The SA Reserve Bank eased its bond buying programme in June by taking up R5.1bn in government debt. Business Day Tv touched base with RMB's Michelle Wohlberg for more insight.

Moody’s, Fitch and S&P Global are singing from the same hymn sheet. The ratings agencies are doubtful about finance minister Tito Mboweni’s debt stabilisation plan. S&P Global is the lastest reviewer to add its voice to the growing concern but is also the only ratings agency that has a stable outlook on the economy. Business Day TV spoke to Ravi Bhatia, Director of Sovereign Ratings at S&P Global for his perspective on where the economy is headed.

Government’s UIF Covid-19 relief fund has run into various issues. Business Day TV spoke to UIF Commissioner at the Department of Labour Teboho Maruping for a closer look at what is being done to address the issues.​

Exchange traded funds faired well in the first-half of the year and Business Day TV caught up with the MD of etfSA Mike Brown for more detail on what contributed to the performance

Short-term insurers who reneged on the offer of business interruption cover have become the tourism and hospitality industry's enemy number one. Their decision to not pay out for business interruption claims caused by Covid 19 has seen one insurer so far, dragged to court by some of its clients. Mike Gaines claims consultant at Insurance Claims Africa, TBCSA CEO Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, Budmarsh Lodge co-owner Meg Fargher and Cathedral Peak Hotel owner William van der Riet talk to Business Day TV about the battle in the tourism and hospitality sectors relating to BI policies.

This week we go to the frontlines of the search for a Covid 19 vaccine with director of The Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytical Unit (Vida) in the faculty of health sciences at Wits, Professor Shabir Madhi. Prof Madhi is leading the South African Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-Trial.

South Africa’s construction industry is under pressure. Afrimat's index for the sector shows that activity registered a year-on-year decline of 12% for the first quarter. Business Day TV unpacked the print, as well as the industry's outlook with independent economist, Roelof Botha.

The business landscape has shifted fast due to Covid-19 and companies are having to pivot just as quickly to withstand the new terrain. But, where some businesses are being constrained by fairly priced capital, what role are private equity players playing amidst it all? Business Day TV touched base with the CEO of Agile Capital, Tshego Sefolo for more of the detail.

The Kisby investment fund is looking to raise as much as R5bn to support small businesses. This comes at a time when SMEs are feeling the pressure given the economic fallout from Covid-19. Business Day TV spoke to the fund 's chair Mark Barnes for more detail.

More than half of the unions at SAA have agreed to take severance packages but the majority unions are being accused of holding the airline to ransom as they have not given any indication whether they’ll agree to the retrenchment packages on offer. Business Day TV spoke to Christopher Shabangu, Deputy President of the SA Cabin Crew Association about their stance.