South Africa runs the risk of sliding deeper into junk status. Moody's, Fitch and now S&P Global also has the country's credit rating outlook on negative. S&P which already has the country's overall credit rating at junk status foresees a rapid worsening of the country's debt metrics on account of tepid GDP growth, upwardly revised fiscal deficits and the rising government debt burden. Ravi Bhatia, Director of Sovereign Ratings at S&P Global shared his perspective on the decision and what it may take to revise the outlook back to stable with Business Day TV.

MTN Zakhele Futhi has listed on the empowerment arm of the JSE. This will be the second time that MTN facilitates a listing on this nature. MTN Zakhele Futhi holds approximately 77 million shares in MTN amounting to 4% of MTN's issued share capital and will be listed for a minimum of five years. Sindisiwe Mabaso-Koyana, Chair of the MTN Zakhele board joined Business Day TV to discuss what the listing means for MTN group in the context of transformation.

A survey by Santam on insurance trends has revealed that a number of corporates and consumers see the challenging economy as the biggest risk in South Africa over the next two years, followed by political unrest and social change risk. Joining Business Day TV in studio now with further insight on the study is Quinten Matthew from Santam.

Tsogo Sun Hotels has reported its first set of results since unbundling from Tsogo Sun, reporting headline earnings per share of 5.2 cents. That's as it had to deal with tough trading conditions both locally and at its African operations. Business Day TV sat down with the group's CEO Marcel von Aulock for more insight.

Private hospital group Life Healthcare is exploring an exit from Poland. That's despite its international operations outperforming is local business. Business Day TV spoke to the group's CEO Shrey Virana about why the company is considering the shift in strategy.

The SA Reserve Bank has erred on the side of caution and kept interest rates on hold even though its revised down its economic growth forecast for 2019 to 0.5% and inflation remains below the mid-point of its 3%-6% target band. Business Day TV's Alishia Seckam unpacked the decision with her panel of experts which included Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib; Tertia Jacobs, Treasury Economist at Investec and Nicky Weimar, Senior Economist at Nedbank.

Just yesterday, the South African Cabin Crew Association said that the SAA wage talks were positive, fast-forward to today and talks have collapsed. Unions, Sacca and Numsa are currently engaged in mediation under the auspices of the CCMA. Christopher Shabangu, deputy president of the SA Cabin Crew Association spoke to Business Day TV for an update on where the negotiations stand.

A weak building market in South Africa coupled with hyperinflation in Zimbabwe has led to a 12.5% fall in interim revenue for PPC. Business Day TV sat down with the group's CEO, Roland van Wijnen to discuss the numbers and what it means for the company's survival.

South Africa's inflation rate hit an 8 year low in October, coming in at 3.7%. This is well below the midpoint of the Sarb's 3% to 6% target range. But is this enough to trigger an interest rate cut? Business Day TV spoke to Reezwana Sumad from Nedbank CIB to find out.

Today marks the fifth day of the SAA strike. The airline's CFO, Deon Fredericks has warned that the ongoing industrial action runs the risk of putting SAA out of business. The company has since approached the labour court to block any additional demands from unions. Political Analyst, Daniel Silke warns that this is just the beginning of the battle over the restructuring of state-owned enterprises. He spoke to Business Day TV to with more....