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3,907 Episodes
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Growthpoint lifts FY distribution but warns of tougher 2019

Growthpoint Properties released its full-year results today reporting a 6.5% rise in distribution and total distributable income up 10%. Group CEO, Norbert Sasse joined Business Day TV to drill into the detail behind the numbers.
29 Aug 2018 7AM 7 min

M&R's underground mining platform boosts FY results

Engineering and construction group, Murray & Roberts reported its full-year results today reporting a tepid 2% rise in revenue from continuing operations, Company's CEO, Henry Laas joined Business Day TV to unpack the detail behind the numbers.
29 Aug 2018 7AM 7 min

Post-Brexit trade in spotlight as May visits SA

George Glynos, MD & Head of Research at ETM Analytics joined Business Day TV on the line with his analysis of British Prime Minister, Theresa May's pledged of 4 billion pounds in support of African economies in terms of job creation
28 Aug 2018 4AM 9 min

Super Group achieves 'record' FY results

Super Group has achieved record annual results, the company’s CEO, Peter Mountford joined Business Day TV on the line for a closer look at the numbers.
27 Aug 2018 9AM 5 min

Emigration & poor economy weighs on ADvTECH

Education and recruitment group, ADvTECH released its interim results on Monday. Roy Douglas the CEO of ADvTECH joined Business Day TV on the line to put all the numbers into perspective.
27 Aug 2018 9AM 6 min

SA's energy vision 2030 excludes nuclear

Jacob Mbele, DDG responsible for programming and projects at the Department of Energy joins Business Day TV on the line to discuss the rationale behind the decisions around our energy mix and why it excludes nuclear.
27 Aug 2018 9AM 7 min

David Jones impairment drags Woolies into FY loss

Woolworths has slipped into the red for the FY - due to a R6.9 billion impairment of its Australian department store, David Jones. Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths joined Business Day TV to discuss the finer detail behind the numbers.
23 Aug 2018 6AM 7 min

Restructuring costs weigh on Massmart's H1 profit

Massmart's reported its first half numbers today - delivering a drop of just over 42% in headline earnings. This as restructuring costs and a tough trading environment weighed. Sales for the period have come in flat at 41.7 billion rand. Massmart's CEO, Guy Hayward joined Business Day TV on the…
23 Aug 2018 6AM 7 min

Mantashe considers scrapping MPRD

Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe is planning to withdraw the Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill which has been the subject of legal process since 2013. The Minister says that the withdrawal will allow the mining industry to be governed by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act in its present…
22 Aug 2018 8AM 6 min

CPI accelerates to 5.1% in July

Intro Chief Economist at Stanlib, Kevin Lings joined Business Day TV on the line for his take on what this print suggests for the inflationary trajectory going forward.
22 Aug 2018 8AM 5 min

European performance boosts Bidcorp's FY results

Food services group, Bidcorp reported its annual results today showing a 9% increase in earnings. This, as the five continents within which the group operates generated positive trading performances with the stand-out performer being Europe where revenue increased by 22% and trading profit surged 38%. Now, the company has decided…
22 Aug 2018 8AM 7 min

Harmony plunges into FY loss as impairments weigh

Peter Steenkamp, CEO of Harmony joined Business Day TV to drill into the detail behind their full year results which was released on Tuesday. Harmony reported its full-year results today reporting a 43% slump in earnings due to more than R5 billion worth of impairments at its local mines, a…
21 Aug 2018 4AM 7 min

Anglogold returns to profit in H1

Anglogold Ashanti's swung back to profitability in its first half. It's reported adjusted headline earnings per share at 21 US dollar cents compared to last year's 23 cents loss. The move comes off the back of an improvement in its operating performance as well as a decline in costs. Now,…
20 Aug 2018 4AM 6 min

BEE scheme bites into Sasol's bottomline

Sasol's net profit has nearly halved to R10 billion, this as its empowerment scheme has weighed on it's bottom line along with the stronger rand. Despite this, the company has declared a dividend of R7.90 bringing total payout to nearly R13 reflecting a 2.4% increase. Bongani Nqwababa, Joint CEO of…
20 Aug 2018 4AM 7 min

Gold Fields' H1 earnings overshadowed by job cuts

Gold Fields announced its interim results today - and while headline earnings per share came in flat, the interim dividend has been halved - its the company's last ditch effort to turn things around its loss making South Deep mine with over 1500 job cuts thats overshadowing the numbers. Mineral…
16 Aug 2018 6AM 8 min

Spendthrift consumers weigh on Truworths FY profit

The tough economic environment in South Africa and the UK has weighed on Truworths' full year results. The retailer has reported a 7.3% decline in profit. Its CEO, Michael Mark joined Business Day TV on the line to unpack the details behind the group's performance during the period.
16 Aug 2018 6AM 7 min
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