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Fiscal Matters

By: Fiscal Matters - Financial and Fiscal Commission South Africa
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  • Fiscal Matters, simplifies and unpack research findings, policy proposals and recommendations of the Financial and Fiscal Commission enabling public engagement on public finance and fiscal matters.Through insightful dialogue with experts, policymakers, researchers, business leaders and civil society, Fiscal Matters cut through the jargon to the heart of the issues and provide key insights, independent analysis on key policy issues and challenges facing public finance and public policy in South Africa within a global context.
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Episodes
  • What is unemployment and how is it really measured?

    What is unemployment and how is it really measured?
    Apr 1 2024

    What is unemployment and how is it really measured? Follow Financial and Fiscal Commission research intern Ongezwa Ngotana as she unpacks the nuts and bolts of the concept of unemployed, how it is measured by economists and some of the strategies of addressing it.
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    6 mins
  • In Conversation with Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli

    In Conversation with Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli
    Mar 22 2024

    In this enthralling episode, Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli takes us on a deep dive into the heart of South African democracy. With wit and wisdom, he recounts his formative years as a passionate activist, his dedicated service to his constituents, and the significant impact of Chapter 9 institutions in safeguarding democracy. He also offers a candid look at South Africa towards a promising political and economic future. Every moment of this episode brims with enlightening anecdotes and is a treasure trove of democratic insights. Definitely not to be missed!
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • "Decoding the Budget: NSFAS Funding Cuts and the 'Missing Middle' Dilemma"

    "Decoding the Budget: NSFAS Funding Cuts and the 'Missing Middle' Dilemma"
    Mar 17 2024
    In today's podcast, we delve into the 2024/25 budget changes affecting NSFAS transfers, which will see a decrease from R58.8 billion to R53.6 billion. The introduction of the Comprehensive Student Funding Model is a pivotal move to support 'missing middle' students with loans. However, the shadow of NSFAS's maladministration and spending issues looms large. Join our researchers as they dissect the subtleties and what it means for students in need.
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    16 mins
Political Science
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