The coronavirus and falling oil prices has weighed on Nampak forcing the company to write down its Nigerian and Angolan businesses by R3bn. Business Day TV unpacked the results with CEO Erik Smuts.

For parents and teachers across the country the tag line of back to school has never evoked such a mixed array of emotions. The impact of the changes being forced by COVID-19 were best summed up by the minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, when she said: The virus has forced us to re-engineer the basic education system. Business Day TV's Michael Avery talks to Xolani Fakude - Secretariat Officer: SADTU, Prof Elizabeth Henning, Director for Centre for Education Practice Research at UJ's Soweto Campus, Mary Metcalfe - Education Expert & Former Gauteng MEC for Education AND Noncedo Madubedube - General Secretary of Equal Education about the current state of readiness in SA's schools

South Africa's set to move to lockdown level three next month, amid calls that the re-opening of the economy be fast-tracked. Business Day TV spoke to Martin Kingston from Business for South Africa and Political Analyst, Richard Calland about the economic and political implications of an indefinite lockdown.

Pepkor is bracing for the fallout from Covid-19 and has warned that it will likely hold on to its annual dividend as a result. Business Day TV spoke to Pepkor's CEO Leon Lourens for more on what the business is doing to tackle the tough trading environment. Sactwu’s Etienne Vlok also joined the conversation for greater perspective on how the pandemic is impacting the clothing industry as a whole.

South Africa's lockdown restrictions will ease next week to level 3 and while many industries will start-up again, restaurants will not. This has cast some doubt on whether eateries will in fact survive the impact of Covid-19. Business Day TV discussed this in detail with Munira Kharva from Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking

Famous Brands is back in the black. The food service franchisor has reported a profit of R426m but has opted to hold on to its full-year dividend in order to preserve cash to buffer the company against the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Business Day TV spoke to Darren Hele, CEO of Famous Brands for his take on the numbers and what it suggests for the company moving forward.

The coronavirus pandemic has delayed key decisions around the country’s land reform process with public hearings on the matter having to be postponed. Business Day TV spoke to Bulelwa Mabasa, who sat on President Ramaphosa’s Advisory panel on land reform for more on how these delays impact land expropriation without compensation.

The reserve bank's latest moves have given government bonds a boost with the R2030 trading firmer. Business Day TV unpacked the bond market action with Michelle Wohlberg from RMB.

South Korea’s experience of rapid economic growth presents a compelling success model for developing countries on the African continent. It’s one of few countries that made the remarkable transition in only three decades from a resource-poor, low-income nation to a high-income economy and now one of the leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Business Day TV's Michael Avery speaks to Dr Jong-Dae Park, the South Korean Ambassador in South Africa and a specialist in African development, having written a book “Re-inventing Africa’s Development – Linking Africa to the Korean Development Model” and Dr Martyn Davies, Deloitte Managing Director for Emerging Markets & Africa and Dean of the Deloitte Alchemy School of Management, who has spent time gathering insights in South Korea about what Africa can learn from ‘the Miracle on the Han’.

Covid-19 has been a tipping point for some businesses. Firms that were already in a tough position before the pandemic hit have found themselves in a state of distress with many having to delist as a result. So what does environment mean for alternative exchanges? Business Day TV caught up with the CEO of A2X, Kevin Brady to find out.