A sluggish economy, a decline in government spending and late payment of contractors by the state are just some of the factors that have been weighing on the local construction sector. Things don't seem to be looking up as the lockdown forced many businesses to temporarily shutdown. With an extended lockdown in effect, the industry is now calling on government to allow workers to return to work in a bid to ease the impact. Joining Business Day TV on the line with his analysis on the sector moving forward is economic advisor at Optimum Investment Group, Roelof Botha.

All eyes are on the special Cabinet meeting today to see what the South African government delivers in the form of a fiscal response to Covid 19. Will it be the fire hose we need to extinguish the fires raging across the economy or more buckets as we’ve seen so far? Business Day TV's Michael Avery discusses the options with Stuart Theobald, Chairman of Intellidex; Adrian Saville, CEO of Cannon Asset Managers and Professor Economics, Finance & Strategy at GIBS; & Stanlib Chief Economist Kevin Lings

The IMF expects the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to result in the worst recession since the Great Depression. Business Day TV spoke to Montfort Mlachila, the IMF's Senior Resident Representative in SA, for more perspective.

Government is fast running out of fiscal ammunition to fight the coronavirus impact on the economy. Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan's refusal to top up funds for SAA's Business Rescue process further signals that priorities have had to shift, and with SAA is not one of them, the airline is running out of runway. Aviation Analyst Linden Birns talks to Business Day TV about where this leaves the airline and the industry as a whole.

In the latest Financial Mail, the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the aviation industry, globally and locally, has been described as nothing short of a disaster. Gary Alfonso speaks to FM Editor Rob Rose and Economic Editor Clair Bisseker, on that and other impacts Covid-19 has had on South Africa.

Upmarket pizza chain Col'Cacchio is embroiled in a dispute with 18 franchisees over royalty fees. Business Day reports that the pizza franchise, which runs 29 restaurants across the country, is pushing back against the restaurant owners who are trying to back out of their contractual obligations because they can't generate revenue as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. Against this backdrop the Franchise Association has appealed to government for some urgent intervention to help the sector. Business Day TV's Michael Avery spoke to Vera Valasis the Executive Director of the Franchise Association SA (FASA) about how this impacts SA's franchise sector.

Getting customers to pay on time is one of the biggest challenges for business owners and when the problem persists too long, it can ultimately shut down a small business. Especially in these tough times when no other revenue is coming in. Business Day TV's Michael Avery speaks to Waheed Adam, president of the Cape Town chapter of the international peer-to-peer network Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO), about the real state of prompt payment during the lockdown.

The World Health Organisation has lost about 15% of its funding for the next 60 days. US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw his aid to the body who he accuses of mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus. Defunding will impact the fight against the coronavirus and could worsen the pandemic. Business Day TV spoke to John Stremlau from Wits University for his views on Trump's latest move.

The agri sector has not been as hard hit by covid-19 as other sectors in the economy. Business Day TV caught up Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agri Business Chamber with who has cautioned against the number of challenges that could could potentially weigh on profitability.

Business Day TV spoke to Sa'ad Chothia from Nedbank CIB about how retailers having been dealing with the lockdown, with particular focus on the ones that do not provide essential services.