The South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on Thursday to announce its latest interest rate decision. Image: SARBAs was widely expected, the South African Reserve Bank elected to keep the repo rate unchanged when it announced its latest interest rate decision on Thursday, 29 January. First interest rate announcement of 2026The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) last cut the repo rate by 25 basis points at its November 2025 meeting. Thursday’s announcement marked the committee’s first interest rate decision of the year. Bond Repayment R750 000 R7 362 R800 000 R7 853 R850 000 R8 344 R900 000 R8 835 R950 000 R9 326 R1 000 000 R9 816 R1 500 000 R14 725 R2 000 000 R19 633 R2 500 000 R24 541 R3 000 000 R29 449 R3 500 000 R34 358 R4 000 000 R39 266 R4 500 000 R44 174 R5 000 000 R49 082Do you have a bond, is your house paid off or do you rent?