Inflation is expected to soften in the Middle East and North Africa this year but for now, the latter is feeling the pinch of elevated inflation and rising food prices. The scenario is taking a bite out of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting which is followed by three days of celebration by the region's largely Muslim population. François Conradie, Lead Political Economist at Oxford Economics Africa spoke to Business Day TV about how inflation in North Africa is impacting livelihoods.

Many analysts have been questioning Elon Musk's turnaround strategy for Twitter. That's after he axed the executive team, cut jobs and moved towards a subscriber-based model. Business Day TV caught up with Senior market analyst at Oanda, Craig Erlam and he shared his perspective on the company's performance since Musk took over.

Civil action groups are concerned about the constitutionality of new election laws that President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed. Ramaphosa signed the bill into law this week following a constitutional court judgment in 2020. The judgement stipulated that the previous electoral act was unconstitutional because it only allowed political party members to run for elections in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. However, the new election laws received instant blowback as organisations say it violates constitutional principles. Business Day's Linda Ensor unpacked the detail of the story with Business Day TV.

Inflation ticked up in March to 7.1% year-on-year from 7% in February as food and transport costs fail to abate. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 14% year-on-year while transport costs accelerated by 8.9% during the period. Business Day TV sat down with Xhanti Payi, Economist at PwC for his analysis of the print and what it suggests for monetary policy moving forward.

Capitec has delivered double-digit profit growth, with headline earnings per share jumping by 15%. This was partly boosted by higher interest rates and allowed the lender to lift its total dividend by 15% to R42. Business Day TV unpacked these numbers with CEO Gerrie Fourie.

Oil prices have slipped, shrugging off upbeat Chinese economic data as focus shifted to a possible increase in US interest rates and wider concern about global growth. Business Day TV caught up with RMB's oil trader, Raymond Phillips for more insight on the activity playing out in the oil markets.

The Artificial Intelligence market is currently valued at $387 billion and is projected to grow to $1.3trn by 2029 and a lack of readiness will work against Africa cashing in on that growth. Business Day TV assessed Africa’s AI landscape with Dean of UJ’s Business School, Randall Carolisen.

Capitec is seeing the pros and cons of the high interest rate and high inflation environment. The lender has managed to grow headline earnings per share by 15% but at the same time the group’s credit impairment charge on gross loans and advances nearly doubled. Business Day TV unpacked the performance with Kokkie Kooyman, Banking Analyst from Denker Capital.

According to the FNB's Residential Property Barometer, house price growth continued to slow in March. Prices averaged at 2.1% , down from 2.3% in February, as high interest rates took hold and weighed on consumers' spending power. Business Day TV spoke to FNB's Senior Economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi for greater insight on the index.

On this episode of Trade of the Week, Unum's Hedge Fund Manager, Loyiso Mpeta analyses DRD Gold, Gold Fields, Anglo Gold Ashanti and Harmony Gold.