Fingers crossed on the interest rate

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Thu 21 Sep   Today, the South African Reserve Bank will make a decision on another interest rate hike. Being one of many home and car owners, you can only imagine that my fingers are crossed that Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago and his mates keep the repo rate on hold again. Sarah Smit gave me some comfort [when she reported that analysts]( suggest that despite a rise in inflation in August, the central bank is likely to keep the repo rate the same. Speaking of inflation, the Mail & Guardian has a package of reports on all aspects of food, including prices. It’s something South Africans can relate to when we purchase our groceries. You can read all about it in tomorrow’s paper edition of M&G or check it out on our website. Cool beans! Eyaaz Matwadia | Senior online producer and content analyst [@The_EyaazO]( ADVERTISEMENT [Julius Malema, bodyguard apply for dismissal of firearm discharge case]( The Economic Freedom Fighters leader may also face charges of animal cruelty when he tried to kill a cow, stabbing it repeatedly and twisting the knife [// Read more]( [Actually, Unisa is in good shape, says vice-chancellor]( Professor Puleng LenkaBula lauds the distance learning institution, despite a damning report and battle over it being placed under administration [// Read more]( [The tribunal is also looking into a second complaint by senior counsel Gerrit Pretorius about the way Judge Motata conducted his defence in his drunken driving trial]( [MPs begin process to impeach ‘drunk judge’ Motata]( The portfolio committee on justice will invite the Judicial Service Commission to brief MPs on the process that has led to this point, 15 years after Motata’s conviction for drunk driving [// Read more]( ADVERTISEMENT Recommended Reads [It’s the economy, stupid?]( For all of South Africa’s political bluster, the raw finances of our economy will remain the determining factor of its 2024 elections [// Read more]( [Cape Town in colour: A rediscovery]( A walk through the city centre and two suburbs was an exercise in mindfulness and learning how to be home again [// Read more]( [Retail sales continue downward trend in July]( Retail trade sales decreased for the eighth consecutive month showing that consumers are still cash-strapped [// Read more]( [Mozambique’s offer of 100 megawatts stuck in red tape]( Government processes and disputed debt are delaying the power that Mozambique has offered South Africa [// Read more]( Premium [eThekwini to investigate alleged DA corruption and cover-up]( The City Integrity and Investigation Unit will look into a claim of bribes in the R48 million Chatsworth water project [// Read more]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa