FirstRand ups dividend despite rising bad debts

This evening we look at the markets with Sanlam Private Wealth, National Treasury joins us to discuss proposed changes to alcohol pricing, analyst Tshepo Kgadima discusses the government’s comments on state guarantees for IPPs, Natural Justice speaks to us from Cop29 in Azerbaijan, Standard Bank offers steps to take to…

Dr Belinda Rathogwa, head of digital and e-commerce at Standard Bank, joins us to discuss scams that commonly arise during the festive season, different payment methods, and ways consumers can protect themselves during this period.

Tshepo Kgadima – Independent analyst

Chris Axelson – Acting Tax and Financial Sector Policy Deputy Director-General, National Treasury

Nick Kunze of Sanlam Private Wealth runs us through the day’s market moves, commodities, big moves (good and bad) after Trump’s win, gold seeing losses, investor sentiment, local interest rates, the Chinese picture, and what we can expect before the end of the year.