OPEC and its allies have agreed to cut oil production, this in an effort to prop up prices and prevent a glut next year. The oil cartel will extend production cuts by 500,000 barrels per day from their current 1.2 million. Business Day TV spoke to Bjarne Schieldrop from SEB for more detail.

Both Grande Parade Investments and Taste holdings have been on the same path - letting go of their US fanchises. GPI announced today that its now offloading a majority stake in Burger King - which it bought for more than R700 million, roughly six years ago. Business Day TV spoke to Anthony Clark of Small Talk Daily Research for more insight.

The Minerals Council South Africa has released a report detailing the mining industry's level of transformation in terms of the Mining Charter. The report measures compliance with the 2010 charter which applied to the industry until 2018 and reveals that industry players were largely compliant with those requirements. This report comes amid the organisation's legal battle for a review of Mining Charter 2018 with concerns around how previous empowerment transactions are not recognised in the renewal and transfer of mining rights. Tebello Chabana, Senior Executive of Public Affairs & Transformation at the Minerals Council SA talks to Business Day TV about the sectors progress.

Business Unity South Africa has come out strongly against government's inaction on the economy. While the organisation notes some progress in certain areas, it recognises that it's not enough and warns that another GDP contraction may be on the cards and has called on government to stop it's 'lip servicing' ways. Cas Coovadia, CEO of Busa spoke to Business Day TV

Old Mutual's battle with axed CEO Peter Moyo continues. The insurer was back in court on Wednesday to appeal a ruling made in July that Moya must be reinstated. Old Mutual has argued that the Johannesburg High Court didn't consider the real reason why Moyo was fired in the first place. Joining Business Day TV on the line for more detail is Specialist Reporter Karen Maughan

The economy has contracted by 0.6% in the third quarter. Declines were registered across a number of industries - chief among the laggards: the mining, transport, electricity and manufacturing sectors while trade and government industries registered growth. The country's growth forecast has repeatedly been downgraded for this year and 2020 by the IMF, World Bank and more recently by the Reserve Bank. Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist at Citadel joined Business Day TV to discuss what this print suggests about SA Inc's growth potential.

South Africa's local unit weakened after the country's third quarter GDP fell below market expectations. Business Day TV spoke to RMB currency trader Jan Sluis-Cremer, about whether the print has triggered an adjustment in RMB's growth outlook, and whether it supports the case for a downgrade by Moody's in 2020.

Vodacom, MTN and Telkom's share prices tanked on the Competition Commission's findings and recommendations on high data prices. Telkom in the meantime is betting on mobile data, the group's interim earnings took a hit due to finance costs related to spend on the mobile business. Telkom in the meantime welcomes the report and the fact that it has called the larger two networks out on their dominance in the market. Business Day TV spoke to Telkom's Group Executive of Regulatory Affairs Siyabonga Mahlangu, about the ultimatum, and whether Telkom has room to manoeuvre on data costs, within the provided two month time frame.

The Competition Commission's two year inquiry into high data costs has been concluded. The final data services market inquiry report confirms that data prices are too high in a market dominated by Vodacom and MTN. The recommendation is that service providers must lower mobile data costs by up to 50% in the next two months or face prosecution. Hardin Ratshisusu, Deputy Commissioner of the Competition Commission spoke to Business Day TV about the details.

The Absa Purchasing Managers Index has edged lower in November. The index fell to 47.7 points from 48.1 previously. This as four of the five subcomponents of the headline PMI recorded month-on-month declines. The slump in business activity dashes hope for any meaningful rebound in the overall index but it appears that industry players are at least less pessimistic about the near term future - the index tracking expected business conditions in six months picked up after declining for the last five months. Business Day TV caught up with Miyelani Maluleke, Economist at Absa for greater perspective on what the print suggests for the manufacturing industry and its contribution to growth.