Vanaand sal President Ramaphosa die nasie toespreek en soek na oplossings vir kritiese kwessies. Maar wat kan gedoen word om die reuse taak aan te pak om ekonomiese groei te herstel en geleenthede te skep vir die miljoene werklose jongmense? Ek het Chat GPT gevra vir 'n paar idees vir sy toespraak.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

This evening President Ramaphosa will address the nation,

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Kommentators is oor die algemeen maar negatief oor more aand se Staatsrede. Dit is nie net dat die geleentheid na raming R6,5 miljoen gaan kos nie. Talle voel “so what”? Ek is ʼn positiewe ou en wil die volgende kyk na blinkkant voorstel.

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

Commentators are generally negative about tomorrow night's State of the Nation Address. It is not just that the event is estimated to cost R6.5 million, many feel "so what"? I'm a positive guy and want to suggest the following look at the bright side.

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

Die Minister van Arbeid en Indiensneming het Vrydag die nuwe nasionale minimumloon aangekondig wat geld vanaf 1 Maart. Dit het gevolge vir werkers en werkgewers en ek wil graag meer hieroor sê.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

The Minister of Employment and Labour announced the new national minimum wage on Friday, which applies from 1 March. It has implications for workers and employers and I would like to talk more about this.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Die afgelope week het ʼn paar belangrike plaaslike en internasionale aanwysers die nuus gehaal en party gee leidrade oor wat hierdie jaar met rentekoerse kan gebeur.

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

In the past week, a few important local and international indicators made the news and some give clues about what may happen to interest rates this year.

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

Ek het vroeër die week gepraat oor die onderwaardasie van die rand en meer vertel van die Big Mac Indeks, maar ek wil dit graag deurtrek na uitvoer en die impak van die logistieke krisis veroorsaak deur Transnet en die hawens.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Earlier in the week I talked about the undervaluation of the rand and explained what the Big Mac Index says but I would like to extend the story to exports and the impact of the logistics crisis caused by Transnet and the ports.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.