South African banks are looking for ways to avoid defaults when Covid-19 debt relief measures come to an end. Many institutions have given customers in good standing relief on loans during the pandemic. But some clients are still in trouble and the situation could get worse as unemployment spikes. Business Day TV caught up with FNB CEO Jacques Celliers to discuss how the bank plans to navigate the challenges.

According to the 2019 Alexander Forbes Member Watch, South Africans need to contribute 17% of their income for 40 years to retire comfortably on 75% of their final pensionable salary. The frightening reality from the 2019 Member Watch analysis shows that the average replacement ratio at retirement is only 26.2%. Michael Avery talks to Alexander Forbes' Belinda Sullivan; Andrew Davison from Old Mutual Corporate and founder of Planning Retirement Dave Crawford about what this year's survey reveals about one of the most important aspects of our financial lives and how Covid is impacting this.

South Africa's big banks are mulling over what can be done to avoid defaults when pandemic relief comes to an end. Business Day TV spoke to the Banking Association of South Africa's Managing Director, Bongiwe Kunene for more detail on the plans.

Can a 'side hustle' be the start of a new beginning, or a supporting boost, at the very least? Michael very speaks to ​René Grobler, Head of Investec Cash Investments; Nic Haralambous, ‘Side Hustle’ author and keynote speaker; &

Dr Adrian Saville, Professor of Economics, Finance and Strategy at GIBS.

The grouping of tech stocks known as FANGAM were going strong even before Covid-19 but behavioral shifts during the pandemic have lifted the tech sector even higher. Business Day TV touched base with V​ictor Mupunga from Old Mutual Wealth for more insight.

Business for South Africa has released a blueprint for how the country can avoid an economic crisis. The proposals focus on how infrastructure, among other programmes, can help revive the economy. Business Day TV caught up with Martin Kingston from Business For South Africa to unpack the plan in greater detail.

South Africa's financial services regulator has come out strongly against insurers who have refused to pay claims related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The body has stated that the National Lockdown cannot be used by any insurer as grounds to reject a claim because such conduct goes against the principles of treating customers fairly and breaks down confidence and trust in the insurance sector. Business Day TV spoke to the FSCA's Makgompi Raphasha for more detail.

In the public healthcare sector, general taxes fund the system and healthcare worker salaries get paid regardless of whether patients show up for services. Not so in the private healthcare sector. The Covid-19 outbreak means people aren't seeking out care. Michael Avery discusses plan on the table to help ease the financial pressure of private practitioners with ​

Professor Alex van den Heever is chair in the field of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Governance, and Dr Chris Archer Chief Executive Officer of the South African Private Practitioners Forum.

The Institute for Economic Justice has described finance minister Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget as ‘uninspired’ because it lacks detail on how government plans to fix the country’s social issues. Business Day TV spoke to the Co-director of the Institute for Economic Justice Gilad Isaacs about their latest efforts to get the supplementary budget scrapped.

Legend has it that when Cortes landed in Mexico in the 1500s, he ordered his men to burn the ships that had brought them there to remove the possibility of doing anything other than going forward into the unknown. Has Covid ushered in a similarly decisive moment for traditional print media companies to burn the printing presses? This week Media 24 became the latest to announce the closure of physical print titles, five magazine and two newspapers including the legendary Drum magazine. Michael Avery discusses the future of print media with Prof Anton Herber, Caxton Professor of Journalism at Wits University; Chris Botha, Managing Director of The MediaShop; and Pule Molebeledi, MD news & media at Arena