For years to come, academics, economists, politicians, business experts and professionals will be writing and putting together reports, books and executive summaries of the time in March 2020 when a virus called Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill. Gary Alfonso speaks to well-known professor Nick Binedell of Pretoria University’s Gordon Institute of Business Science about what future generations will say about leadership in the time of the global Coronavirus Pandemic

Travel restrictions to help curb the coronavirus spread has brought the tourism industry to a near standstill. Business Day TV spoke to Aviation Economist, Joachim Vermooten, Tsogo Sun COO Ravi Nasaden Vikram Mansharamani about what the pandemic means for the sectors that are linked to tourism, like the aviation, hospitality and property industries.

Five days into the Covid-19 lockdown, different industries are dealing with and introducing extraordinary measures to deal with the economic ramifications of the pandemic. In this programme Gary Alfonso speaks to FirstRand COO Mary Vilakazi on its R100-m donation for medical kits, clothing and supplies. On platinum and PGM fundamentals, Michael Avery speaks to René Hochreiter, MD at Sieberana Research. And Caroline da Silva of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority explains what it expects from its sector members during the Covid-19 lockdown and possibly after that.

The Absa PMI has registered its worst quarterly performance since 2009. It averaged 45.9 index points in the first quarter, down from 47.6 in the final quarter of 2019, and this despite the index having improved in March. The print suggests that the manufacturing sector may be in for worse times. Business Day TV spoke to Miyelani Maluleke, Senior Economist at Absa and Erik Smuts, CEO of Nampak to evaluate covid-19's impact on the sector.

South Africa recently implemented a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus spread, which has seen mining firms curtail production. Business Day TV spoke to Nedbank CIB's Mining Analyst Arnold Van Graan about the mining sector's outlook, with the industry reportedly set to lose up to R1.5 billion per day due to the shutdown.

An initiative that will raise funds to assist 3000 waste pickers, 3000 car guards and 3000 traffic light waste collectors traders and 1000 homeless people has been launched by the AdReach group. Money generated will be used to provide food parcels and personal hygiene products like sanitisers, soaps, tissues, masks and gloves to fellow South Africans who need it the most. Gary Alfonso spoke to AdReach CEO Brad Fisher, and project partner Andile Ramaphosa of SDI Force about the initiative.

In response to their own Covid-19 fall-outs, countries around the developed world have rolled out extensive fiscal packages to help SME’s and workers weather the Coronavirus storm. In South Africa, there’s a feeling that the recent tax relief proposals from National Treasury, has fallen short of the acceptable mark. Michael Avery speaks to Duane Newman, a Director of Cova Advisory.Did Treasury’s tax proposals for SME’s and workers fall short?

Investors are concerned that even collective investments, such as Unit Trusts, may not be safe in the general financial market storm created by the Covid-19 pandemic globally. Gary Alfonso spoke to Financial Mail Associate Editor Stephen Cranston about the state of the Unit Trust sector in week one of the national lockdown, which is also a feature article in this week’s Financial Mail.

There’s no doubt that the impact of the lockdown and the Coronavirus Pandemic will be huge on the mining sector. But most industry players agree the safety of the workers are paramount. Equally the potential of Covid 19 to wreak havoc in an industry where workers have a predisposition to pulmonary disease is huge. In this episode of Covid-19 Business Watch, Michael Avery speaks to the Director General of the Department of Mining, Advocate Thabo Mokoena, NUM Secretary General David Sipunzi, Minerals Council Chief Executive Roger Baxter and Mining Analyst Peter Major.

Oil prices firmed, amidst reports that the United States and Russia are looking to cooperate on stabilising energy prices. Business Day unpacks the dynamics at play with Craig Erlam, Senior Market analyst at Oanda.