Tesla has captivated investors on Wall Street. It has become the most valuable auto company in the world, surpassing Toyota and claiming a market cap of over $190bn before continuing its climb. The Wall Street Journal looks at its soaring stock.

Gareth Friedlander, deputy CEO of Discovery Life, and Dr Maritha van der Walt, Discovery Life's chief medical officer, discuss which individuals are more likely to suffer severe symptoms if infected with Covid-19 and offer helpful lifestyle advice to minimise your chances of falling into this category. - Nadya Swart

The number of day traders is on the rise, with people looking for new ways to make money or take charge of their own investments. In this interview with BizNews editor Jackie Cameron, trading specialist Fred Razak of CMTrading sets out how to get started and provides pointers on how to make money in stocks, currencies, crypto currencies and more. This podcast is sponsored by CMTrading.

In today's news headlines:

* President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the alcohol ban - even though it has emerged that the country has lost as much, if not more, in tax revenues as it has received in emergency Covid-19 funding.

* Elsewhere there are concerns that the spread of Covid-19 is picking up. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering sealing off Greater London and ordering at-risk members of the population to stay at home under a potential scenario designed to avert a second national lockdown, according to news reports.

* South Africa lost more in tax revenue in the first three-and-half months of its fiscal year than it borrowed from the International Monetary Fund and the African Development Bank combined.

* South Africa’s economy could contract by more than 8% this year, if a second wave of Covid-19 cases hits the country and its main trading partners, the OECD says.

Executive for Corporate External and Legal Affairs Microsoft South Africa - talks about the Microsoft Global Skills initiative that has been introduced in South Africa to assist unemployed people or anyone seeking to reorient or improve their skills in the digital world. The additional benefits include job opportunity searches and certifications.

The ANC and its alliance members have been in power since 1994 and it is almost unthinkable to imagine South Africa without the organisation that Nelson Mandela led. Dr Frans Cronjé, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Race Relations, told the BizNews Midweek Catchup webinar that he believes that the demise of the ANC is inevitable and the Covid-19 pandemic could be the catalyst that speeds up the process. Dr Ralph Mathekga said he believes it is unlikely President Ramaphosa will have a second term. – Linda van Tilburg

For the past three weeks I’ve worn an Oura ring, Fitbit, Garmin fitness band and Apple Watch, along with two high-tech skin patches, all packed with sensors. They’ve sent hundreds of temperature readings, blood oxygen levels, heart beats - even cough counts - to my phone. All to find out if I have Covid-19. (I don’t. Confirmed with a real fun nasal-swab test.) Podcast courtesy of BizNews partner Wall Street Journal.

ProductivitySA CEO- discusses the R104m grant from the Department of Labour to help improve small and medium sized operational capacity. He says South Africa’s competitiveness is constrained by some policy choices that must be reviewed and explains what companies can do to improve their capacity and the assistance ProductivitySA gives to businesses to improve their performance.

The 'Emperors of the online economy' testify: The CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon appeared before Congress to face questions about anticompetitive behaviour. BizNews partner the Wall Street Journal breaks down lawmakers' showdown with Big Tech.

In today's news headlines:

* Diversified miner Anglo American on Thursday said first-half profits fell 39%.

* Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa fell deeper into a half-year loss as demand for steel dropped and output declined after operations were shut during a lockdown.

* AB InBev says volumes in South Africa have dropped over 60% in the quarter.

* Diamond giant De Beers is to axe staff.