The rand-dollar exchange rate has weakened over the past week. This is a brief summary of the causes and effects.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die rand-dollar wisselkoers het die afgelope week verswak. Hierdie is ʼn kort samevatting van die oorsake en gevolge.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Sakevertroue het afgeneem in die eerste kwartaal. Dit is maar beurtkrag wat byt, maar daar is spelers in konstruksie en elektrisiteit wat begin glimlag.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Business confidence declined in the first quarter. It is loadshedding that is biting, but there are players in construction and electricity that are starting to smile.

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

Errors and omissions remain my own.

Ekonome het verwag dat die ekonomie gaan inkrimp in die vierde kwartaal. Die Bloomberg konsensus was vir ʼn 0,4% inkrimping, maar gister het Statistieke Suid-Afrika bekend gemaak dat dit ʼn 1,3% inkrimping was, en dit is ʼn probleem.

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

Foute en weglatings bly my eie.

Economists expected the economy to contract in the fourth quarter. The Bloomberg consensus was for a 0.4% contraction, but yesterday Statistics South Africa announced that it was a 1.3% contraction, and that is a problem.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Vandag word die Bruto Binnelandse Produk en ekonomiese groei-syfers vir die vierde kwartaal van verlede jaar bekend gemaak en hoewel dit kan klink soos ou nuus, is daar ʼn paar redes om hierdie aanwyser dop te hou.

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

Foute en weglatings bly my eie.

Today the Gross Domestic Product and economic growth figures for the fourth quarter of last year are announced and although it may sound like old news, there are a number of reasons to keep an eye on this indicator.

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

Errors and omissions remain my own.

According to media reports, President Ramaphosa will announce the changes in his cabinet this evening. It's more about gross national politics than gross national product, but I wondered if economic theory couldn't help him.

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

Errors and omissions remain my own.

Volgens media berigte gaan President Ramaphosa vanaand die veranderinge in sy kabinet aankondig. Dit gaan meer oor die bruto nasionale politiek as die bruto nasionale produk, maar ek het tog gewonder of ekonomiese teorie hom nie kan help nie.

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

Foute en weglatings bly my eie.