Construction group Basil Read expects to emerge from voluntary business rescue after following the process for over two years. Business Day TV spoke to the company’s CEO Kathushelo Mapasa about his expectations for the firm moving forward.

Similar to the Big Mac index, RMB has a Milk Index and it determines which African currencies are undervalued, overvalued or fair valued. The latest data shows that the rand and Egyptian pound stand out among African currencies as trading close to fair value. Business Day TV touched base with Neville Mandimika from RMB for more of the detail.

South Africa has crossed 100,000 infections and 2000 Covid deaths this week. Business Day TV's Michael Avery speaks to Dr Sandile Kubheka, who at the tender age of 20, became South Africa’s youngest Dr when he qualified seven years ago. Dr Kubheka shares his insights from the frontlines of the fight against Covid 19.

Just Share's calls for climate-conflicted linked Standard Bank directors to be voted out have fallen on deaf ears. That's as the directors that came under fire were reappointed at the bank's AGM today. Business Day TV caught up with Just Share's executive director Tracey Davies for some insight on the latest move.

Covid-19 has thrown a spanner in the works for the ailing steel and engineering industry and even though a steel master plan is in process, the likelihood of the sector showing a turnaround in the short to medium term is slim. Business Day TV spoke to Michael Ade, Chief Economist at the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa for more on the challenges​ the industry is currently facing.

All eyes on Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s dying aloe ferox. The rand is holding steady ahead of the key budget revision. The first emergency budget in the country’s fiscal history. To preview this decisive moment Business Day TV's Michael Avery spoke to Dr Miriam Altman, Director of Altman Advisory and National Planning Commissioner; Cas Coovadia, CEO of Business Unity South Africa; Matthew Parks, parliamentary coordinator for Cosatu; Keith Engel, Chief Executive of the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners; & Peter Attard-Montalto, head of capital markets research at Intellidex

Finance Minister Tito Mbwoeni has presented his emergency budget and has laid bare the country’s tough fiscal position. Debt levels are set to rise and borrowing from financial institutions will become the order of the day. Business Day TV spoke to Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib and Busi Mavuso, CEO of BLSA for their take what’s been presented.

South Africa's inflation rate fell to 3% in April from 4.1% in March. This is the lowest reading in almost 15 years as the country went into its most severe period of lockdown when only essential goods and services were available. Business Day TV discussed the print in detail with Walter de Wet from Nedbank CIB.

African Bank has slipped into a loss in its half year to end-March. That's as the lender had to make adjustments to accommodate the impact of Covid-19. Business Day TV caught up with CEO Basani Maluleke for more detail

The unemployment rate has hit an unprecedented high of 30.1% in the first quarter with nearly 9 million of the country’s youth sitting without jobs. In 2018, President Ramaphosa promised to tackle youth unemployment via his YES Program but Covid-19 has thrown a spanner in the works. Business Day TV spoke to Tashmia Ismail-Saville, CEO of the YES Program for more on the deepening crisis.