Stephen Grootes speaks to Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib Asset Management, and Lumkile Mondi, Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics and Business Science at Wits University, about South Africa’s growing investment strike as companies hold nearly R2-trillion in cash reserves. They discuss why corporates are delaying investment amid weak growth, inflation, and uncertainty, and the pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to unlock this liquidity to revive the economy.

In other interviews, Phetho Ntaba, National Consumer Commission spokesperson, explains the government's plans to monitor Temu's move to local warehouses in South Africa, amid growing concerns over e-commerce regulation and consumer.

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