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Kganyago says push for 3% inflation target should not be delayed

# Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says there is no reason to delay lowering South Africa’s inflation target to three-percent, despite pressures from electricity and water tariffs, and salary agreements. He told Reuters waiting for multi-year wage deals to expire would stall progress. Kganyago insists the current three-to-six-percent target band is outdated and uncompetitive. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana hasn’t formalised the change, but Kganyago says market confidence and falling bond yields support the move.