Bizskoops - 15 August 2024

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On the show today …
# Unemployment in South Africa has increased, and
# Tenants are spending proportionally more of their salaries on rent
# The economist Waldo Krugell talks about the cost of green energy.
# In international business news… The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate has fallen.
# In investment-news…. the Ackerman family now has less than 50 percent voting rights in the company Pick n Pay.
And, we’ll also talk to Chris Hattingh from the Centre for Risk Analysis about local government in the Western Cape and investment attractiveness.
15 Aug English South Africa Business News · Business

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