What a fuel increase actually does to your budget
Your tank, your taxi fare and your groceries respond to a fuel increase very differently. The numbers on all three, and which one is actually your problem.
Cost of Living
Inflation, fuel prices, grocery specials and stretching your rand further.
How interest rate changes affect what you pay in South Africa
Repo, prime and your instalment: which debts move when the Reserve Bank changes rates, how much a quarter-point actually costs, and what to do either way.
The repo rate went up and so did petrol: what September actually costs you
Petrol up R1.34 a litre, diesel up over R3, and the repo rate raised to 7.25%. What the combined hit looks like on a real household budget, and the four things that actually help.