Podcasts
Daily podcast - July 7, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 7th July 2009 In today's podcast, SA's powerful trade unions will continue to escalate strike action unless President Jacob Zuma's government meets its demands... →
Daily podcast - July 6, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 6th July 2009 In today's podcast, the Young Communist League backs the ANC Youth League's call for the nationalisation of mines; US President Barack Obama's... →
Daily podcast - July 3, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 3rd July 2009 In today's podcast, government says that civil servants will have to temper their demands for wage increases with understanding for the recession;... →
Daily podcast - July 2, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 2nd July 2009 In today's podcast, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says that South Africa's low debt-to-GDP ratio means that government can maintain its present... →
Daily podcast -July 1, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 1st July 2009 In today's podcast, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says that South Africa should have the "courage" to increase tariffs; the World Bank... →
Daily podcast - June 26, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 26th June 2009 In today's podcast, the Central Bank keeps the repo rate unchanged at 7,5% on concerns about stubbornly high inflation; the UNCTAD says that... →
Daily podcast - June 25, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 25th June 2009 In today's podcast, a Green Paper detailing the "precise role and function" of the Planning Ministry will be released by the end of July;... →
Daily podcast - June 23, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 23rd June 2009 In today's podcast, the World Bank says that international capital inflows to developing economies will fall this year; rich and poor nations edge... →
Daily podcast - June 22, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 22nd June 2009 In today's podcast, SADC trade ministers meet amidst continuing division over economic partnership agreement negotiations with the EU; the UN... →
Daily podcast, June 19, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 19th June 2009 In today's podcast, IHS Global Insight says that the SA economy is at bottom of its downturn; Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says that the time... →
Daily podcast - June 18, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 18th June 2009 In today's podcast, Standard & Poor's affirms South Africa's sovereign rating;in its report on Trafficking in Persons the US State Department says... →
Daily podcast - June 17, 2009
By: Amy Witherden 17th June 2009 In today's podcast, Youth Day celebrations emphasise rural development, job creation and poverty alleviation; IMF MD Dominique Strauss-Kahn says... →