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Development boom boosts BrakpanKnown for its traditional mining foundation, the town of Brakpan has long been identified as a sleepy hollow located east of Johannesburg with very little prospect for property investors. The launch of a new mall and proliferation of new developments have brought an influx of interest in this East Rand town. By Ntokozo MasekoExperts react to another SARB 0.25% interest rate cut Experts are sharing insights on the South African Reserve Bank's decision to lower the interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, a move expected to significantly impact consumers, businesses, and the overall economy.SARB cuts repo rate by 25bps, prime lending rate now 11.25%The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced today that interest rates will be lowered by 25 basis points. The prime lending rate therefore changes to 11.25%, and the repo rate drops to 7.75%.