Latest Episodes
January 07, 2024
Gracelin Baskaran on how environmental policies may impact South African trade
One month after COP28, we record our first podcast of 2024. As the global economy is becoming more mindful of climate change and the...
00:28:25
November 03, 2023
Delivering a difficult MTBPS
Running up to the elections next year, this was a difficult MTBPS to deliver. The global environment is inflationary, and growth forecasts have been...
00:23:39
November 03, 2023
Shedding light on AGOA
This week, after much anticipation, the AGOA Forum was hosted in Nasrec, Johannesburg. It was attended by more than 30 ministers from Africa and...
00:19:08
October 27, 2023
What do we expect from the MTBPS?
Prior to last year’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) there was a windfall in corporate income tax owing to a commodity boom. This...
00:23:35
December 15, 2022
A macroeconomic perspective of establishing a basic income grant
Adopting a broader perspective of the macroeconomics of basic income support, this podcast captures the dynamic feedback mechanisms and trade-offs between redistribution, social relief...
00:33:22
November 22, 2022
How would providing UBI impact structural poverty?
This podcast adopts a refreshing view on what Universal Basic Income means for South Africa. Joined by Kelle Howson and Zimbali Mncube from the...
00:47:52