Profile Interview with Aubrey Choene, owner of The Obriani retail chain.

Profile Interview with Aubrey Choene, owner of The Obriani retail chain.

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Profile Interview with Aubrey Choene, owner of The Obriani retail chain

South Africans are paying significantly more on their bonds and to service their debts due to the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) interest rate hikes – which were never needed. An economist has warned South Africans that they are paying the cost of an unnecessarily harsh monetary policy, which is costing households at  least R4,000 a month. This is the view of Dr Roelof Botha, an economist, a part time economics lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and is the Economic Advisor to the Optimum Financial Services Group, says that South Africa’s interest rates do not need to be as high as they are and he joins us to elaborate why he say that.

South Africans are paying significantly more on their bonds and to service their debts due to the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) interest rate hikes – which were never needed. An economist has warned South Africans that they are paying the cost of an unnecessarily harsh monetary policy, which is costing households at  least R4,000 a month. This is the view of Dr Roelof Botha, an economist, a part time economics lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and is the Economic Advisor to the Optimum Financial Services Group, says that South Africa’s interest rates do not need to be as high as they are and he joins us to elaborate why he say that.

Political Analysis: Reserve Bank costing South Africans at least R4,000 per month, says economist

Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says e-toll debt will not be written off. Gauteng motorists will continue to be liable to pay their historic e-tolldebts afterthe tolls are switched off in Gauteng. Minister Chikunga acknowledged that the resistance to e-tolls by motorists and other stakeholders suggested government could have consulted widely and done things differently, but said it was “water under the bridge”. She said the user-pay principle remains government policy and e-toll debt will not be written off. However, the question of recovering the debt is a sticky one that requires further discussion. Mr Daryl Swanepoel, Chief Executive Officer at Inclusive Society Institute, joins us for this discussion.

Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says e-toll debt will not be written off. Gauteng motorists will continue to be liable to pay their historic e-toll debts after the tolls are switched off in Gauteng. Minister Chikunga acknowledged that the resistance to e-tolls by motorists and other stakeholders suggested government could have consulted widely and done things differently, but said it was “water under the bridge”. She said the user-pay principle remains government policy and e-toll debt will not be written off. However, the question of recovering the debt is a sticky one that requires further discussion. Mr Daryl Swanepoel, Chief Executive Officer at Inclusive Society Institute, joins us for this discussion.

Current Affairs: E-tolls are gone but debts are not scrapped

Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the cabinet has approved a white paper overhauling the country’s immigration laws after “robust engagements” that resulted in “wide support” of the document’s policy positions. The ‘White Paper’ was published in the Government Gazette for public comment in November 2023. It proposed a complete overhaul of the Citizenship Act, the Refugees Act and the Immigration Act, and called on the government to introduce single legislation to address the new challenges facing the country. This evening Dr Motsoaledi joins us to unpack what can be possibly expected from the proposed legislation.

Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the cabinet has approved a white paper overhauling the country’s immigration laws after “robust engagements” that resulted in “wide support” of the document’s policy positions. The ‘White Paper’ was published in the Government Gazette for public comment in November 2023. It proposed a complete overhaul of the Citizenship Act, the Refugees Act and the Immigration Act, and called on the government to introduce single legislation to address the new challenges facing the country. This evening Dr Motsoaledi joins us to unpack what can be possibly expected from the proposed legislation.

Profile Interview with Aubrey Choene, owner of The Obriani retail chain

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