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Lukanyo Mnyanda is the editor of Business Day since 2018. He joined the paper from Bloomberg in Edinburgh, where he had been since 2005, holding positions in Johannesburg, London and Edinburgh.

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA

Reserve Bank lifts repo rate 25 basis points to 4% as inflation remains a worry

The monetary policy committee warned that higher food, fuel and energy prices will keep inflation at elevated levels

President Cyril Ramaphosa at an interview with journalists,  September 29 2021. Picture: EMILE BOSCH

LUKANYO MNYANDA: A commanding presence in our lives

These are unlikely to be people keen to relinquish their power over us

Discovery CEO Adrian Gore. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA

Vaccine protection may have sealed case for passports

I have grown convinced by the need for some passporting

President Cyril Ramaphosa testifying before the Zondo commission in Johannesburg on August 12 2021.

Should we trust Ramaphosa or be sceptical?

The assertion that he fought battles against Jacob Zuma’s excesses requires us to accept it uncritically, but it might also be unfair to reject it

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been under pressure to replace some members of the cabinet to restore the nation's trust.

It’s all good not to let a crisis go to waste, but will SA learn the right lessons this time?

Could recent events be a catalyst to a different approach, especially with obvious weaknesses in the security cluster?

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago increased the repo rate this week, sparking fierce debate. File photo.

Fed fumble shows Reserve Bank the benefit of letting some crises go to waste

Irrespective of what happens elsewhere we can reasonably expect the economy to remain supported by historically low interest rates

President Cyril Ramaphosa.   Picture: GCIS/ELMOND JIYANE

LUKANYO MNYANDA | Ramaphosa has unreliable partners everywhere as Brexit disputes overshadow G7 vaccine message

We will know soon enough whether there is new momentum in the reform agenda in SA

Nobody is safe until we are all safe, so global solidarity is vital

Barring others from your country can work only so far, for the history of humanity is one of movement and immigration

Moody’s outlook would have reminded squabbling ANC what governing means

Ratings agency held back review of the country’s credit score amid shenanigans about Magashule

Deputy president David Mabuza. File picture.

South Africa’s ‘behind the curve’ politicians always the last to know

Health minister acknowledges vaccine shortfall and deputy president admits Eskom is overstaffed

Economists expect Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago to hold rates steady in January after cutting them a cumulative 300 basis points in 2020

Talking Turkey, and the rules of economics

The economic data gets more grim by the day, showing the lasting impact of the lockdown

Lesetja Kganyago

Lesetja Kganyago might have to repeat himself a few more times

How ironic that the debate about the Reserve Bank’s private shareholders is heating up again, just two weeks after the governor, Lesetja Kganyago, said he would no longer involve himself in that discussion

Economists expect Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago to hold rates steady in January after cutting them a cumulative 300 basis points in 2020

Interest rate decision will bring curious QE debate

Considering the latest inflation report, it might seem odd that economists are so divided on what the Reserve Bank will do when it wraps up its latest policy-making decision on Thursday. An inflation rate that’s almost a full percentage…

Moody’s bemoans South Africa’s ‘increasingly’ constrained finances amid slow progress on reforms

Moody’s Investors Service says South Africa’s rating is “increasingly constrained” by its worsening fiscal position and weak economy

The National Treasury building in Pretoria.

Inertia on debt could eventually put Reserve Bank in a tight spot

Too many vested interests don't see any urgency in closing the mouth of the hippopotamus