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Reserve Bank warned it might drive unemployment after hiking rates

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South Africans to pay more on their debt repayments as Sarb hikes interest rates

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Gambling risk hits stokvel savers and retirement funds

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Inflation goes up in August, signalling no short-term relief for households

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I was fined R5m and debarred over R301 in test trades, says Wheatley

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Municipal debt to Eskom could reach R358bn if decisive interventions are not implemented

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