Property group, Attacq has defied the odds delivering double digit distribution growth in a challenging economic environment. Business Day TV spoke to COO, Jackie van Niekerk for more insight on the interim results.

A fourth quarter GDP contraction of 1.4% following a decline of 0.8% previously places South Africa in a technical recession. Owing to Eskom’s power supply issues and the coronavirus a meaningful improvement doesn’t appear to be on the cards. Business Day TV spoke to Lumkile Mondi from Wits University about the current climate and what it means for growth moving forward.

South Africa’s lacklustre growth is weighing on Nedbank. The financial services provider produced a 7% decline in annual headline earnings. The performance was further impacted by hyperinflation in Zimbabwe and costs related to increasing its stake in Banco Unico. Business Day TV spoke to Mike Brown, Chief Executive of Nedbank for greater perspective on the numbers.

Accounting changes and once-off items have soured RCL's interim performance, that’s as headline earnings per share fell by 2.7%. Business Day TV unpacked the numbers with CEO Miles Dally.

Bidvest's interim earnings have taken a knock. The services, trading and distribution group has reported a near 11% decline in interim headline earnings per share, as accounting changes and an SAA write-down weighed. Business Day TV spoke to Lindsay Ralphs, CEO of Bidvest for his assessment of the numbers.

Activity at South Africa’s factory gate continues to slow. The Absa PMI has suffered its fourth month of decline coming in at 44.3 in February, its lowest level since the 2008/2009 financial crisis. Business Day TV spoke to Miyelani Maluleke, Senior Economist at Absa about the current print and what it means for the industry’s growth moving forward.

Analysts and economists have largely welcomed the 2020 Budget with consumers being offered some tax relief and expenditure being cut by reigning in public sector wage bill, that’s been spiralling out of control. Only two of the right notes were struck on Wednesday but was it necessarily a Moody's budget? Was enough done to convince the ratings agency not to cut the country’s sovereign rating to junk status come March? On that verdict is still out and Business Day TV talks to Jones Gondo of Nedbank CIB for his take.

Spur has posted an 8.4% rise in group revenue despite continued pressure on South Africa's economy. The owner of chains such as RocoMamas and Hussar Grill, says the recovery of an impairment provision of R10.8 million related to its transaction with Grand Parade Investments, is part of the reason why it managed to deliver growth. Business Day TV spoke to CEO Pierre van Tonder for more insight.

Liberty has benefitted from equity market performances during its full-year. This has helped the group deliver headline earnings growth of 23% as the company's Share Investment Portfolio made the most of those gains. David Munro, CEO of Liberty joins us for greater perspective on the numbers.

Massmart has swung to an annual loss of over a billion rand. This largely due to an impairment related to the group's non-profitable stores in Massdiscounters and Masscash stores which is inclusive of Game and Dion Wired. The division's were hard hit during the period with its trading profit plummeting to a loss of R674 million. Company's CEO, Mitchell Slape joins us on the line for his analysis of the numbers and what it means for the group's growth moving forward.