Die departement van omgewingsake het onlangs toestemming gegee dat Eskom drie van Kusile se opwekkingseenhede kan bedryf sonder die filters wat swaeldioksiedbesoedeling verminder. Met die voorspellings van hoë fases van beurtkrag deur die winternmaande voel meeste van ons sekerlik dat Kusile maar moet loop – ons kan later oor skoon lug bekommerd wees. Mens verstaan die noodsaak van elektrisiteitsvoorsiening en beskerming van die ekonomie en werke, maar ons moet nie dink dit is sonder koste nie.

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

The Department of Environmental Affairs recently gave permission for Eskom to operate three of Kusile's generation units without a flue-gas desulfurisation unit. With the predictions of high stages of loadshedding throughout the winter months, most of us surely feel that Kusile should be up and running - we can worry about clean air later. One understands the necessity of electricity supply and protection of the economy and jobs, but we must not think that it is without cost.

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

Wat hier volg is my opinie oor die opinies rondom die inflasiekoers en die Reserwebank se volgende repokoers besluit.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

What follows here is my opinion on the opinions surrounding the inflation rate and the Reserve Bank's next repo rate decision.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister Meimaand se verbruikersprysinflasiesyfer bekend gemaak en die goeie nuus is dat dit afgeneem het tot 6,3%.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Predictive Insights en die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Statistics South Africa released May's consumer price inflation figure yesterday and the good news is that it decreased to 6.3%.

This episode is supported by Predictive Insights and the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Terwyl ons wag vir vandag se inflasiesyfer vertel ek graag ʼn storie van inflasie in Swede wat blykbaar aangeblaas is deur ʼn onlangse konserttoer deur Beyonce.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

While we wait for today's inflation figure, I like to tell a story about inflation in Sweden which seems to have been fueled by a recent concert tour by Beyonce.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die Nasionale Tesourie en RGN het gister die SEAD-SA program bekend gemaak. Dit staan vir Spatial Economic Activity Data en gebruik gebruik belastingrekords en administratiewe data om ʼn meer volledige prentjie te skets van waar ekonomiese aktiwiteit plaasvind. Dit is ʼn goeie ding, maar moet versigtig gebruik word.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Jenwil finansiële adviesdiens en die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The National Treasury and HSRC announced the SEAD-SA program yesterday. It stands for Spatial Economic Activity Data and uses tax records and administrative data to paint a more complete picture of where economic activity takes place. This is a good thing, but must be used with care.

This episode is supported by Jenwil financial advisory service and the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.