Zambia has not had load-shedding in over a year. This is major progress given that there was a time that the Southern African nation experienced around 12-hours of daily power cuts. Based on this improvement, Business Day TV spoke to Vickson Ncube, Board Chair of the country's power utility, ZESCO for some insight on how to solve Africa's power crisis.

South Africa's remarkable week unfolds with sporting triumphs - Banyana Banyana's groundbreaking win against Italy in the Soccer World Cup and an intense draw for Spar Proteas in Netball against New Zealand. Sunday Times Sports Reporter Mahlatse Mphahlele spoke to Business Day TV about the team's journey ahead.

Tiger Brands is eyeing the spaza shop market. The company has launched its route-to-market strategy which is aimed at increasing the marketing and supply of its products in the lower end of the market. Business Day TV unpacked the strategy in greater detail with the Route to Market Manager at Tiger Brands, Garth Fraser.

Bitcoin has kicked off August on a sour note, trading under the $30,000 mark after US lawmakers said that XRP is not a security. Business Day TV discussed the moves playing out in the crypto market with South Africa's country manager at Luno, Christo de Wit.

President William Ruto has been in office for nearly a year. During his reign, the East African nation's macroeconomic conditions have experienced a shift and the three major ratings agencies have downgraded Kenya's credit outlook to negative. Business Day TV assessed Kenya's economic and political landscape under Ruto's rule with Shani Smit-Lengton, Economist at Oxford Economics Africa.

Pick n Pay is grappling with plummeting market share, strategy woes, and it is set to post its first half-year loss. Some investors and retailers believe that the company's situation is linked to the retail company neglecting customer experience as well as executive family-tie management decisions. Business Day TV spoke with Money Editor's Giulietta Talevi for more insight.

Higher selling prices in Mpact's paper business, coupled with increased profitability in the plastics unit gave the packaging group's interim performance a boost. Mpact grew headline earnings per share by 33% and hiked its dividend by nearly 13%. Business Day TV unpacked the performance with the company's CEO Bruce Strong.

The JSE's diversification strategy is bearing fruit. Africa's largest stock exchange delivered a 5% rise in half-year revenue and a 12% jump in headline earnings per share, as it benefitted from its focus on new business and growth in net finance income. Business Day TV unpacked the numbers with CEO Leila Fourie.

The ETF market has recorded its largest monthly inflow of 2023. In July, inflows rose 9.5% to $58.6 billion, as that market benefitted from the equities rally. Business Day TV caught up with the Head of Client Solutions at 10X Investments, Chirs Rule for further insight.

South Africa's black and small-scale sugarcane growers are set to benefit from the South African Sugar Association's R176 million lifeline. This comes amid the industry's struggles with the milling sector crisis and financial shocks. SA Canegrowers CEO, Thomas Funke, joins Business Day TV to unpack the funding in greater detail.