Die ekonomie minuut

Om jou vinger op die pols van die ekonomie te hou beteken dat mens teenstellende aanwysers moet probeer interpreteer. Hier is ʼn kort opsomming van onlangse datapunte.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU

Keeping your finger on the pulse of the economy often means trying to interpret conflicting indicators. Here is a brief summary of recent data points.

This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Om ʼn maatskappy se hoof uitvoerende beampte te wees is nie maklike werk nie. Die geld is goed, maar die eise is baie. Deesdae moet hulle ook kyk na ESG doelwitte, of te wel, Environmental, Social en Governance doewitte. Hulle moet fokus op “soft skills” en interpersoonlike vaardighede. Die vraag is het die tipe CEO verander oor tyd? Nuwe navorsing uit die VSA gee ʼn paar leidrade.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Being a company's chief executive officer is not an easy job. The money is good, but the demands are many. Nowadays, they also have to look at ESG goals, or rather, Environmental, Social and Governance goals. They must focus on "soft skills" and interpersonal skills. The question is, has the type of CEO changed over time? New research from the USA gives some clues.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Vandag is die laaste dag van die e-tol stelsel in Gauteng. Dit is gelyk ʼn oorwinning en ʼn terugslag.

Today is the last day of the e-toll system in Gauteng. It is equally a victory and a setback.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Die Begrotingsrede is al vergete, en ons is almal baie meer bekommerd oor rentekoerse, maar Suid-Afrika se fiskale uitdagings is nog daar. Ons weet dat die regering se groot en groeiende loonrekening ʼn bedreiging inhou vir die volhoubaarheid van die staatsfinansies en vanaf 1 April het staatsamptenare se salarisse met 4,7% gestyg. Dit klink beskeie, maar dit is nog vet in die vuur.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool.

The Budget Speech has been forgotten, and we are all much more concerned about interest rates, but South Africa's fiscal challenges are still there. We know that the government's large and growing wage bill poses a threat to the sustainability of the public finances and from 1 April civil servants' salaries rose by 4.7%. It sounds modest, but it adds fat to the fire.

This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.

Zimbabwe se nuwe geldeenheid wat deur goud gerugsteun word is oral in die nuus. Hulle inflasiekoers staan op 55% en die RTGS Zim dollar het al driekwart van sy waarde verloor hierdie jaar. Mens hoop van harte dat die sogenaamde ZiG of te wel Zimbabwe Goud, ekonomiese stabiliteit kan bring. Ongelukkig is daar baie redes om skepties te wees.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency is all over the news. Their inflation rate stands at 55% and the RTGS Zim dollar has already lost three quarters of its value this year. One sincerely hopes that the so-called ZiG or rather Zimbabwe Gold, can bring economic stability. Unfortunately, there are many reasons to be sceptical.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.