Factory activity has continued to take a knock. In March output slipped by 1.1% year-on-year, the largest negative contributions were made by petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products as well as textiles, clothing, leather and footwear. Business Day TV unpacked the data with The Manufacturing Circle's Executive Director, Philippa Rodseth.

Bitcoin's rally has taken a breather, prices have retreated from $30 000 to around $27 000, despite upbeat US inflation data. Business Day TV caught up with Luno's Country Manager, Christo de Wit for a look at the factors driving activity in the crypto market.

Côte d'Ivoire is one of Africa's best performing economies with cocoa production driving its gains. Climate change however is weighing on output and the country's growth potential. Business Day TV spoke to Leeuwner Esterhuysen, Economist at Oxford Economics Africa for more insight.

2024 might present us with the first multi-party form of government in South Africa since the dawn of democracy. We have seen larger parties increasingly lean on smaller ones to shore up their power. So, what will a coalition government look like at national level? We unpack what Natasha Marrian, Deputy Editor for Financial Mail refers to as the great coalition dating game.

Mining production remains in the doldrums. Output declined for a fourteenth consecutive month in March, down 2.6% year-on-year largely driven by a dramatic reduction in diamond output. Business Day TV unpacked the print with Crystal Huntley, Economist at Nedbank.

Despite the gold price nearing record highs in the first quarter, demand for the yellow metal has been mixed, with central banks' gold purchases rising while purchases from other sectors remained muted. Business Day TV discussed the demand dynamics with Market Strategist at the World Gold Council, Joe Cavatoni.

South Africa's vegetable export earnings have been increasing moderately since last year. Over the last 5-years, it has averaged R3.1BN. Bulk of that income comeS from the rest of Africa which scooped up a whopping 64% of the country's vegetable exports in 2022. Business Day TV spoke to Thabile Nkunjana, Agricultural economist in the Agro-Food Chains Markets and Economic Research Division at the National Agricultural Marketing Council for more insight

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan is set to appeal against a ruling to prevent load-shedding for public facilities within 60 days. Last week, a high court ruled that government should spare schools, police stations and healthcare facilities of load-shedding. Government is set to appeal as this ruling may pose a risk to current efforts to stabilise the national grid. Business Day TV unpacked the detail of the story with Tauriq Moosa, Legal Writer for Business Day Editorial.

At the half-year mark, Transaction Capital has reported a loss of R1.73bn as the group starts restructuring its struggling SA Taxi unit. The division's core earnings attributable to the group plunged by 77% during the period and is expected to weigh on the firm's full-year outlook as well. Business Day TV spoke to Transaction Capital's CEO, David Hurwitz for a closer look at the performance.

Growing demand for logistics facilities has given Equites a boost. During the annual period the landlord reported a 4.1% rise in distribution per share, while keeping vacancy rates low. Business Day TV caught with the company's CEO, Andrea Taverna-Turisan for more detail on the numbers.