Die ekonomie minuut

The township economy and spaza shops have been in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks. Calls for increased regulation have come from various quarters, but is this the solution to all the problems? This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Die township ekonomie en spaza winkels is die laaste paar weke in die nuus vir al die verkeerde redes. Uit verskeie oorde is daar oproepe vir meer regulering, maar is dit die oplossing vir al die probleme? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The American presidential election is underway, and it appears that only a small margin of votes will separate the winner and the loser. Many claim it’s an election about the economy, though not in a macroeconomic sense, as that is performing particularly well. South Africans naturally want to know what a Harris presidency or another Trump presidency holds for us. This episode is supported by the...

Die Amerikaanse Presidentsverkiesing is aan die gang en dit lyk of nie veel stemme die wenner en verloorder gaan skei nie. Baie sê dit is ʼn verkiesing oor die ekonomie, maar verseker nie in die makro-ekonomiese sin nie, want dié vaar besonder goed. Suid-Afrikaners wil natuurlik weet wat hou ʼn Harris presidentskap of nog ʼn Trump presidentskap vir ons in. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU...

After all the talk about the MTBPS, today there is another chance to catch up with the indicators. Last week there was September's producer price inflation rate and October's purchasing managers' index and new vehicle sales figures. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Na al die gepraat oor die MTBPS is daar vandag weer kans om op te vang met die aanwysers. Verlede week was daar Septembermaand se produsenteprys inflasiekoers en Oktober se aankopebestuurdersindeks en nuwe voertuigverkope syfers. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

One of the things the Minister of Finance said nothing about in Wednesday's MTBPS speech is the inflation target. He then told journalists yesterday that the Reserve Bank had made a proposal about the inflation target and that a committee within the Treasury is investigating it. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Een van die dinge waaroor die Minister van Finansies niks gesê het in Woensdag se MTBPS rede is, is die inflasiemikpunt. Hy het toe wel gister aan joernaliste gesê dat die Reserwebank ʼn voorstel gemaak het oor die inflasiemikpunt en dat ʼn komitee binne die Tesourie dit ondersoek. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The Minister of Finance took a strong stance yesterday afternoon and made it clear that he is continuing with the fiscal consolidation process to stabilize the budget deficit and government debt. He said virtually nothing about VAT relief, the fuel price, extra funding for education or health care positions and made it clear that he did not support the 4.7% wage increase offer the Department of Pu...

Die Minister van Finansies het gister middag sterk standpunt ingeneem en duidelik gemaak dat hy volhou met die proses van fiskale konsolidasie om die begrotingstekort en staatskuld te stabiliseer. Hy het feitlik niks gesê oor BTW verligting, die brandstofprys, ekstra befondsing vir onderwys of gesondheidsposte nie en het dit duidelik gemaak dat hy nie die 4,7% verhogingsaanbod wat die Departement...

The Minister of Finance usually says a lot in his speeches, and it’s easy to get lost in all the numbers and hard to keep track of which financial year he is referring to. So, how does an economist listen out for in the mini-budget speech? This episode is supported by the NWU Business School. 

Die Minister van Finansies sê gewoonlik baie in sy toesprake en dit is maklik om verlore te raak in al die syfers en moeilik om kop te hou oor watter boekjaar hy van praat. So hoe luister ʼn ekonoom na die mini-begrotingsrede? Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The Minister of Finance delivers the mini-budget speech tomorrow and there is pressure that the figures and the story must live up to the optimism about the Government of National Unity. The MTBPS is about the three-year rolling budget and the Minister must make us believe that he can successfully consolidate the budget deficit and the national debt. A lot of sensible things have been said about w...

Die Minister van Finansies lewer more die mini-begrotingsrede en daar is druk dat die syfers en die storie die optimisme oor die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid moet gestand doen. Die MTBPS gaan oor die drie-jaar rollende begroting en die Minister moet ons laat glo dat hy begrotingstekort en die staatskuld suksesvol kan konsolideer. Daar is al baie sinvolle goed gesê oor hoe sy belastinginkomste ly...

Dit is mini-begroting week en daar is vooraf al baie gesê oor die MTBPS of te wel Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Ek wil vandag eerder praat oor die onlangse Brics+ beraad. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

It's mini-budget week and a lot has already been said beforehand about the MTBPS or Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Today I would rather talk about the recent Brics+ summit. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Die IMF het hierdie week hulle World Economic Outlook dokument bekendgestel. Dit is ʼn storie van stadige disinflasie en effens beter groeivooruitsigte. Hulle is ook meer optimisties oor Suid-Afrika. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The IMF launched their World Economic Outlook document this week. It is a story of slow disinflation and slightly better growth prospects. They are also more optimistic about South Africa. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Statistics South Africa announced September's CPI inflation rate yesterday and it was lower than expected. Inflation decreased from 4.4% in August to 3.8% in September. This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister Septembermaand se VPI inflasiekoers bekend gemaak en dit was laer as verwag. Inflasie het afgeneem vanaf 4,4% in Augustus tot 3,8% in September. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

We all like a ranking, from the tennis and rugby to the economy. The World Bank's annual "Doing Business" report was one of those that analysts and policy makers kept an eye on. It was so important that there was pressure to cook the data and the ranking was stopped in 2021. In its place  the World Bank has now published a new "Business Ready" report. This episode is supported by the NWU Business...

Ons almal hou van ʼn ranglys, van die tennis en rugby tot die ekonomie. Die Wêreldbank se jaarlikse “Doing Business” verslag was een van daardie wat ontleders en beleidmakers ʼn oog op gehou het. Dit was so belangrik dat daar druk was om die data te kook en die ranglys is in 2021 gestop, maar die Wêreldbank het nou ʼn nuwe “Business Ready” verslag bekend gemaak. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur d...

Yesterday, I attended a lecture by one of the Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank, Dr. Mampho Modise. There are a few interesting points I would like to share.  This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Ek het gister ʼn lesing bygewoon deur een van die Adjunk-Goewerneurs van die Reserwebank, Dr Mampho Modise. Daar was ʼn paar interessanthede wat ek graag wil deel. Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The one item that didn't make Friday's summary of the economic news was GDP growth figures from China and those do not look good. This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.