Woensdag se mini-begroting gaan oor twee dinge, besnoeiing van besteding en belastingverhogings. Die Tesourie het almal laat skrik met hulle voorstelle rondom die vermindering van besteding, maar die Minister het later gesê dat die besnoeiings nie meer sal wees die gewone onderbesteding nie. Kan besuiniging die staatsfinansies op ʼn meer volhoubare voet kry? Die antwoord hang af van of jy aan die groter tekort dink as ʼn tydelike skok, of ʼn strukturele probleem.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Wednesday's mini-budget is about two things, spending cuts and tax increases. The Treasury startled everyone with their proposals regarding the reduction of spending, but the Minister later said that the cuts would be no larger than the usual underspending. Can austerity get the public finances on a more sustainable footing? The answer depends on whether you think of the larger deficit as a temporary shock, or a structural problem.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die Minuut was op ʼn kort vakansie die laaste twee weke en daar is baie nuus om op te vang. Die groot stories is inflasie en Novembermaand se repokoersbesluit en die komende week se mini-begrotingsrede.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The Minute has been on holiday for the last two weeks and there is a lot of news to catch up on. The big stories are inflation and November's repo rate decision and the coming week's mini-budget speech.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die week het begin met heelwat onsekerheid oor gebeure in die midde-ooste en wat dit vir wêreldmarkte kan inhou. Aan die einde van die week is die goudprys hoër, olieprys laer en die rand ʼn bietjie sterker teen die dollar. Daar was ook ʼn paar ander aanwysers van hoe die ekonomie vaar.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The week started with a lot of uncertainty about events in the Middle East and what it could mean for global markets. At the end of the week, the gold price is higher, the oil price lower and the rand a little stronger against the dollar. There were also some other domestic indicators of how the economy is doing.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Op die vooraand van die kwarteindrondte van die rugby wêreldbeker toernooi was daar ʼn debat op die platform vroeër bekend as Twitter oor die feit dat die derde meeste kaartjies in Nederland verkoop is. Is die Hollanders besig om ʼn liefde vir rugby te ontwikkel of wat gaan aan? Dit het my laat dink aan die toeskouers op die paviljoene en hulle lande se ekonomieë. Meer spesifiek, wat kos ʼn bier en dink mens nog oor die wisselkoers na die derde een?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

On the eve of the quarter-finals of the rugby world cup tournament, there was a debate on the platform formerly known as Twitter about the fact that the third most tickets were sold in the Netherlands. Are the Dutch developing a love for rugby or what is going on? It got me thinking about the spectators on the pavilions and their countries' economies. More specifically, what does a beer cost and do you still think about the exchange rate after the third one?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die resultate van die 2022 sensus is gister bekend gemaak en dit dateer ʼn klomp belangrike syfers op. Vanaf 2011 het die bevolking toegeneem vanaf 51,7 miljoen tot 62 miljoen mense.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The results of the 2022 census were announced yesterday and they update a lot of important figures. As of 2011, the population increased from 51.7 million to 62 million people.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.