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3,907 Episodes
3620 – 3640

Group Five H1 loss widens on Ghana project

Group Five has had a tough first half, with problems and delays at its Kopone power station project in Ghana, compounded by tough conditions at home - as well as retrenchments costs. Revenue for the six months to December fell nearly 15% to R4.9 billion and headline earnings per share…
12 Apr 2018 12PM 7 min

SA pork industry in crisis due to listeriosis outbreak

The knock on effects of the listeriosis outbreak has compromised the pork industry; the industry is losing close to R45 million per week and has placed jobs at risk with pork producer profits having dropped by much as 40%. Johann Kotze, CEO of the SA Pork Producers' Organisation joins us…
12 Apr 2018 12PM 7 min

Mining output up by 3.1% Y/Y in Feb

Mining output has held up better than expected. Production has increased at an annual rate of 3.1% in February. Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist at Investec spoke with Business Day TV for more on the sector
12 Apr 2018 12PM 21 min

SA listed property index slumps 21% in Q1

The rally of JSE real estate stocks came to an end last week with the SA listed property index slumping by more than 21% in the first quarter, resulting in more than R200 billion wiped off the sector's market capitalisation. This was largely driven by a sell-off in the share…
11 Apr 2018 4AM 8 min

Monale Ratsoma to head regional BRICS bank

Deputy Director General at Treasury, Monale Ratsoma has been appointed Head of the BRICS New Development Bank for the African Regional Center. He officially steps into the position next week Monday. It's been said that the bank will be beneficial to South Africa in terms of assisting with additional funding…
11 Apr 2018 4AM 8 min

Pattison to fix Edcon with 4-point plan

Unlisted retailer, Edcon has former Massmart CEO, Grant Pattison at its helm with the tough challenge of restoring Edcon to its former glory. The company is in talks to refinance over R2 billion of its debt as it pursues a turnaround strategy - now Ramaphoria is waning, while the business…
10 Apr 2018 12PM 8 min

World Bank lifts SA’s 2018 growth forecast

The World Bank released its eleventh edition of the South Africa Economic Update and lifted the country's GDP forecast to 1.4%, up from its September forecast of 1.1%. The international financial institution however has warned that we still need policy interventions to stimulate competition and create the fiscal space needed…
10 Apr 2018 12PM 6 min

Sagarmatha JSE listing pushed to Friday

Iqbal Surve's Sagramatha Technologies has pushed back its JSE listing date to later this week, meanwhile the Amabhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism has found that the listing is merely a ploy by Surve to use other people's money to plug a R2.3 billion hole in his media balance sheet as…
9 Apr 2018 12PM 8 min

SARS clarifies stance on cryptocurrencies

Regulators around the globe have been grappling with how to tax and manage the cryptocurrency market. The South African Revenue Services has recently clarified its stance on cryptocurrency saying that that all cryptocurrency including Bitcoin will be treated as part of an individual's taxable income and individuals will therefore have…
9 Apr 2018 12PM 5 min

IPP’s to create around 56 000 jobs

Leigh Roberts caught up with Marubini Raphule the CEO of Hulisani to chat about the future of renewable energy and how it could bring about 56 000 jobs.
6 Apr 2018 12PM 7 min

Retirement Trustees to obtain new training

Isaac Ramputa, the CEO of the Financial Sector Charter Council spoke with Business Day TV to discuss the training options offered to trustees on Retirement Trusts and how this will make it more effective and meaningful within the sector.
6 Apr 2018 12PM 6 min

Minister Mantashe reacts to the ‘Once empowered, always empowered’ ruling

The South African High Court ruled in favour of the Chamber of Mines in terms of the 'once empowered, always empowered' principle which entitles mining companies to keep its black empowerment status even if a black partner exits its stake in the firm. Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe spoke…
5 Apr 2018 10AM 7 min

Minister Radebe signs long-awaited IPPs

Business Day TV’s Alishia Seckam spoke with Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe after signing with 27 independent power producers and started off by asking him what role he sees independent power producers playing in the sector and what he sees this spelling out for the energy sector at large.
4 Apr 2018 10AM 7 min

IPP agreements to burden SA - Blom

Energy Analyst, Ted Blom spoke with Business Day TV and explained why he questiones the wisdom of signing power purchase agreements with independent power producers.
4 Apr 2018 10AM 8 min

SARS misses Treasury’s revenue collection target

Business Day TV’s Stephen Gunnion caught up with Acting Commissioner of SARS Mark Kingon and asked him whether he was satisfied with the collection after they missed the projected collection target
3 Apr 2018 12PM 8 min
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