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

[Economy]Correct

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

“So we are expecting a small rate hike this week. Not great for the consumer sector at all.”

Meryl Peck · 702 · The Money Show · 21 Sept 2026

The verdict· graded 24 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%. (Corrected by the desk: the original verdict rested on an undated passage saying the rate was left at 7%, which the Bank's 23 September decision contradicts.)

The claim was that the Bank would raise its policy rate at the 23 September 2026 announcement. A report dated 23 September says it announced a 25 basis-point hike that day, which is the predicted outcome.

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, 18:30702This one
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, 12:48SAfm
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