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Sanlam unveils new multi-billion rand BBBEE deal

Sanlam has unveiled its new multi billion rand BBBEE deal. The three pronged approach will see the financial service group increase direct black ownership in Sanlam to over 18%. Ian Kirk, Group CEO of Sanlam joined Business Day TV on the line with more perspective on what these deals mean…

31 Oct 2018 4AM 6 min

Cartrack delivers double digit growth in the interim

Telematics group, Cartrack delivered double digit growth in its interim earnings, the Global CEO, Zak Calisto joins Business Day TV on the line for more.

31 Oct 2018 4AM 6 min

SA unemployment rate rises to 27.5% in Q3

6.2 million South Africans are unemployed in the 3rd quarter, Elize Kruger Senior Economist at NKC African Economics joined Business Day TV for more insight and what the latest print suggests for the economy moving forward.

30 Oct 2018 9AM 7 min

S&P pegs SA's 2018 growth at 0.8%

South Africa is sending out the right signals but risks remain. Ravi Bhatia, Director of Sovereign & International Public Finance Ratings at S&P Global joins us on the line with more insight behind their outlook on South Africa.

30 Oct 2018 9AM 5 min

Gourmet Burger Kitchen write-down pushes Famous Brands into the red

Famous Brands CEO, Darren Hele joins Business Day TV to unpack the detail behind their latest interim results.

29 Oct 2018 5AM 7 min

Mboweni's MTBPS reveals slower growth & more debt

Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni has tabled his first major policy statement since returning to cabinet, Business Day TV hosted a panel of experts to dissect Mboweni’s budget.

24 Oct 2018 4AM 19 min

All eyes on Minister Mboweni's mini budget

Azar Jammine, Chief Economist at Econometrix joined Business Day TV with his perspective on what the economy needs from this mini budget set to be delivered on Wednesday 24 Oct by newly appointed Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni.

23 Oct 2018 5AM 7 min

Waller steers Grindrod as shipping business is unbundled

Grindrod is on a path of recovery and since the unbundling of the company's shipping business into a separate entity, Andrew Waller was appointed CEO, he joined Business Day TV to discuss the company's growth strategy.

23 Oct 2018 5AM 7 min

Invasions weigh on Calgro M3’s interim net profit

Calgro M3 released its first half results today - delivering a 51% loss, the group's CEO Wikus Lategan joined Business Day TV to discuss the numbers in more detail.

22 Oct 2018 6AM 6 min

Eskom applies for 15% tariff increase

Eskom has requested a 15% increase from the National Energy Regulator. Hasha Tlhotlhalemaje, General Manager of Regulations at Eskom joined Business Day TV to discuss their request and how any shortfalls will be plugged.

22 Oct 2018 6AM 6 min

The case for secondary listings

A2X CEO Kevin Brady joins Business Day TV to discuss the progress that they have made since opening a year ago.

19 Oct 2018 6AM 8 min

Mining output contracts 9.1% y/y in August

The South African mining sector has taken another knock in August. Peter Major from Cadiz Corporate Solutions joined Business Day TV on the line with his perspective on what this set of data reflects of the mining sector.

18 Oct 2018 7AM 5 min

Mining output continues downward slump in August

The new Mining Charter was gazetted last month and the jury is still out on its ability to lure investments to turn the sector around. Wikus Botha, African Mining & Metals leader at EY joined Business Day TV to discuss what the latest figures suggest for the industry going forward.

18 Oct 2018 7AM 7 min

Telkom laments Vodacom & MTN's data dominance

Siyabonga Mahlangu, Group Executive of Regulatory Affairs at Telkom joined Business Day TV to discuss their suggestions on how the playing field could be levelled after the second day of the Competition Commission’s public hearings into data services market inquiry.

18 Oct 2018 7AM 7 min

CompCom data market inquiry kicks off

Competition Commission's Data Services Market inquiry kicked off on Wednesday, Panel member and Head of the Inquiry's Technical Team, Jason Aproskie joined Business Day TV with his take on what has been put on the table.

17 Oct 2018 4AM 7 min

Dis-Chem’s expansion drive boosts H1 revenue

Dischem CFO, Rui Morais joined Business Day TV on the line for more insight on how it plans to maintain its expansion drive going forward.

17 Oct 2018 4AM 6 min

SARS’ e-filing system nears collapse

This week, Intikhab Shaik, Group Executive of Business Solutions & Digital Technology at SARS appeared before the Nugent Commission of Inquiry into SARS to discuss technology challenges at the revenue service.

17 Oct 2018 4AM 8 min

Zeder delivers 158% jump in H1 recurring HEPS

Zeder investments released its interim results on Tuesday - posting a significant recovery in earnings. With recurring headline earnings per share up 158% to 9.8 cents. But its sum-of-the-parts decreased by 15% due to negative market sentiment and challenging trading conditions. CEO, Norman Celliers joined Business Day TV on the…

9 Oct 2018 6AM 4 min

IQBusiness launches Business Contribution Index

IQBusiness has launched a Business Contribution Index measuring the contribution of the private sector to the economy via various categories with the aim of establishing where and how the private sector has the greatest effect and how that can be enhanced to benefit the greater economy. Adam Craker, CEO of…

9 Oct 2018 6AM 6 min

IMF cuts SA's 2018 and 2019 growth forecasts

The International Monetary Fund warns that the global economy is becoming somewhat stagnant forcing the organisation to cut its global growth forecast for the first time in over two years meanwhile the IMF has again revised downwards South Africa's growth forecast for this year and next year, to 0.8% and…

9 Oct 2018 6AM 7 min