Financial Mail Editor, Rob Rose and the team take a look at the impact Ramaphoria has had on the latest GDP numbers; what the latest polling stats could mean for the upcoming elections as well as Edcon's latest bailout and the prospects of a turnaround for the business.

The Editing Allowed team, lead by Financial Mail Editor, Rob Rose take a detailed look at the 2019 budget announcement. Jana Marais, Deputy Editor at Business Day says that the budget speech was rather concerning as we've seen the biggest budget deficit in a decade since the global financial crisis. They never quite get to the revenue they would like to see, expenditure is always much more than planned and they cannot get the debt under control.

There was very little room for the Finance Minister to maneuver says Deputy Editor of the Financial Mail, Sikontahi Mantshantsha. It was quite a difficult balancing act but he managed to not "rock the boat" especially where Eskom is concerned. The question that has not been answered is that Eskom must in the next 30 days or so settle a R70BN bond that has become due, and there has been no response to that in the budget, only the R23BN over 3 years.

Writer for Business Day Larry Claasen says that he thinks this is an election year budget, it's not meant to rock the boat and is there to keep everything stable.

Join Ron Derby and his team as they delve into the expectations ahead of SONA, the future of Eskom and a look at how effective regulatory agencies have been in addressing corruption

On the show this week the team takes a look at the rumblings in Zimbabwe and their likely impact on the region. Back home, troubles of our own with Eskom and the state capture hearings but Team SA is on the hunt for investors at Davos and what now for Theresa May after her Brexit deal is given the thumbs down.

The controversy over Dan Matjila’s resignation, Gwede Mantashe’s testimoney at before the Zondo commission and the showdown between Minister Pravin Gordhan and the EFF. Join Peter Bruce and his guests for a in depth discussion of the events that have shaped the news week.

What next for Malusi Gigaba; are we looking at a possible cabinet reshuffle; and the latest developments at the State capture enquiry. Join Peter Bruce and his guests for a look at some of the top stories making headlines this week.