Jimmy Moyaha on 14/01/2026

Prime interest rate: What is it, and do we need it?

The Reserve Bank lends money to banks at the ‘repo rate’, the banks add 3.5% to create the ‘prime rate’ – which we hear when we buy a car or a house or use a credit card – and the Reserve Bank is now saying ‘Hang on, why do we add 3.5%? And does it have to be 3.5%?’. Just One Lap founder Simon Brown

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Jimmy Moyaha on 14/01/2026

Looking at the prime interest rate, vehicle sales, and infrastructure costs

This evening, we dive into the latest market movements with Sasfin Wealth, we speak to Just One Lap about the Sarb’s decision to review the prime interest rate, Absa helps us unpack trends shaping the country’s vehicle sales, tech analyst Mudiwa Gavaza discusses calls from SA’s telecoms for internat

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Jimmy Moyaha on 14/01/2026

All eyes on miners

Sasfin's David Shapiro runs us through the day's market developments as the local bourse experienced a slower day, he covers commodity prices, his annual Cristal challenge, the sectors he is watching, and whether the market is showing signs of ‘Trump fatigue’

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