Economic news of the week: the impact of rising inflation on SA's economy

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Business Day Spotlight

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MultimediaLIVE — In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we review the economics news of the week, highlighting new inflation data from Stats SA. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Frederich Kirsten, an economics lecturer and researcher at the University of Johannesburg. The discussion focuses on the inflation figures, effect of Covid-19 on the middle class, economic inequality, other indicators that Kirsten is paying attention to, policy reforms needed to get the country moving forward, pressures facing consumers and an outlook for the coming months