On the show today …

# Middle-class South Africans are taking on unhealthy levels of debt, and

# Calls are mounting for the government to scrap Value-Added-Tax on chicken

# We’ll check in with economist Professor Waldo Krugell to talk about the Olympics, medals and the economy.

# In international business news… Sales at MacDonald’s outlets globally fell this year.

# In investment-news… Economists are eagerly anticipating Pick n Pay's separate listing on the JSE of Boxer.

# And, we’ll also talk to Chris Hattingh from the Centre for Risk Analysis about among other things the importance of Agoa.