Business News Leaders

News Leader - SA unemployment at record high

Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings talks to Business Day TV about the current unemployment rate in SA

12 Nov 2020 1AM 6 min

Covid-19 Business Watch: Is there a third way to extricate SA's economy?

Michael Avery speaks to Claude Baissac, CEO of specialised consultancy firm, Eunomix about a third way to extricate South Africa from the path to failed statehood.

11 Nov 2020 1AM 25 min

News Leader - How Covid-19 has sped up energy transitions

PWC's Director of Energy and Infrastructure James Mackay talks to Business Day TV about how the pandemic has sped up the pace of energy transitions

11 Nov 2020 1AM 6 min

News Leader - How Sasol is putting climate change at the centre of its future

Vice President for Climate Change at Sasol, Shamini Harrington talks to Business Day TV about how Sasol is putting climate change at the centre of its future

11 Nov 2020 1AM 6 min

News Leader - Why activists want Sasol to tackle climate issues

Just Share's Tracey Davies talks to Business Day TV about what activist shareholders can do to ensure that Sasol is conscious of its impact on the environment

10 Nov 2020 1AM 3 min

News Leader - Telkom’s focus on mobile pays off

Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko talks to Business Day TV about the group's interim financial performance

10 Nov 2020 1AM 11 min

News Leader - Why have foreign investors dumped local bonds?

Futuregrowth Asset Management's Wikus Furstenberg shares his view on foreign investors dumping local bonds

10 Nov 2020 1AM 3 min

News Leader - The good, the bad and the ugly impacts of Covid 19 on franchises

Michael Avery talks to a panel about the challenges within the franchising sector

10 Nov 2020 1AM 26 min

ESG Investing Gets Biden Boost

The coronavirus outbreak has diverted attention away from the drive towards ESG-focused investing that had become the dominant narrative in the asset management industry. With US President-elect Joe Biden set to take the US back into the global leadership role it was playing in the Paris Accord it will almost…

9 Nov 2020 1AM 24 min

How to cut SA’s bloated public sector wage bill

Government and labour unions are at loggerheads over efforts to reign in SA’s bloated public sector wage bill but Business Unity SA (Busa) says it has some ideas on how to tackle the challenges. For more insight on that, Business Day TV spoke to Busa board member Busi Mavuso.

9 Nov 2020 1AM 7 min

Can the rand’s rally be sustained?

The election of Joe Biden as US President has boosted investor appetite for riskier assets and this has caused the rand to rally along with its emerging-market peers. To find out if the local unit’s recent gains can be sustained, Business Day TV spoke to Johann Els from Old Mutual.

9 Nov 2020 1AM 4 min

Raubex pins recovery hopes on government’s infrastructure drive

Raubex has swung to an interim loss as lockdown restrictions weighed, but despite that hit, the group has opted to increase its dividend as it pins its recovery hopes on government’s planned infrastructure drive and a 45-month Sanral contract. Business Day TV spoke to Rudolf Fourie, CEO of Raubex for…

9 Nov 2020 1AM 7 min

How will Sars increase revenue collection?

Finding more tax revenue has become a matter of urgency for South Africa as the country's economic position continues to worsen. So what plans does SARS have in place to do this? Business Day TV caught up with commissioner Edward Kieswetter to find out.​

6 Nov 2020 1AM 8 min

Why Sappi expects a recovery in 2021

Despite reporting an annual loss of $135m, Sappi is optimistic about its future prospects. So what green shoots is the company eyeing? Business Day TV touched base with the CEO Steve Binnie to find out.

5 Nov 2020 1AM 5 min

RDI REIT plans full exit of retail assets ​

RDI REIT is pushing ahead with restructuring its portfolio as it looks to fully exit all its retail assets. Currently, RDI has pro forma retail exposure of 10%. That's down from 28% in August 2019. Business Day TV spoke to Stephen Oakenfull, Deputy CEO of RDI for more on the…

5 Nov 2020 1AM 3 min

Dis-chem eyes further acquisitions

Lockdown has done little to stop Dis-chem’s acquisition trail. The pharmacy group has its eyes set on a health insurance asset and a community-based pharmacy group. Business Day TV spoke to Dis-Chem's CFO Rui Morais for more detail

5 Nov 2020 1AM 8 min

Small and Mid-Cap Snap Back

While at headline level the JSE all share lost near 5% in October, some investors are waking up a little late to the fact that there’s been a quiet revolution in small and mid-cap stocks on the JSE which started in the third quarter. Companies like Advtech, Motus, Montauk, Cashbuild,…

5 Nov 2020 1AM 26 min

How will the US presidential election impact SA?

The US presidential race has been dubbed a nail-biter with election results coming in closer than expected. Business Day TV spoke to Ed Moya from Oanda and retired US diplomat in Africa and East Asia Brooks Spector for their take on what a Trump or Biden win would mean for…

4 Nov 2020 3AM 12 min

How holding companies can regain market trust

Investment holdings companies are trading at all time discounts to their underlying assets on the JSE and shareholders are growing restless. How are shareholders going to get alignment with management here? And how can these important conduits for investor capital, which invest in startups that become the next high growth…

4 Nov 2020 1AM 25 min

​Capitec enters home loans market

Capitec has entered the home loans market, via a partnership with SA Home Loans. The lender says the offering is in response to strong demand for a simple, digitally-led home loan option. Business Day TV spoke to Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie for more insight.

3 Nov 2020 1AM 6 min