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The SA Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest rate increases, combined with the higher food, electricity and transport costs, are pushing households to breaking point. Photo: Supplied
The SA Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest rate increases, combined with the higher food, electricity and transport costs, are pushing households to breaking point. Photo: Supplied

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The SA Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest rate increases, combined with the higher food, electricity and transport costs, are pushing households to breaking point. The rapid increase in credit uptake is a red flag. Unlike a typical credit bonanza driven by confidence in better times, the current credit uptake is as a result of desperate people simply pushing the can further down the road.

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