Netcare's warning against muted patient day growth in the next financial year, as limited medical scheme membership growth and an increasing number of beneficiaries being covered by restricted hospital network options, takes hold. The red flag comes on the back of the group's annual results out today - which showed a near 48% plunge in profit due to its exit from its UK operations last year. Business Day TV sat down with Netcare CEO, Richard Friedland to talk about their future plans.

Astral released its full-year numbers today reporting a 55% plunge in earnings due to the group's poultry division being hit by higher feed costs. On the other hand, the company's feed division benefitted from a rise in raw material prices helping boost revenue by 6.1%. The group says that its outlook remains mixed, raw material prices are expected to remain high while engagements with the DTI gives hope for intervention in the poultry industry. Company's CEO, Chris Schutte spoke to Business Day TV about their numbers

Barloworld released its annual results on Monday showing that revenue and operating profit have been hit by a triple whammy. The closure of the group's loss-making logistics business, logistics revenue falling back nearly 13% and the automotive division's revenue also down, But it has managed to lift operating profit by 2.3%. Business Day TV caught up with the company's CEO, Dominic Sewela about the full-year performance and how it's positioning the group for future growth.

Well we have the latest CPI print due out on Wednesday and that will be part of the data that the Monetary Policy Committee looks at when it decides on interest rates at its last meeting for 2019 - with that decision due on Thursday. Joining Business Day TV to talk about inflation expectations and look at how this could be impacting the MPC is Alan Chown from

Research from Blackrock has revealed that total global investment flows into passive products in 2018 stood at R514-billion, with the industry's total assets under management at the end of the year standing at $4.79-trillion. And while the use of passive products is still small in South Africa, the shift is undoubtedly under way. Business Day TV caught up with Standard Bank's head of index funds, Johann Erasmus for more detail.

Despite offering a revised wage increase offer, SAA may be in for some turbulence. Numsa and Satawu have confirmed that they will be go ahead with planned strike action tomorrow which will last indefinitely. The unions also remain disgruntled about potential job cuts. In the meantime, SAA board member, Martin Kingston has said that the airline will not be able to withstand a strike. Business Day TV caught up with him to discuss just how much of a spanner in the works this throws for a potential turnaround...

Dale Capital - a Mauritius-listed private equity investment holding company- has become the first inward listing on the ZAR X, which was launched in 2017 to rival the JSE. Allowing investors exposure to the foreign company through a domestic channel. Chairman Mark Foulds joined Business Day TV with more.

While mining production remains sluggish, it has outpaced analyst expectations in September. On a year-on-year basis, output was lifted by a tepid 0.2% and on a month-on-month basis, production increased by 1.5%. The increases were largely driven by stronger iron ore production while diamond output weighs. On the other hand, mineral sales grew 15% year-on-year. Konosoang Asare-Bediako, Executive Director at Moshe Capital who has recently been on a roadshow to promote opportunities for investment into African mining joined Business Day TV to discuss the investment potential of the sector given the sluggish output we're seeing.

A decline in activity on the JSE has weighed on Peregrine's interim performance. With its advisory division - Java Capital reporting a 45% decline in attributable earnings amid reduced deal flow in the general corporate finance space and in equity capital markets. And this further contributed to a near 40% slump in headline earnings per share to just over 77 cents. Business Day TV spoke to the group's CEO, Robert Katz for more insight.

Consumers appear to have tightened their purse strings, retail sales came in flat in September, up a tepid 0.2% year-on-year and up 0.5% month-on-month. General dealers which account for half of the overall sales fell 0.7% while retailers in textiles, clothing footwear and leather goods grew 3%. What does the depressed retail sales print suggest about consumers ahead of the silly season and in particular, Black Firday. Elize Kruger, Senior Economist at NKC African Economics spoke to Business Day TV about the latest print.