Research from the the National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey shows that about 3 million people lost their jobs over the lockdown period, representing an 18% decline in employment from February to April. Business Day TV touched base with the principal investigator of the NIDS CRAM project, Nic Spaull for more detail on the paper.

As of 16 July, South Africa has a total of 324 221 confirmed Covid-19 cases. A the release of a ground-breaking study into the effects of the lockdown on livelihoods revealing that some 3 million South Africans have lost their jobs. With that Michael Avery goes to the frontlines of this pandemic with Prof Adrian Puren, Head of the Centre for HIV and STIs at the NICD

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has served finance minister Tito Mboweni with legal notice, challenging any disbursement of public funds to SAA using his “emergency” powers. Business Day TV caught up with Geordin Hill-Lewis, the DA’s shadow minister of finance to discuss this in more detail.

Colin Coleman, senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs has released a ten-point action plan to grow an inclusive South African economy. He joined Business Day TV to unpack his latest proposal.

For governments looking to drive economic recovery after the pandemic, supporting digital competitiveness will be key. But as Eskom struggles to keep the lights on, labour rages against potential job losses and while we await the auction of high frequency spectrum, five years late, the question remains how prepared we to embrace and leverage these technologies for growth? Michael Avery speaks to ​Brian Armstrong, Professor in the Chair of Digital Business at the Wits Business School; Rory Moore, Innovation Lead for Accenture Africa; & Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx

Businesses and individuals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic are anxious about what will happen after the loan deferment and interest waivers expire at the end of this month. Government may have to come out with more measures and further extend the timelines to help taxpayers comply with the statutory norms. Treasury deputy director-general Ismail Momoniat spoke to Business Day TV about those plans.

The country seems to be swimming in economic recovery plans and policy documents that propose ways to rebuild an economy devastated by years of mismanagement and now a global pandemic. Where do all these plans converge, where do they differ and what are the keys to unlocking their potential? Michael Avery speaks to Bonang Mohale, Chancellor of the University of the Free State; Martin Kingston Chair of the steering committee of Business for SA; & Dr Miriam Altman, economist and National Planning Commissioner.

Inflation has eased to a near 16-year low, coming in at 2.1% year-on-year in May. This is far below the South African Reserve Bank's target band of 3% to 6%. But is the slowdown enough to prompt the bank to cut interest rates again? Business Day TV caught up with Walter de Wet from Nedbank CIB for his thoughts on the matter.

The liquor industry has warned that government's decision to ban the sale of alcohol will lead to serious economic consequences, placing hundreds of thousands of livelihoods at risk. Business Day TV discussed this in detail with Lucky Ntimane from the National Liquor Traders Council.

South Africa's mining output recovered from a record low in May with production ticking up 44% month-on-month. The improvement is due to government's decision to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions to level four during the period as this allowe​d more producers to come back online. On an annual base, however, output slumped 29.8%. Business Day TV unpacked the data in detail with Henk de Hoop from RMB.