Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo looks at the China-Africa Framework agreement and how our meat, grain and wine industries stand to benefit if we are able to secure better tariff levels there.

Kieran Witthuhn from Anchor Capital breaks down Gold Fields’s results – a strong dividend and solid performance – and where he’d be putting new money now. Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, on a potential tariff deal with China, the latest on foot and mouth disease, and current crop conditions. Simon weighs up the ‘wash sale’ tactic to avoid CGT – selling in late February and buying back in March to use the R40 000 exemption – and why caution is key.

CEO Cobus Loots unpacks the company’s stellar H1 financial results and future growth plans.

Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha unpacks a strong Grindrod update alongside a softer set of numbers from Sibanye-Stillwater, as the group writes down the Keliber lithium project again. Cobus Loots, CEO of Pan African Resources, on record-setting results – even as all-in-sustained-costs come in well above guidance. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of Pam Golding Property Group, on next week’s budget and what it could mean for house prices.

Colin Timmis from Xero considers the emotional drain in running an SA SME during tax season.

Chantal Marx of FNB Wealth & Investments unpacks BHP’s half-year numbers and what’s behind Afrimat’s latest update. Tinus Rautenbach of Clarity by Investec on the new wave of increasingly sophisticated investment scams. Xero’s Colin Timmis on the emotional toll of running an SME – and why the pressure goes beyond the balance sheet.

‘I think the biggest thing to unlock right now is that credit vehicle that will support independent transmission projects’ – Seithati Bolipombo from alternative energy company Mulilo.

Faheema Adia from Momentum Securities on Telkom’s upbeat update – and whether the telecoms sector still has room to run. Seithati Bolipombo of Mulilo on what lies ahead for South Africa’s renewables as they move from backup solution to the backbone of the energy mix. 10X Investments’s Caroline Naylor-Renn with the latest on two-pot withdrawals, and Treasury’s plans to introduce auto-enrolment for pension funds across the workforce.

Nedbank Executive for Financial Wellness and Advisory Dr Frank Magwegwe reports an overall improvement in working South Africans’ financial health for a third consecutive year.

Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth on January’s steadier US inflation print, what the earnings season is revealing, and how Cell C’s maiden results stack up. Dr Frank Magwegwe from Nedbank weighs in as local consumers show tentative financial improvement, even as confidence remains fragile. Kristof Kruger from Prescient Securities on how the bond market responded to last week’s Sona.