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KPMG appoints Wiseman Nkuhlu as Chair

Wiseman Nkuhlu takes on yet another mammoth task, as newly appointed chair of KPMG SA, Alishia spoke to Wiseman Nkuhlu and started off by asking him about the weight of the decision to take on the role.

25 Jan 2018 12PM 7 min

SA to shine in 2018 – Goldman Sachs

Colin Coleman, MD of Goldman Sachs South Africa joins us on the line from Davos now to properly scrutinise where the bar of expectation around SA is being set.

25 Jan 2018 12PM 7 min

WEF Bank CEOs worried about market complacency

What is the sentiment around South African banks and the country as a whole in Davos? CEO, of one of the country's five largest banks, Mike Brown joins spoke to Business Day TV.

24 Jan 2018 12PM 7 min

Sentiment around Donald Trump at WEF

Peter Draper, MD of Tutwa Consulting spoke to Business Day TV from Davos to convey a better sense of the sentiment towards the US and how much it being open for business, really matters.

24 Jan 2018 12PM 7 min

WEF Davos kicks off

Kingsley Makhubela has an important task in maintaining the Brand that is South Africa. Is he as optimistic as the other CEO's? Makhubela spoke to Alishia Seckam on his views of Brand SA.

23 Jan 2018 12PM 7 min

Singh in Eskom parliamentary inquiry

Eskom's parliamentary inquiry into state capture kicked off today with Anoj Singh who is now former CFO of the power utility has given his resignation late last night. Singh is believed to be involved in tender irregularities linked to Gupta-owned companies but he maintains his innocence. Business day writer, Linda…

23 Jan 2018 12PM 6 min

BLSA commends Mabuza’s Eskom appointment

Telkom Chair, Jabu Mabuza has been appointed Chair of crisis-ridden Eskom, BLSA CEO, Bonang Mohale joins us on the line from Davos in Switzerland, on the eve of WEF officially taking off to discuss the hopeful revival and repositioning of the utility

22 Jan 2018 1PM 8 min

ANC in talks to oust Zuma

Jacob Zuma's corruption-plagued presidency is drawing closer to the end. Political Analyst, Daniel Silke joins us on the line with his take on whether Zuma will finish his term in office.

22 Jan 2018 12PM 8 min

The Week That Was

Join Simon Brown, Giulietta Talevi and Sasfin Securities' David Shapiro for the first edition of The Week That Was – looking at “The year that may be”. Viceroy runs for cover but let's not forget who the real baddies are; The NPA zombies have put on a great show, the…

19 Jan 2018 12PM 23 min

SA household's net wealth increases in Q3

The net wealth of South African households increased in the third quarter of last year - a surprising rise after six quarters of decline, this according to the Momentum/Unisa household index. Johann van Tonder, Financial Wellness Researcher and Economist at Momentum joined Leigh Roberts to unpack the index.

19 Jan 2018 12PM 6 min

Sarb stands pat on rates

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 6.75% on Thursday, at its first monetary policy meeting for the year. Although governor Lesetja Kganyago was upbeat that the country's economic growth outlook is looking more positive, he says it still remains fragile and exposed to risks including policy uncertainty. Alishia…

18 Jan 2018 12PM 6 min

Eskom’s Koko to receive golden hand shake?

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has warned that if Eskom is not dealt with urgently, the economy is in danger of collapsing. Gigaba was speaking at a breakfast prior to next week's World Economic Forum in Davos. His comments came as Business Day reported that Eskom is in secret talks on…

18 Jan 2018 12PM 6 min

SARB keeps rates unchanged at 6.75%

Upcoming risk events have prompted the SARB to keep rates on hold at 6.75%. Economist Thabi Leoka, Dawie Roodt from the Efficient Group and Azar Jammine, Chief Economist at Econometrix joined Alishia to dissect that decision.

18 Jan 2018 12PM 9 min

SA retails sales see biggest jump since 2012

SA retail has cashed in on the largest monthly increase in retail sales since the middle of 2012. Alisha Seckam caught up with Daniel Isaacs, analyst at 36one for more analysis of the data point and the sustainability of this trend.

17 Jan 2018 1PM 7 min

OUTA slams Cape Town’s drought levy

City of Cape Town is looking at charging its residents a drought levy which would be based on property value instead of water consumption. Julius Kleynhans, Portfolio Manager for Water at OUTA joins us for more insight around the issue.

17 Jan 2018 1PM 7 min

SA Nov mining production up 6.5%

Good news on the mining front, the country's November mining output has beaten economists expectations with a surprise increase of 6.5% year-on-year. Peter Major, Director of Mining at Cadiz Corporate Solutions joins us for his outlook.

16 Jan 2018 1PM 7 min

New bank to launch in SA

Bank Zero has been granted a provisional licence after an evaluation by the Reserve Bank. Former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan joins to discuss this app driven bank in more detail.

16 Jan 2018 1PM 7 min

SA political uncertainty to persist in 2018 - Fitch

ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa is seen as the party's saving grace. But ratings agency, Fitch highlights that political & policy uncertainty will likely persist under his rule. The body however sees the country growing at 1.6% this year. Jan Frederichs from Fitch joins Alishia for more.

15 Jan 2018 12PM 7 min

World Bank sees policy uncertainty continuing in 2018

Policy uncertainty issues will remain a major challenge for South Africa's economic growth this year with the World Bank forecasting just 1.1%. This is one of the lowest growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Gerard Kambou, Senior Economist at the World Bank Development Economics Prospects Group talks us through their Global…

12 Jan 2018 1PM 7 min

Absa's Economist Miyelani Maluke talks PMI shock drop

In a month where the global PMI reached a 7 year high in December last year, South Africa's manufacturing sector showed a surprising decline. After four months of gains, the ABSA PMI declined in December. There was a broad-based decline across all the major sub-indices. The index, which gauges manufacturing…

12 Jan 2018 1PM 7 min