“Our interest rates are going up, guys. I'm telling you.”
The host · Power FM · POWER Drive · 10 Sept 2026
The verdict· graded 23 Sept
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago this afternoon announced that the prime lending rate would increase by 0.25 percentage points given the upside to inflation.
Reader poll: 100% said yes · 1 vote
Who called it
4 predictions from 3 stations · 3 yes, 1 no
Thu 10 Sep, 17:46Power FMThis one
The host
The South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Mon 21 Sep, 18:30702
Meryl PeckThe South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at the 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Mon 21 Sep, 18:55Power FM
A guestThe South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee will not raise its policy interest rate at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
Wed 23 Sep, 12:48SAfm
Davy RuittThe South African Reserve Bank will raise its policy interest rate at its 23 September 2026 monetary policy announcement.
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
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
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
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