Die ekonomie minuut

This week's important indicators are April's CPI and PPI figures and economists expect small drops in the inflation rate. Then the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy committee meets from Tuesday and on Thursday they announce a repo rate decision. Everyone is afraid that it will be another 50-basis point increase. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch...

At the end of a difficult week for the economy, here are some numbers that sum it all up. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School . Errors and omissions are my own.

Aan die einde van ʼn moeilike week vir die ekonomie is daar ʼn klompie syfers wat alles opsom. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Beurtkrag, wateronderbrekings en stukkende paaie is die gevolge van ʼn gebrek aan instandhouding, wat weer die gevolg is van ʼn klomp ander dinge. Om dit reg te maak gaan geld kos, maar om te begin moet ons eers die skuldprobleem oplos. Die Tesourie het ʼn plan, maar wat is die kans dat dit kan werk? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Predictive Insights en die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglatings i...

Loadshedding, water outages and broken roads are the consequences of a lack of maintenance, which in turn is the result of a lot of other things. Fixing this is going to cost money, but to start we need to solve the debt problem first. The Treasury has a plan, but what are the chances of it working? This episode is supported by Predictive Insights and the NWU Business School . Errors and omissions...

Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister die eerste kwartaal se werkloosheidsyfer bekend gemaak. Volgens die eng definisie het die werkloosheidskoers toegeneem van 33,7% tot 33,9%. Dit sê iets oor die impak van beurtkrag op die ekonomie, maar dalk nog meer oor die nadraai van die Covid pandemie. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglat...

Yesterday Statistics South Africa released the first quarter's unemployment figures. According to the narrow definition, the unemployment rate increased from 33.7% to 33.9%. This says something about the impact of loadshedding on the economy, but perhaps even more about the aftermath of the Covid pandemic. This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business Scho...

In Makro-ekonomie is daar drie belangrike identiteite wat die ekonomie in ewewig bring. Volgens hierdie siening moet investering gelyk wees aan spare, owerheidsbesteding gelyk aan belasting en uitvoer gelyk aan invoer. Deur daarna te kyk kan ons baie leer van wat met rentekoerse en die wisselkoers gaan gebeur. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Jenwil finansiële adviesdiens en die NWU Sakeskool...

In Macroeconomics there are three important identities that characterise the economy in equilibrium. According to this view, investment should equal savings, government spending equal taxes and exports equal imports. With this starting point, we can learn a lot about what will happen to interest rates and the exchange rate. This episode is supported by Jenwil financial advisory service and the NWU...

Wat het ʼn slegter impak op die ekonomie as beurtkrag? Beurtkrag en Amerikaanse sankies. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglatings is my eie.

What has a worse impact on the economy than loadshedding? Loadshedding and American sanctions. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School . Errors and omissions are my own.

The rand-dollar exchange rate has weakened sharply over the past two days and we are all wondering what is going on. There was no single trigger such as a bad indicator or statement by a Minister that caused this, but there is a large amount of straw on this camel's back. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School . Errors and omissions are my own.

Die rand-dollar wisselkoers het die afgelope twee dae skerp verswak en ons almal wonder wat gaan aan. Daar was nie ʼn enkele sneller soos ʼn slegte aanwyser of uitspraak deur ʼn Minister wat dit veroorsaak het nie, maar daar is ʼn groot hoeveelheid strooi op hierdie kameel se rug. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglatings is my eie.

It is not a big surprise, but government finances look worse than what the Minister of Finance presented in the Budget speech. This is going to worry credit rating agencies and investors. This episode is supported by Predictive Insights and the NWU Business School . Errors and omissions are my own.

Dit is nie ʼn groot verrassing nie, maar die staatsfinansies lyk klaar slegter as wat die Minister van Finansies in die Begrotingsrede voorgehou het. Dit gaan kredietgraderingsagentskappe en beleggers bekommerd maak. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Predictive Insights en die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Statistics South Africa's figure which says that more than 2 million households suffered from hunger in 2021 is in the media again this week. One immediately feels that we must do something, but what are possible solutions to this problem? The experience during the Covid pandemic showed that transfer payments help, but does this mean that the government should just pay a bigger grant? What rol...

Statistieke Suid-Afrika se syfer wat sê dat meer as 2 miljoen huishoudings in 2021 honger gely het is hierdie week weer in die media. Mens voel dadelik ons moet iets doen, maar watter oplossings is daar vir hierdie probleem? Die ervaring tydens die Covid-pandemie het gewys dat oordragbetalings help, maar beteken dit dat die regering net groter toelae moet betaal? Watter rol kan kleinskaalse boere...

Wanneer mens elke dag lees wat die kommentariaat skryf oor Suid-Afrika se probleme en die moontlike oplossings, is dit interessant om daarop te let dat meeste van ons graag stry oor die perfekte oplossing wanneer daar goed-genoeg oplossings beskikbaar is. Ek dink dat dit verskraal die kanse dat ons enige iets gedoen gaan kry. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Jenwil finansiële adviesdiens e...

When you spend a lot of time reading what the commentariat writes about South Africa's problems and the possible solutions, it is interesting to note that most of us like to argue about the perfect solution even when there are good enough solutions available. I think this diminishes the chances of us getting anything done. This episode is supported by the Jenwil financial advisory service and...

Sedert November 2021 het die repokoers met 425 basispunte tot 7,75% verhoog. Almal met ʼn huislening of voertuigfinansiering trek swaar en hier en daar spreek mense die hoop uit dat ons aan die einde van hierdie siklus is. Aprilmaand se VPI en PPI data word eers op 24 en 25 Mei bekend gemaak en die Monetêre Beleidskomitee vergader daardie week. So hoe staan sake op die oomblik? Hierdie episode word...

Since November 2021, the repo rate has increased by 425 basis points to 7.75%. Everyone with a home loan or vehicle financing is struggling and here and there people express the hope that we are at the end of this cycle. April's CPI and PPI data are only released on 24 and 25 May and the Monetary Policy Committee meets that week. So how are things at the moment? This episode is supported by th...

It has been almost three months since electricity supply and loadshedding was described as a national disaster in the State of the Union Address and almost two months since the new Minister of Electricity was appointed. So where do things stand? This episode is supported by the NWU Business School . Register for the Pitso here . It is 12 May at 12:00, with Chris Yelland, Khaya Sithole and Jan Ober...

Dit is amper drie maande sedert elektrisiteitsvoorsiening en beurtkrag as ʼn nasionale ramp beskryf is in die Staatsrede en amper twee maande sedert die nuwe Minister van Elektrisiteit aangewys is. So waar staan sake? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool . Registreer hier vir die Pitso⁠ . Dit is 12 Mei om 12:00, met Chris Yelland, Khaya Sithole en Jan Oberholzer.

Nog ʼn teken dat huishoudings finansieel swaar trek is te vinde in Aprilmaand se nuwe voertuig verkopedata. Saam met dit het die dieselprys gister gedaal en die petrolprys gestyg. Die Amerikaanse Fed se rentekoersbesluit gaan dinge nie makliker maak nie. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Predictive Insights en die NWU Sakeskool . Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Another sign that households are struggling financially can be found in April's new vehicle sales data. Along with this, the diesel price fell yesterday and the petrol price rose. The US Fed's interest rate decision is not going to make things any easier for us. This episode is supported by Predictive Insights and the NWU Business School . Errors and omissions are my own.