South Africans face more interest rate hike pain as inflation

A worker hands out South African bank notes to a customer, next to a chalkboard with food prices written on it at Gcwalisa, a retail store that enables customers to buy essential food items at flexible quantities accommodating their budgetary preferences in Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File photo