Die ekonomie minuut

Die Mededingingskommissie het onlangs die nuutste weergawe van hulle Essential Food Price Monitoring Report bekend gemaak en waarsku dat voedselpryse te hoog is vir ʼn huishouding wat die minimumloon verdien. Ook dat pryse nie afneem soos wat inflasie en brandstofpryse afneem nie. Hulle sê nou dat kostedruk minder is behoort pryse vinniger te val, maar dit doen nie, en seker voedselbedryf maatskapp...

The SABC is asking for a new levy to fund public broadcasting. This is an amount per household, independent of any device, that each household must pay. The levy is waived for poor households and pensioners get a discount. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Die SABC vra vir ʼn nuwe heffing om die openbare uitsaaiwese te befonds. Dit is ʼn bedrag per huishouding, onafhanklik van enige toestel wat elke huishouding moet betaal. Armlastige huishouding word kwytgeskel en pensionarisse kry afslag. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

This week Cosatu asked for an inflation +3% increase in the minimum wage next year. There a number of reasons why it is a big ask. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Hierdie week het Cosatu gevra vir 'n inflasie +3% verhoging in die minimum loon volgende jaar. Daar is 'n aantal redes waarom dit baie gevra is. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

This week, there has been a lot of discussion about South Africa's economic growth rate. The Deputy President spoke of 1.5% growth for next year. A JP Morgan analyst mentioned 2% for two years before long-term investors will start taking South Africa seriously again. At the launch of the second phase of the government and business partnership, Discovery’s Adrian Gore spoke of 3% growth. So, what i...

Daar is hierdie week baie gesê oor Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese groeikoers. Die Adjunk President het gepraat van 1,5% vir volgende jaar. ʼn JP Morgan ontleder het gepraat van 2% vir twee jaar voordat langtermyn beleggers weer ernstig na Suid-Afrika sal begin kyk. By die regering en groot besighede se vennootskap samesprekings het Discovery se Adrian Gore gepraat van 3% groei. So wat is haalbaar en is...

The rand has traded significantly stronger against the US dollar over the past month. This is due to falling interest rates in the US, Chinese stimulus, and positivity about South Africa's economic prospects. A stronger rand helps keep the cost of imported products, especially fuel, lower, which in turn helps reduce inflation. However, a stronger rand also presents challenges. This episode is supp...

Die rand het die afgelope maand heelwat sterker verhandel teen die Amerikaanse dollar. Dit het te doen met dalende rentekoerse in die VSA, Sjinese stimulus en positiwiteit oor Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese vooruitsigte. ʼn Sterker rand help om die koste van ingevoerde produkte, spesifiek brandstof laer te hou en dit help weer om inflasie te verminder. Maar ʼn sterker rand het ook uitdagings. Hierdie epi...

I recently talked about Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency, or Zimbabwe Gold. Since then the problems of the official and parallel market rates are now becoming an exchange rate crisis. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Ek het onlangs gepraat oor Zimbabwe se nuwe ZiG geldeenheid, of te wel Zimbabwe Goud. Die probleme van die amptelike en parallel-mark koerse is nou besig om ʼn wisselkoerskrisis te word. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

In the past week, employment statistics and producer price inflation data were released, but interesting things were also happening in China and with the oil prices. Here is a brief summary of what is going on. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Die afgelope week is indiensname syfers en produksieprysinflasie data bekend gemaak, maar was ook interessante dinge aan die gang in Sjina en met die oliepryse. Hier is ʼn kort opsomming van wat aangaan. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

The second quarter's employment statistics were released yesterday and employment grew quarter on quarter by 42,000 jobs, or 0.4%. But what does the figure tell us? This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Die tweede kwartaal se indiensname statistieke is gister bekend gemaak en indiensname het kwartaal op kwartaal met 42 000 werkgeleenthede, of te wel 0,4% gegroei. Maar wat sê die syfer vir ons? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

If you were wondering how important China is to the global economy and the South African economy, yesterday's news from China and the reaction on the JSE was an economics lesson you won’t easily forget. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

As jy gewonder het hoe belangrik Sjina is vir die wêreldekonomie en die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie was gister se nuus uit Sjina en die reaksie op die JSE ʼn ekonomie-les wat mens nie maklik vergeet nie. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Although we no longer have daily load shedding, one should not forget the significant challenge that energy issues still pose for the Government of National Unity and the economy. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Hoewel ons nie meer elke dag beurtkrag het nie, moet mens nie vergeet watter groot uitdaging energievraagstukke vir die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid en die ekonomie is nie. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

To say that the Government of National Unity is better than any alternative we could have had is probably not saying much, but it is true that they have had a big positive impact on sentiment and confidence. Consumer confidence and business confidence look better and policy uncertainty is less. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Om te sê dat die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid is beter as enige alternatief wat ons kon gehad het sê seker nie veel nie, maar dit is waar dat hulle ʼn groot positiewe impak gehad het op sentiment en vertroue. Verbruiksvertroue en sakevertroue lyk beter en beleidsonsekerheid is minder. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Economists have an interest in sport. There is of course the Moneyball aspect, but it is also about data. Sport generates data and it is in many ways more pure than real world economic data and can help answer economic questions. This episode is supported by the Bureau for Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Ekonome het ʼn belangstelling in sport. Daar is natuurlik die Moneyball aspek, maar gaan dit oor data. Sport genereer data en dit is op baie maniere meer suiwer as regte wêreld ekonomiese data en kan help om ekonomiese vrae te beantwoord. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

One feels a little disappointed that the Monetary Policy Committee did not cut the repo by 50 basis points, but only by 25. So what now? This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Mens voel so bietjie teleurgesteld dat die Monetêre Beleidskomitee nie die repo met 50 basispunte gesny het nie, maar net met 25. So wat nou? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.