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Growthpoint posts 6.5% rise in H1 distribution

Property investment holding group Growthpoint reported a 6.5% increase in its distribution per share for the 6 months ended December, to help unpack the results Alishia Seckam spoke to Norbert Sasse, CEO of Growthpoint.

28 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Eliminate income tax, adjust VAT says Barnes

Post office CEO and Business day columnist Mark Barnes reckons value added tax should be the only tax that we pay.

28 Feb 2018 11AM 8 min

“Governance on paper” vs “governance in practice

It’s been 18 months since Futuregrowth embarked on its review to not lend to various SOEs, Alishia caught up with Olga Constantatos, Credit & Equity Process Manager at Futuregrowth to take a closer look at their findings.

28 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Murray & Roberts reports a surge in H1 earnings

Murray and Roberts has reported a surge in half-year earnings growth. Henry Laas, CEO of Murray and Roberts joined us in-studio to drill into the detail behind the numbers.

28 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Shoprite expanding into Kenya

Shoprite is ramping up its African expansion plans and is setting it's sight on Kenya. CEO Peter Engelbrecht spoke to Business Day TV about their future plans

27 Feb 2018 11AM 8 min

Gordhan returns to cabinet

Pravin Gordhan has an opportunity to do a major cleanup in the SOE space; he spoke to Business Day TV’s Alishia Seckam to share his top priorities and the challenges that lay ahead.

27 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Nhlanhla Nene is back as Finance Minister

South Africa's budget may not stave off more downgrades. That's according to newly re-appointed Finance Minister, Nhlanhla Nene.

27 Feb 2018 11AM 6 min

Product diversity helps RCL boost profits

RCL Food's interim earnings jumped over 56%, largely due to improvements at its Chicken business unit. The company's raised its dividend by 50% to 15 cents.

26 Feb 2018 11AM 8 min

Diverse portfolio lifts Bidvest's performance

Bidvest has announced that its Chief Financial Officer Peter Meijer will be retiring and Mark Steyn has been appointed to the position. Lindsay Ralphs, CEO of Bidvest joined us to drill into the detail behind the numbers…

26 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Sasol H1 HEPS up 17% on higher oil prices

Petrochemicals group, Sasol released its interim results today reporting a 17% increase in headline earnings per share driven by higher crude oil prices but earnings per share is down 21%, Bongani Nqwababa, Joint-CEO of Sasol joined us in-studio for a closer look at the numbers

26 Feb 2018 11AM 6 min

Northam Platinum dips into the red

Mid-tier miner Northam Platinum dipped deeper into the red in the 6 months to December Paul Dunne, CEO of Northam Platinum spoke to Business Day TV to discuss their results.

23 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Punch-drunk post mortems is Sasfin Securities'

Where are the Ramaphosa feels when you need them? Lost in a blizzard of taxes we guess, so here's to the era of box wine and zero-rated brown bread. If there's any karma in the world, Lynne Brown and Malusi Gigaba's pants should be in flames, Glencore should get to…

23 Feb 2018 11AM 25 min

SizweNtsalubaGobodo joins Grant Thornton's internationa network

Audit and advisory firm, SizweNtsalubaGobodo, has joined the Grant Thornton global network as a member firm in South Africa. A move which SNG says will extend its capacity and global reach. Victor Sekese, CEO at SizweNtsalubaGobodo joined us in studio for more details on the deal and what it means…

23 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Investors cheer Massmart's FY results

Massmart faced a depressed consumer environment in South Africa which saw lower demand for durable goods and with that while group sales might have managed to eke out a one percent gain over the 52-week comparable period. Massmart CEO guy Hayward spoke to Alishia Seckam from Business Day TV for…

22 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

David Jones impairment drags Woolworths into a net-loss

Retailer, Woolworths released its interim results today reporting a net loss of 4.8 billion rand due to a 6.9 billion rand write-down charge on the value of its Australian business, David Jones. Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths joins us on the line for a closer look at the numbers

22 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Sibanye-stillwater plunges into loss, withholds dividend

Sibanye-Stillwater has fallen into an annual loss of R4.4 billion, Stephen caught up with company's CEO Neal Froneman and started off by asking him whether the group foresees more transformative deals, here's what he had to say…

22 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

International markets react to Gigaba's Budget Speech

The initial reaction for the budget was positive with both the rand and JSE gaining strength but how are international markets digesting the budget and the future of SA's economy? I'm joined on the line now by Per Hammarlund, Chief Emerging Markets Strategist at SEB Group.

21 Feb 2018 11AM 16 min

Budget key to SA's rating future

Ravi Bhatia, Director of Sovereign and International public finance ratings at S&P Global spoke to Business Day TV on the line from London for S&P's reading of today's budget.

21 Feb 2018 11AM 7 min

Treasury insights into Budget 2018

Deputy Finance Minister Sfiso Buthelezi provides an in depth look at today's budget announcement.

21 Feb 2018 11AM 15 min

JSE reports 9% drop in annual earnings

Nicky-Newton King, CEO of the JSE speaks to Alishia Seckam about the group's annual results, which saw headline earnings per share 9% during the period

21 Feb 2018 11AM 6 min