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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYWednesday 23 September 2026

5 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

kfgo.com: “This has no impact on the MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) decision that we will hear later today. The MPC concluded its forecasting and modelling runs last week already,”; lufkindailynews.com: “This has no…

As published

10 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

reuters.com as published: South African inflation rises modestly; most analysts still expect rate hikereuters.com2026-09-23 15:48:05kfgo.com as published: South African inflation rises modestly; most analysts still expect rate hikekfgo.com2026-09-23 15:48:05lufkindailynews.com as published: South African inflation rises modestly; most analysts still expect rate hikelufkindailynews.com2026-09-23 15:48:05marketscreener.com as published: South African inflation rises modestly; most analysts still expect rate hikemarketscreener.com2026-09-23 15:48:05businessfront.com as published: South Africa raises interest rate to 7.25% as fuel prices stoke inflation fearsbusinessfront.com2026-09-23 15:48:05cnbcafrica.com as published: South Africa consumer inflation edges up to 4.4% y/y in Augustcnbcafrica.com2026-09-23 15:48:05engineeringnews.co.za as published: South Africa's headline inflation rate inches higher in Augustengineeringnews.co.za2026-09-23 15:48:05finimize.com as published: South Africa’s Inflation Ticked Up, But Rate Expectations Heldfinimize.com2026-09-23 15:48:05iol.co.za as published: South Africa’s inflation rises to 4.4% as transport costs fuel price pressuresiol.co.za2026-09-23 15:48:05tradersunion.com as published: South Africa raises rates to 7.25% as inflation pressures returntradersunion.com2026-09-23 15:48:05

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    iol.co.za carried 11 details no other outlet reported.

    • Transport costs rose 8.8% year-on-year, with fuel prices 20% higher than a year earlier despite falling 1.3% during August
    • Passenger transport services were 11.6% more expensive year-on-year
    • Housing and utilities increased 5.2% year-on-year
    • Insurance and financial services increased 5.7% year-on-year
    • Food prices rose 0.7% year-on-year, with cereal products increasing 1.9% less than a year ago and meat prices up 1.5%
    • Fish and other seafood prices increased 7.5% year-on-year
    • Consumer prices were unchanged month-on-month in August
    • Services inflation increased from 5% to 5.1%
    • Goods inflation eased from 3.4% to 3.3%
    • Investec economist Lara Hodes expected August inflation to come in at 4.5% year-on-year
    • The August petrol price fell by 52 cents a litre

How the poll was reported

2 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.

  • The articles describe a sampled poll rather than an opt-in one.
  • Pollster: Reuters.
  • Who was sampled: economists.
  • Commissioned by: not stated in any article.
  • Sample size: not stated in any article.
  • Margin of error: not stated in any article.
  • When conducted: not stated in any article.
  • Question wording published: not in any article.

This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.

10independent outlets
What happened, for context

South African inflation rose to 4.4% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 4.3% in July but below analyst forecasts. On the same day (September 23, 2026), the South African Reserve Bank announced a 25 basis point interest rate increase to 7.25%, with all six Monetary Policy Committee members voting in favor.

8 of 10 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: marketscreener.com, reuters.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • reuters.comWIRE
  • kfgo.comINDEP
  • lufkindailynews.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • marketscreener.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • businessfront.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cnbcafrica.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • engineeringnews.co.zaUNCLASSIFIED
  • finimize.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • iol.co.zaUNCLASSIFIED
  • tradersunion.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Headline inflation was 4.4% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 4.3% in Julykfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com, iol.co.za, tradersunion.com
  • The August inflation figure was below the average forecast of 4.5% in a Reuters poll of economistskfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com
  • Most economists expected the South African Reserve Bank to increase its monetary policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%kfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com
  • The South African Reserve Bank raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%businessfront.com, tradersunion.com
  • The central bank targets inflation of 3%kfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com
  • The inflation increase was mainly driven by housing and utilities, transport, and insurance and financial services categorieskfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com
  • and 5 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • South Africa's central bank surprised investors and economists by keeping rates unchanged in Julyonly cnbcafrica.com
  • Transport costs rose 8.8% year-on-year, with fuel prices 20% higher than a year earlier despite falling 1.3% during Augustonly iol.co.za
  • Passenger transport services were 11.6% more expensive year-on-yearonly iol.co.za
  • Housing and utilities increased 5.2% year-on-yearonly iol.co.za
  • Insurance and financial services increased 5.7% year-on-yearonly iol.co.za
  • Food prices rose 0.7% year-on-year, with cereal products increasing 1.9% less than a year ago and meat prices up 1.5%only iol.co.za