EDITORIAL | At this rate it’s going to be Black December, never mind Friday
Soaring petrol, food and electricity costs, made worse by load-shedding and rising unemployment ... and now an interest rate hike
24 November 2022 - 22:12
As unemployment rises, Christmas looms and shops gear up for those much-anticipated Black Friday and festive season sales, there could not have been a worse time to announce another interest rate hike...
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