Absa's Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) ticked up to 50.9 index points in January from 50.3 in December. But while the print is still above the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction, there are concerns that the data to a slow economic recovery. Business Day TV spoke to Miyelani Maluleke, senior economist at Absa for more insight.

Forus has launched its digital asset exchange and the company says this is the next step in positioning itself as the leading edge of the 4th Industrial Revolution as it bridges the gap between the old economy and the new. For more detail, Business Day TV caught up with the firm's CEO Sonny Fisher.

The annual Mining Indaba will take place as a virtual event under the theme, 'Resilience and Regrowth: adopting the new mindset for African mining'. The agenda covers the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, as well the industry's role in rebooting the South African economy​. Business Day TV spoke to Roger Baxter, CEO of Minerals Council SA for more insight.

What a week we've had dominated by the Wallstreet bets Redditors who took on the hedge fund Goliath and won, until Robinhood changed the rules of the game. Vaccine trials continue, The IRBA board has been dissolved and the IMF tell SA to up its game. To review the week that was Michael Avery is joined now Warwick Lucas Chief Investment Officer at Galileo Asset Managers and Raymond Parsons, professor in the School of Business and Governance at North West University

In light of the the mining indaba that will be taking place in the first week of Feb we focus on the outlook of the mining industry, more specifically the Platinum Group Minerals (PGMs). Joining Business Day TV is Nedbank CIB's mining analyst, Arnold van Graan

This year’s virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting centred on rebuilding the global economy amidst the pandemic. Business Day TV caught up with Mike Brown, Chief Executive of Nedbank for his view on the key takeaways from the forum.

When there is a tectonic shift in the global order, one needs to bring in the cartographers to redraw the maps – the tectonic events are the shale revolution, the solar revolution, the Paris Climate Agreement and the growing fissure between the US and China. Pulitzer Prize winner, Daniel Yergin, ties these strands together talking about his New Book, The New Map with Michael Avery.

The National Energy Regulator has announced that Eskom can recover an extra R6 billion from its customers. The news may be welcomed by the cash-strapped utility but not by consumers, who are already struggling financially with the cost of spiralling electricity prices. Business Day unpacked the decision with Nhlanhla Gumede, Full-Time Regulator Member of Electricity and Chairperson of the Electricity Subcommittee at Nersa, Hasha Tlhotlhalemaje, General Manager for Regulation at Eskom and Energy Analyst Ted Blom.

While South Africa may be headed for a debt crisis with a budget deficit of R761.7bn, Isaah Mhlanga, executive chief economist at Alexander Forbes says that it may be in the country’s best interests to take on even more debt to purchase Covid-19 vaccines. Business Day TV spoke to Mhlanga for more detail.

The covid-19 pandemic has changed the way private equity capital is allocated with investors moving away from infrastructure and energy projects to instead finance e-commerce startups, particularly firms that operate in the education and healthcare industries. Business Day TV caught up with the CEO of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, Tanya van Lill who shared more insight on this shift.