Inflation still high, rate hike expected

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Johannesburg -The Reserve Bank may raise interest rates by half a percentage point on Thursday with the latest inflation figures showing price rises remain stubbornly high.

Statistics South Africa says consumer inflation was unchanged at 5.9% in April.

A higher inflation forecast supports the case for the bank to raise interest rates.

The latest figures indicate growing food and transport costs as the biggest drivers

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