‘Even where people are working, they are now categorised as the working poor because the cost of living is impacting everybody,’ says Makhiba Mollo, commissioner at the National Planning Commission. Moneyweb

Today, a new reports shows stark realities in SA’s cost of living. A look at the prevalence of prostate cancer amongst South African men. How TV advertising is getting smarter, and why streaming platforms could be more beneficial for brands. Moneyweb

Over the years there has been a large change in retirement fund regulation, adding a significant burden to the administration process for smaller businesses – Niki Giles, Prescient Fund Services.

From retail to game reserves to luxury eco hotels, the Eastern Cape trailblazer and octogenarian shares insights on his life in South African conservation and tourism, which is also featured in a new book. Gardiner also shares his vision for tourism in one of SA’s poorest provinces. Podcast series on Moneyweb

Gary Arnold, CEO of Astral, on the results: Revenue was higher, but cost pressures saw profit fall markedly.

Bianca Botes, Citadel Global, on how managing rand volatility could be a competitive advantage.

Niki Giles of Prescient Fund Services on umbrella funds and how they can help smaller companies with the complexity of staff retirement needs.

This evening we dive into market movements with Makwe Fund Managers, we speak to executives from Netcare, WeBuyCars and Astral Foods about their respective results, and to PwC about the US getting a downgrade from Moody’s ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the Oval Office, and Recharged.co.za discusses what to know about shopping from international platforms. SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

Dr Richard Friedland – CEO, Netcare SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

Sasfin's David Shapiro runs us through the day's market developments, the weaker dollar, US getting a downgrade from Moody's, the rand, continued uncertainty, Sasol, PGMs, and the gold price. SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

Xhanti Payi – Senior Economist, PwC SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

Chris Rein – CFO, WeBuyCars SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream