Spar's annual profit has nearly doubled - the retailer which operates in Southern Africa, Ireland and Switzerland saw an 8% rise in turnover growth in Southern Africa largely boosted by liquor sales which grew 18% while weakness in the rand worked in the group's favour in Ireland. The retailer is eyeing further growth opportunities in the European market and Business Day TV spoke to the company's CEO, Graham O'Connor for more insight.

Business Day TV caught up with Jones Gondo from Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking to take a look at what a Moody's downgrade would mean for the bond market, the rand and for inflation.

Telkom has released its interim results showing a near 36% plunge in interim profit due to a steep rise in finance costs mainly related to spend on the group's mobile business. The company's CEO, Sipho Maseko spoke to Business Day TV about the group's strategy moving forward.

Well, bearish bets on the rand have subsided despite the country teetering on the brink of junk status with Moody's having changed the rating outlook from stable to negative. And we've had some analysts suggest that we are heading into a quieter period for the rand - at least relative to the huge risk period that we have just come through but there are some key themes and events that can impact this year, before attention shifts back to Moody's in early 2020… Global Markets Strategist at RMB, John Cairns talks to Business Day TV for more detail.

Aspen has agreed to sell its Japanese business to a division of Norvatis in a bid to reduce its debt levels. The company's debt has been whittled down to nearly R40 billion from over R53 billion while the sale to Norvatis which is still subject to approval comes at a price tag of close to R7 billion. Company's CEO, Stpehen Saad joins us to discuss what this deal means for the company's commitment to having debt levels reduced from the 2020 financial year.

Transnet believes it’s on the right track. The state owned rail and ports utility says that it's addressed some of the concerns which were recently raised by Moody's. The ratings agency lowered its outlook for the company to negative citing worries about expenditure plans and the impact this would have on the group's balance sheet. But Transnet says the release of its interim results show that it's tackled the issues. Business Day TV spoke to acting chief financial officer Mark Gregg-Macdonald for more detail.

Vodacom has bounced back from the once-off hit related to its BEE transaction largely supported by the group's international portfolio where revenue grew nearly 16% offsetting a decline in revenue generated from its domestic market. The group plans to expand M-Pesa internationally along with its Financial Services and Digital Lifestyle businesses in South Africa with the expectation that it will increasingly contribute to revenue growth. In the meantime, profit has jumped by 19%. Company's CEO, Shameel Joosub spoke to Business Day TV about the numbers.

Business morale has plateaued according to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The body's BCI fell to 91.7 points in October mainly driven by lower imports and exports, rand depreciation and load-shedding. Business Day TV spoke to Richard Downing from Sacci for more detail.

Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic hosted an event under the banner 'Business is an adventure' in partnership with Investec today - and, looking at the shifts we're seeing globally on the political and economic fronts, I caught up with Richard and started off by asking him how he's navigating the turbulent adventure Brexit has taken his airline on, where Virgin Atlantic like so many others have been hit for one, by the drop in the pound... here's that conversation...

Dis-Chem's reported a 39% plunge in half-year earnings, partly due to strike-related costs. The pharmacy group says this is the last set of results that will be impacted by the industrial action, and that it is now focused on gaining market share. CFO Rui Morais spoke to Business Day TV about Dis-Chem's expansion strategy, as well as the capital commitments the group has made regarding that.