At a time when South Africa's economy is in tatters, President Cyril Ramaphosa is making his way to Moscow and Kyiv to try resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict and has left business on home ground to lend government a helping hand. Business Day TV spoke to the Financial Mail's money editor, Giulietta Talevi for her views on the situation.

SA's youth find themselves in a difficult situation. Despite having a matric certificate, diploma or degree in hand, securing employment is hard to come by with the youth unemployment rate sitting at 46.5%. President Cyril Ramaphosa's Youth Employment Service (YES) is of the view that developing skills in 'future-proof' sectors among other things may be the answer to addressing the situation. Business Day TV discussed this with Leanne Emery Hunter, COO of YES.

Spar has been hit by a triple whammy. During the half-year period, the retailer had to contend with increased costs, elevated interest rates and IT related challenges. This resulted in a 30% slump in headline earnings per share. Business Day TV spoke to the company's Executive Chairman and Acting CEO, Mike Bosman for more insight into Spar's financial performance.

The National Assembly has approved the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The bill is the first piece of enabling legislation for NHI and will be considered by the National Council of Provinces before landing on the president's desk for his consideration. Business Day TV spoke to Nicholas Crisp, the deputy director general of the NHI for more detail.

The unification of Nigeria's exchange rates in the foreign exchange market is imminent, according to President Bola Tinubu. Business Day TV spoke to Ridle Markus, SSA Macroeconomist at Absa CIB for his take on the benefits and challenges that such a move creates.

The Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme aims to add more megawatts of electricity to the nation's electricity grid through private sector investment in renewable energy sources. Given that South Africa is in the grips of a devastating energy crisis due to the failure of the country's national power utility Eskom, the procurement of power from independent producers needs to be accelerated. Business Day TV spoke to Business Day writer, Denene Erasmus for more detail.

Wholesaler Spar has withheld paying an interim dividend as the firm has struggled with lower sales and declining profitability. Increasing debt has also weighed, particularly as the weakening rand has made the group's foreign borrowings more expensive. To unpack Spar's results, Business Day TV spoke to independent retail analyst, Syd Vianello for more insight.

Increased competition and costs related to load shedding have knocked Telkom. During the annual period, the company slipped into the red, recording a loss of R9.97 billion. Business Day TV caught up with Irnest Kaplan, telcos analyst from Irnest Kaplan Analysts, and he shared his perspective on Telkom's performance.

The mining sector has staged a recovery, with production increasing 2.3% in April after 14 consecutive months of decline. Business Day TV unpacked the print with RMB Economist Siobhan Redford.

Delta Property Fund has posted a near 70% slump in funds from operations, as it had to contend with rising interest rates, higher finance costs and increased vacancies. Business Day TV spoke to CEO Bongi Masinga for more detail on Delta's annual results.