
Should South Africa lower its inflation target? Does inflation targeting work? And if so, what should the target be? After surviving yet another week of political turbulence and internecine bickering, South Africa’s increasingly rickety coalition government might be about to face yet another thorny dilemma: the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) push to lower the country’s inflation target to below 3%, from the current band of 3-6%.
Speaking on Monday, 30 June 2025, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago reiterated his argument for a lower inflation target, saying that the current rate undermined the value of the rand and contributed to persistent price increases. The SARB, along…
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