policy interest rate on that date.

4 sources

Reader poll: 100% said yes · 1 vote

Who called it

4 predictions from 3 stations · 3 yes, 1 no

Thu 10 Sep, 17:46Power FM
The host
The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Yes
Mon 21 Sep, 18:30702
Meryl Peck
The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at the 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Yes
Mon 21 Sep, 18:55Power FM
A guest
The South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee will not raise its policy interest rate at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
No
Wed 23 Sep, 12:48SAfmThis one
Davy Ruitt
The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Yes

The event so far

6 predictions from 3 stations

Wed 19 Aug, 18:52Power FM
The South African Reserve Bank will keep the repo rate unchanged at 7% at its September 2026 meeting.
Tsiamo Masike
Incorrect
Thu 10 Sep, 17:46Power FMThis one
The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
4 people called this · 3 yes, 1 no
Correct
Fri 18 Sep, 18:30702
The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate by 25 basis points at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Matete Tolare
Correct

A falsifiable call made on live South African radio, extracted from the broadcast transcript and tracked to its outcome against public sources — with its audio receipt. The reader poll is audience sentiment, not odds; there is nothing to wager on. How the prediction desk works