According to the U.N, more countries are slipping into acute food insecurity. The Horn of Africa notably is one of the worst affected in this regard. Business Day TV spoke to Thabile Nkunjana, Agricultural Economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council for an in-depth analysis of the state of food security on the continent.

After an extensive 25 month examination of websites and search engines,South Africa's Competition Commission has released a set of influential suggestions aimed at enhancing fairness and competitiveness within the realm of online retail. Business day Writer, Katherine Child spoke to Business Day TV, unpacking the new rules that are rattling online retailers.

The National Development Plan eyes full employment and poverty eradication by 2030 but with South Africa projected to grow by an average annual rate of 0.75%, Business for South Africa says that the joblessness rate will jump to 38.1% by then. The concern has been raised with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Business Day TV spoke to Martin Kingston, Chair of B4SA for more detail.

The Competition Commission has enforced new rules for global e-commerce sites, to provide prominence to local businesses and aid the visibility of local app developers. Business Day TV spoke to James Hodge, Chair of the Online Intermediation Platforms Markets Inquiry, for more detail on the CompCom's Online Platforms Market Inquiry Report.

Gold demand has slowed and slipped 2% in the second quarter, mainly due to slower gold purchases by central banks. Business Day TV discussed this in detail with the World Gold Council's Market Strategist, John Reade.

The local unit has made gains in July, trading under R18 on the back of lower levels of load shedding and a weaker dollar for most of the month. Business Day TV unpacked the moves playing out in the currency markets with RMB Trader, Quintin Classen.

Absa's PMI slipped to 47.3 in July from 47.6 in June. According to the bank, while the decrease is marginal, it does mask substantial changes in some of the major subcomponents like the business activity index, which tanked by almost 11 points. Business Day TV unpacked the print in greater detail with Miyelani Maluleke, Senior Economist at Absa.

The Johannesburg high court has dismissed G7 Renewable Energies' application to interdict Eskom from implementing the interim grid capacity allocation rules it published in June. Business Day TV spoke to Business Day's Energy writer Denene Erasmus, for more detail.

Oil is on track to end July on a good note. That's as prices are on course for the biggest monthly gains in over a year on the back of Chinese stimulus and expectations that OPEC will continue output cuts. Business Day T unpacked the moves playing out in the markets with David Elmes from the Warwick Business School.

Petri Redelinghuys, Founder of Herenya Capital, provides technical analysis on the JSE All Share Index, Capitec and Multichoice.