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How can we keep going with above inflation pay increases?
I recently got my notice from the National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry infrming me that pay increases for my staff will be 8% this... -
Budget for interest rate increases
We may be in for a period of relatively low interest rates, but I suggest if you're taking on new commitments, make allowance for the fact that interest... -
What is driving food inflation?
Food inflation remains stubbornly high - the question is why?
Well, if it is not the producers...
What's happening in the... -
The price of oil
Prepare to be gouged!
If the strategy is to watch oil prices climb as the global economy picks up, watch out for inflation in the reco... -
SARB inflation targetting
I've noticed some discussion of late on the SA Reserve Bank's inflation targetting mandate.
The mandate was put in some time ago to keep... -
Salary and wage increases for 2009
What sort of wage increases can we expect to see this year?
Despite calls to try to reduce job losses, it seems some unions are not going... -
Understanding the commodity boom
I'm sure most of us have noticed that all sorts of things cost more than they used to. We call it inflation, but what is behind it all?
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Interest rate drivers
Perhaps more than shifts in sentiment and the sub-prime crisis, inflation is probably the ultimate interest rate driver. The question is whether the current... -
Staff transport problems tomorrow?
I'm being told by my staff that use public transport that they don't expect to be in to work tomorrow (9 July) due to the COSATU protest action. Anyone... -
Civil service pay rises too high
I saw this on the news recently and was shocked. Civil service pay rises are going to be 10.5%.
This creates a problem for... -
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Some insight into the food crisis
Maybe the source of the food crisis is not quite what we think it is. Here is the full blog post that I put up about it, after coming across some interesting... -
Important news stories
I see there is a host of stories in the news that I consider of major national importance today.
Media tribunal 'unconstitutional' is important... -
Cosatu mass action against rising costs
Oh boy!
Now is this protest really going to bring any prices down, or will it in fact cause even more upward pressure on prices?... -
What about the poor workers?
I picked up a snippet on the news last night about inflation and pay raises that confuses me a lot (and has for a while). This is my understanding, which...
