Chief Economist and Head of Research, @RMBCIB. Columnist: @BDLiveSA and @SundayTimesZA @ABSIP economist of the year 2019.
Jun 28, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Eskom announces stage 6 load shedding from 16:00 today. Here is what the different stages mean:
Stage 1: 1000MW of national grid shed. Power outages 3x for 2hrs each over 4 days.
Stage 2: 2000MW of national grid shed. Power outages 6x for 2hrs each over 4 days. (1/N)
Stage 3:3000MW of national grid shed. Power outages 9x for 2hrs each over 4 days.
Stage 4: 1000MW of national grid shed. Power outages 12x for 2hrs each over 4 days.
Stage 5: 5000MW of national grid shed, implying 7.5hrs of no power per day. (2/N)
Apr 4, 2022 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Moody's changed SA's Ba2 credit rating outlook from negative to stable on Friday 1 April 2022. It's not an April's fools joke! It list as its main reason, improved fiscal performance. 1) SARS modernisation drove efficiencies in tax collections (1/N) @AlexForbes_Inv@alexforbes
SARS collected R16.5bn more than projected at the 2022 Budget Review. 2) Rising commodity prices boosted SA's growth - mining, financials, consumption etc. 3) better spending controls by @TreasuryRSA leading to faster reduction of fiscal deficit & consolidation of debt.
Nov 17, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Oct #Inflation released by Stats SA is at 5.0%, unchanged from Sep. #Food & #non-alcoholic beverages; #housing, #utilities; #transport; and #miscellaneous goods & services were the major drivers. Global inflation going up. Inflation no longer transitory, maybe persistent (1/N)
#Core inflation at 3.2%, still very low. #Goods inflation at 7.1%, with #none-durable goods at 8.6%! Services inflation is at 3.0%. #administrered prices (taxes!) rising by a whooping 11.2% (2/N)
Jun 24, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
The most important numbers out of the:
Economic growth in 2020 is expected at -7.2% (SARB's is 7.1%)
Revenue: R1.099tn (22.6% of GDP) from R1.398tn (25.8% in Feb)
Expenditure: R1.809tn (37.2% of GDP) from R1.766tn (32.5% of GDP) @TreasuryRSA #SupplementaryBudget
Debt costs: R236.4bn (4.9% of GDP) from R229.3bn (4.2% of GDP)
Main budget balance: -R709.7bn (14.6% of GDP)
Primary balance (excl. interest costs): -R473.2bn (-9.7% of GDP) from -R138.7bn (-2.6% of GDP)
