What the MTBPS means for growth, jobs and the rand

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Campaign for Free Expression’s Nicole Fritz explains the urgent court challenge seeking to open a secret trial involving former senior State Security Agency officials to public scrutiny. Rethink Your Drink’s Kashifa Ancer makes the case for a minimum alcohol price, with some heavy drinkers currently paying as little as R1.53 per standard drink. Nedbank senior economist Isaac Matshego looks at what the mid-term budget statement means for jobs, growth and the rand. And JustMoney’s Erica Liebenberg unpacks a new survey finding that 65% of South Africans are struggling to make ends meet.

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Guests on today’s show:

Nicole Fritz: Executive director, Campaign for Free Expression
Kashifa Ancer: Project lead, Rethink Your Drink
Isaac Matshego: Senior economist, Nedbank
Erica Liebenberg: Head of communications, JustMoney

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