Investment company Labat Africa has set its sights on the business of marijuana and is looking to raise capital to support its venture into the medical cannabis market. Business Day TV touched base with the group's CEO Brian Van Rooyan to find out where the plans stand given the uncertainties generated by Covid-19.

A new wave of Covid-19 infections has spooked the oil market. Business Day TV spoke to Oanda's senior economist Craig Erlam for some analysis of the factors at play.

Michael Avery speaks to Advocate Paul Hoffman, director of Accountability Now; Colin Coleman, Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs ex CEO of Goldman Sachs SA and Wayne Duvenage, CEO of OUTA, about the other pandemic that has infected our society for decades, corruption.

Higher metal prices helped offset a 13% decline in production at Royal Bafokeng Platinum during the first-half and this helped return the mid-tier miner back to profitability. Business Day TV spoke to the group's CEO, Steve Phiri for more detail.

SA Tourism's CEO Sisa Ntshona has called on government to greatly increase financial aid for businesses in the sector. He says that while the state does face constraints due to its dire fiscal position, the existing package of R200m is "a drop in the ocean". The tourism sector is estimated to have already lost R54bn due to Covid-19 so far and is set to lose another R80.2bn in foreign-exchange receipts that would have been granted between May and December, according to government data. The industry has also stated that 400,000 jobs are on line due to the forced closures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Business Day TV spoke to Ntshona for more on where things stand in the sector.

The rand fell to its weakest level in more than three weeks on Friday, trading above the R17 to the dollar mark. This comes as fears about the economic fallout from rising Covid-19 cases dented investors' appetite for riskier assets. Business Day TV touched base with RMB's Varushka Singh for a look at the currency market.

The manufacturing sector’s recovery is slowing. Absa's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) inched lower to 51.2 index points in July. That's from 53.9 in June. The data also suggests that the industry may shed more jobs. Business Day TV spoke to Miyelani Maluleke, Senior Economist at Absa for more.

The Rupert family’s R1bn Sukuma Fund is paying it forward it a unique manner. Michael Avery speaks to David Morobe - GM: Impact Investing at Business Partners, Thabi Leoka, a leading South African economist who was recently appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to serve on the Public Investment Corporation Commission of Inquiry, Bongani Khoza, BR Khoza Carriers Amy HarrisonMcculloch, Harrison & Partners.

The ANC's tripartite alliance partners, Cosatu and the SACP, have been against government's decision to borrow money from the IMF. But now that the loan has been approved, Cosatu says that transparency must be the focus so that there is no irregular expenditure. Business Day TV touched base with the Cosatu's national labour market policy co-ordinator, Lebogang Mulaisi​ for more.

ArcelorMittal SA's interim loss deepened to R2.6bn as demand weakened. Business Day TV spoke to Kobus Verster, CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa for his take on the numbers