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Stagnant salaries: More financial strain as interest rates are expected to rise
South Africans are grappling with rising living costs, stagnant salaries, and increasing debt as economists predict an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank today.
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Stagnant salaries: More financial strain as interest rates are expected to rise
South Africans are grappling with rising living costs, stagnant salaries, and increasing debt as economists predict an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank today.
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Interest rate hike looms as inflation hits 19-month high
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