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NERSA, Eskom, Inflation

February 24, 2010

Get ready for the price hike that has been well flagged but is still a shocker once you see it in writing. Electricity prices are soaring for the next 3 years, and it still mightn’t be enough to fund Eskom’s expansion. Don’t miss Dawid Daniel Roodt, an expert on the subject, in conversation with Lindsay… »

Interest rates, electricity, markets

January 25, 2010

Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient Group previews the SARB monetary policy committee’s decision on local rates. Will they (she) or won’t they (she), cut. And what of Eskom and the tariff? Dawie is in conversation with Lindsay… »

Interest Rates

November 17, 2009

Gill Marcus and her team UNANIMOUSLY left the South African repo rate UNCHANGED at 7.0%. But what of the future? We canvass the views of a couple of leading local economsts on the decision by the new Rerve Bank… »

Interest Rates

October 22, 2009

The SARB’s Monetary Policy Committee has left the repo rate unchanged at 7%. The unions are cross, and so are legions of indebted South Africans. Was it the right decision? Does it leave the door open for a glorious entrance by the new Governor of the central bank? We chat on Econocast to a top… »

Eskom

October 8, 2009

Dawie Roodt penned an article in Business Day early last year that warned that eskom would have to hike tarriffs enormously in order to stay viable and afloat. He was roundly criticised for his thoughts, but he’s been proved right. Dawie chats to Econocast on the latest news of Eskom’s tarriff… »

SAA

September 28, 2009

The in flight attendants are under paid and miserable, and the customers’ flying experience is quite simply appalling. That’s what happens when the state runs any business…..Eskom, Telkom, etc….BUT, SAA has apparently turned around its financial fortunes. Or has it? We speak to a customer and critic of the national… »

The Economy

September 21, 2009

Short week, big week. The Reserve Bank decides on rates, and then there’s inflation data. All this in a period that sees another ridiculously timed ‘public’ holiday. When will the authorities learn to make every holiday a Monday or Friday?…….We preview the action with a leading… »

Spring Day Economics

September 1, 2009

The sap is rising, and so are the economic indicators. Can it last, will it last, or is Spring merely a cruel hemispheric trick played on us poor Africans? Listen to the forceful words of Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient… »

The Kindest Cut Of All

August 13, 2009

5 top economists, 5 different institutions, and 5 different interpretations. Listen to the views on the so-called ‘unexpected’ cut in South African interest… »

Exchange Rates

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