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532 – 552

Value added by construction sector positive in Q1 - ACI

Afrimat's Construction Index for the first quarter points to positive value added by the sector at just over 2% quarter-on-quarter and 4.2% year-on-year, despite the poor performance of the economy over the past two quarters. Business Day TV unpacked the index in greater detail with Independent Economist, Roelof Botha.
22 Jun 2023 9AM 9 min

PBOC cuts key lending rate

The People's Bank of China has cut rates and has lowered its 1-year prime rate by 10 basis points to 3.55%, to boost economic growth. Business Day TV discussed this move in detail with RMB's Forex Trader, Jan Sluis-Cremer.
21 Jun 2023 1PM 5 min

Focus on SA-China relations

China and South Africa established diplomatic relations in 1998 and trade volumes between the countries have increased significantly over the years. Trade volumes in 2021 stood at R544 billion from the R1 billion registered in 1998. Business Day TV unpacked these relations with Consul General of the People's Republic of…
21 Jun 2023 12PM 12 min

Focus on race-based water license allocations

Black shareholding in new water use licenses is necessary to address the racial imbalance brought about by South Africa's apartheid past, according to government. Proposed legislation by the Department of Water & Sanitation requires farmers to have a black shareholding of between 25% and 75% to obtain water licenses, depending…
21 Jun 2023 9AM 7 min

Monetary policy in Africa

Decade-high levels of inflation has been identified as one of Africa's most urgent challenges but tackling it can't come at the cost of growth. In light of this, Business Day TV took a look at monetary policy across the continent with Samantha Singh-Jami, Africa Economist at RMB.
21 Jun 2023 8AM 4 min

SA consumer inflation cools to 13-month low

Inflation has eased more than expected in May, falling to 6.3% year-on-year from 6.8% previously. The reading now sits just outside the Reserve Bank's target range of 3% to 6%. So, will today's print encourage the Sarb to halt its hiking cycle? To find out Business Day TV spoke to…
21 Jun 2023 8AM 8 min

Listen! Focus on the new rules for Sars tax disputes

The South African Revenue Services (Sars) has published new rules for taxpayers that want to dispute moves by the taxman. Business Day TV unpacked the changes with SAICA's senior executive for Tax, Pieter Faber.
20 Jun 2023 11AM 7 min

Listen! Why Afrimat sees value in acquiring Lafarge SA

Building materials and mining group Afrimat has announced the acquisition of Lafarge SA. The deal carries a price tag of $6m, but there is also a loan repayment component of the transaction of R900m. To find out why Afrimat sees value in acquiring Lafarge SA, Business Day TV spoke to…
20 Jun 2023 11AM 7 min

Listen! Scrap metal ban extended for six months

Metal infrastructure theft costs the SA economy around R187BN a year. In response, government put a ban on scrap metal exports in November last year and this has now been extended for a further 6-months. Business Day TV spoke to Taffie Chibanguza, COO of SEIFSA about why ending scrap metal…
20 Jun 2023 8AM 7 min

SA won't change foreign policy for trade benefits - Pandor

As the Russia-Ukriane war rages on, SA's government is sticking to its guns on its non-aligned stance. This, despite Agoa being at stake. The preferential trade program gives SA duty-free access for local goods to the US market but America's calls for SA to distance itself from Russia is growing…
20 Jun 2023 7AM 8 min

Unpacking African leaders' Russia-Ukraine peace mission

SA President Cyril Ramaphosa has largely hailed the African leaders' Russia-Ukraine peace mission as historic despite talks not having yielded any tangible results. Over-shadowing the mission is the diplomatic stand-off between South African and Polish officials and an attack on Kyiv while the leaders met. So, at the end of…
20 Jun 2023 7AM 7 min

Omnia's profit rises despite tough operating environment

Despite challenging trading conditions, Omnia has managed to deliver double-digit profit growth. During the full-year period, the fertilizer and explosives group reported a 24% jump in revenue, while headline earnings per share rose 10%, thanks to upbeat demand and higher commodity prices. Business Day TV unpacked the numbers with company's…
19 Jun 2023 11AM 8 min

E-commerce in rural Kenya

eCommerce is growing in Kenya. Currently, 42% of the country's population has access to the internet, but according to Statsita Market Forecast, this is projected to grow to almost 60% by 2026. Pan-African technology group, Jumia is at the forefront of how increased access is reshaping consumer behaviour in rural…
19 Jun 2023 7AM 7 min

Two-pot retirement system in focus

Legislation around new rules pertaining to the two-pot retirement system, which will take effect in March next year, has been published. As it stands, South Africans will be able to cash out a third of their retirement savings throughout their career. Business Day TV discussed the implications of this with…
19 Jun 2023 7AM 13 min

Fed hits pause after 15-months of rate hikes

The Fed has decided to keep rates unchanged at its June meeting and while some traders welcomed the move others were sceptical, warning that this is not the end of the hiking cycle. Business Day TV discussed this in detail with Investment Strategist at Old Mutual Wealth, Izak Odendaal.
15 Jun 2023 12PM 9 min

IMF wants Egypt to make reforms before bailout review

African governments are fighting currency weakness amid elevated levels of inflation. Business Day TV explored the relationship between Africa's forex market and the inflation trajectory in greater detail with Irmgard Erasmus, Senior Financial Economist at Oxford Economics Africa
15 Jun 2023 8AM 6 min

SA's economy at a pivotal point

At a time when South Africa's economy is in tatters, President Cyril Ramaphosa is making his way to Moscow and Kyiv to try resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict and has left business on home ground to lend government a helping hand. Business Day TV spoke to the Financial Mail's money editor,…
15 Jun 2023 8AM 8 min

Unemployment plagues SA youth

SA's youth find themselves in a difficult situation. Despite having a matric certificate, diploma or degree in hand, securing employment is hard to come by with the youth unemployment rate sitting at 46.5%. President Cyril Ramaphosa's Youth Employment Service (YES) is of the view that developing skills in 'future-proof' sectors…
15 Jun 2023 8AM 9 min
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