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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

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Whether the smaller-than-expected inflation reading would influence the central bank's rate decision

    kfgo.com; lufkindailynews.com; cnbcafrica.com; engineeringnews.co.zathe full text

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Core inflation forecast: 4.1% stated as below economists' forecast of 4.2%

    kfgo.com; lufkindailynews.com; cnbcafrica.com; engineeringnews.co.zathe full text

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

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

    • Investec economist Lara Hodes expected August inflation to come in at 4.5% year-on-year
    • Transport prices fell 0.4% during August but were 20% higher than a year earlier
    • Fuel prices dropped 1.3% during August but were still 20% higher than a year earlier
    • Passenger transport services were 11.6% more expensive year-on-year
    • Housing and utilities increased 5.2% year-on-year and transport rose 8.8%
    • Insurance and financial services increased 5.7%
    • Food itself increased 0.7% year-on-year
    • The rate of increase in cereal products was 1.9% down than a year ago, while meat prices increased 1.5%
    • Fish and other seafood recorded a 7.5% increase
    • Services inflation increased from 5% to 5.1%, while goods inflation eased from 3.4% to 3.3%
    • Consumer prices were unchanged during August (month-on-month)

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 Africa's headline inflation rose to 4.4% year-on-year in August 2026, up from 4.3% in July but below economists' forecasts of 4.5%. On the same day (23 September), the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to raise the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%.

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, up from 4.3% in Julykfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com, iol.co.za, tradersunion.com
  • August inflation 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
  • All six members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted in favour of the rate increasebusinessfront.com, tradersunion.com
  • Annual core inflation eased to 4.1% in Augustkfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za
  • and 6 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The prime lending rate rises to 10.75% from 10.5%only businessfront.com
  • Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said the decision reflected renewed inflation risks after fuel prices came under pressure, stating 'A few months back, it seemed that the fuel-price shock might be unwinding, but now it has intensified'only businessfront.com
  • Investec economist Lara Hodes expected August inflation to come in at 4.5% year-on-yearonly iol.co.za
  • Transport prices fell 0.4% during August but were 20% higher than a year earlieronly iol.co.za
  • Fuel prices dropped 1.3% during August but were still 20% higher than a year earlieronly iol.co.za
  • Passenger transport services were 11.6% more expensive year-on-yearonly iol.co.za

Reported unevenly

  • Whether the smaller-than-expected inflation reading would influence the central bank's rate decisionstated by kfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za, finimize.com
  • Core inflation forecast: 4.1% stated as below economists' forecast of 4.2%stated by kfgo.com, lufkindailynews.com, cnbcafrica.com, engineeringnews.co.za · absent from businessfront.com, finimize.com, iol.co.za, tradersunion.com