South African Money Market Rates

Figures current at 29 September 2026. Source: TradeAnswers.

The benchmarks
RateWhat it measuresStatusTypical use
ZARONIAOvernight unsecured deposits, actual transactionsThe successor benchmarkNew floating-rate contracts
JIBARInterbank rates from quoted bids and offersBeing phased outLegacy loans and derivatives
SABOROvernight interbank funding, volume weightedPublished dailyA reference measure
Repo rateThe Reserve Bank's policy rateSet by the MPCPolicy, and the base for prime
PrimeRepo plus 3.5 percentage pointsBank conventionRetail lending
Where each sits
RateApproximate levelRelationship to repo
Repo7.25%The policy rate itself
ZARONIAAbout 7.20%Just below repo
3-month JIBARAbout 7.60%Repo plus a term premium
Prime10.75%Repo plus 3.50
Bond rate, typical home loanPrime minus 0.50 to prime plus 1.00Priced off prime
The JIBAR transition
MilestoneWhat it means
ZARONIA publishedFrom November 2022, as an observed rate
Designated successorThe Market Practitioners Group recommendation
New contractsExpected to reference ZARONIA
Legacy contractsRequire fallback language or conversion
Key differenceZARONIA is overnight and backward looking; JIBAR is term and forward looking

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