South Africa’s economy is in a precarious position. The country is expected to register growth of just 0.2% this year from initial forecasts of over 1%, due to the impact of load-shedding. Business Day TV spoke to Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib for his assessment of the local economy.

Workforce has delivered double-digit earnings growth. The firm's annual headline earnings per share increased by 21% to 46.8 cents, while revenue jumped 24%. This was mainly boosted by a strong showing from its human capital, staffing and outsourcing solutions divisions. Business Day TV unpacked the numbers with CEO Ronny Katz.

The South African Reserve Bank has exceeded market expectations, raising the repo rate by 50 basis points to 7.75%. Business Day TV unpacked the move with Senior Economist at BNP Paribas, Jeff Schultz.

Business Day TV unpacks the findings of the 2022 Manager Watch Survey of Retirement Fund Investment Managers published by Alexforbes. The standout feature of this year's report finds that 19 of SA's 20 largest fund managers are considered Level 1 BEE contributors. Michael Avery hosted Janina Slawski, Head of Investment Consulting at Alexforbes, and Zwelakhe Mzwakhe Mnguni, Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder at Benguela Global Fund Managers to unpack the survey's findings.

The DA has put its focus on the 2024 elections as it gears up for its national elective conference. The opposition party is set to elect a leader this weekend, a move which will also set the tone for how the party deals with coalition agreements before next year's national election. Despite the ANC's governance failures, the DA has failed to break through electorally. Business Day TV unpacked whether the DA is destined to always be an opposition party, or could it be a real alternative to the governing ANC with Financial Mail's Deputy Editor & Columnist, Natasha Marrian.

The Competition Commission has come under fire for calling some food price hikes “opportunistic”. This as sticky inflation, an energy crisis and climate change is largely behind the uptick in food prices. Business Day TV spoke to Thabile Nkunjana, Agricultural economist in the Agro-Food Chains Markets and Economic Research Division of the National Agricultural Marketing Council for his take on the matter.

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, has announced plans to split its $220 billion empire into six units. These businesses will individually raise funds and explore initial public listing options. Business Day TV unpacked the move with Prescient China's Head of Product, Tian Pan.

Economists expect the South African Reserve Bank to hike rates again, that's as inflation remains above the Sarb's target range. Business Day TV spoke to RMB Economist, Siobhan Redford for her expectations.

The global carbon credit market is booming. Kenya is currently ranked eight on the list of countries selling carbon credits from nature-based solutions. Business TV spoke to Karin Boomsma, Project Director at Sustainable Inclusive Business Kenya for more insight and perspective on Kenya’s carbon credit market based on a recent report by SIB-Kenya and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance.

Economists expect the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points as it looks to rein in inflation. Business Day TV discussed the reasons behind the prediction with Hilary Joffe, Editor-at-Large for Business Day.