News headlines:

*Protests triggered by last week’s jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma have claimed six lives, seen scores of businesses looted and weakened the currency, with the police struggling to contain escalating violence.

*The World Bank has sent a warning to South Africa, saying the country can bolster hiring by temporarily extending tax incentives, suspending rules that increase labour costs and introducing measures to support entrepreneurship and self-employment.

*Eskom has urged the public to reduce electricity usage as the South African Weather Service forecasts extremely cold weather this week.

A comprehensive report published by the Solidarity Research Institute found that vaccines are an effective and safe way to end the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the report also supports South Africans' freedom to decide for themselves. Strong criticism is levelled at the government’s central control of the vaccine programme and as Connie Mulder, head of Solidarity's Research Institute, told BizNews, "mistrust in the government has created a situation where mistrust in the vaccination can foster as well. Hopefully, we can get good information to people because people do not trust government information at the moment, and I can understand why. Get them good information so that they can make the best possible choice for themselves regarding their health situation and their risk management of Covid-19." Mulder joined BizNews to discuss the report and its findings.

On a day when chaos reigns - with many South African’s wondering how they’re going to protect themselves - the ongoing debate on the proposed ban on firearms for self-defence is particularly important. Joining the BizNews Power Hour to discuss this is Gideon Joubert, a firearms activist who has spoken out against the proposed bill, and Nicholas Lorimer of the IRR. Lorimer recently wrote a piece (published on BizNews) about the reality of firearms ownership - and whether civilian ownership is a contributor to crime.

South Africa's favourite market commentator and Monday's regular co-host David Shapiro talks about the chaos unravelling throughout parts of the country. No matter which way you slice it, the scenes are horrific and reminds David of the 70s. David unpacks the factors at play, including the high unemployment rate which has been aggravated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. One can understand the anger and frustrating felt by many across the country, however, acts of violence and looting seen today cannot be tolerated. Surprisingly, the JSE All Share Index ended the day up more than 1%, mainly as a result of the rand-hedge heavyweights.

The widespread looting and plundering in KZN since Friday night is hitting global headlines. Among the worst hit areas is Mooi River, site of the busiest toll road on South Africa's arterial N3 highway between one of the continent's most active ports, Durban, and SA's commercial heartland of Gauteng. Donovan Carter, who has been operating businesses in Mooi River for three decades, has a front row view of the chaos which has erupted in the town. He shared what is happening with BizNews.com's Alec Hogg - a former resident.

In ons vorige twee gesprekke het ek met Gustav oor Discovery en AECI gesels, hier vertel hy ons meer oor Imperial (die onderhoud het twee dae voor die Imperial-oorname aankondiging gebeur).

In die tweede episode van ons reeks van in-diepte gesprekke oor spesifieke aandele gesels ek weer met Gustav Schulenburg, die keer oor AECI.

It’s been quite a week for the South African spirit with news of Zuma’s arrest - something which many did not believe they would live to see. On the other hand, interviews with Magnus Heystek and Russell Lamberti on yesterday’s BizNews Power Hour may have left our listeners feeling particularly disheartened at the prospects of South Africa - which some are already calling a failed state. Counterpoint Value Fund manager Piet Viljoen joined the BizNews Power Hour as our regular co-host on Thursdays, during which he managed to - very rationally - point out that opportunities still exist for South African who are, understandably, gatvol. Viljoen, while ‘not wearing rose-tinted glasses’, says that the bubbles that these South Africans are creating for themselves - due to an incapable government - also creates opportunities.

Expert banking analyst Kokkie Kooyman unpacks Nedbank's decision to permanently employ a semi-flexible, work from home model. Nedbank is the first large South African corporate to come public about the permanent shift which has become a global trend, especially amongst technology companies in the West. Kooyman delves into the positive and negative consequences of the model and whether other large banks such as FirstRand will follow.

News headlines:

*Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was convicted on contempt-of-court charges last week, spent the night in prison after he failed in a last-ditch bid to delay serving his 15-month sentence.

*The National Prosecuting Authority has backtracked on its statement that Interpol had issued red notices for the Gupta family.

*Africa had its worst week of the pandemic, with the number of weekly cases rising 20% as the delta variant spreads across the continent and becomes dominant in most regions.

*Former President Donald Trump is suing Facebook, Twitter, Alphabet’s Google and their chief executives, raising the stakes in his battle against social media giants who have blocked him.