But a court ruling deals a blow to SAB’s hopes for a jolly holiday season after a miserable year.

FNB's Chantal Marx on the Pick n Pay update - who’s losing market share? And the possible Tsogo Sun Hotels/ Hospitality deal. Cannon's Samantha Steyn talks money market funds. Morningstar's Eugene Visagie on how SA must overcome its slow economic growth.

Preston Narainsamy of Nedbank Private Wealth on the biggest central banks announcing rate changes this week. AlphaWealth's Keith McLachlan talks the Metrofile results. Small-caps analyst Anthony Clark looks at Astral as maize prices rocket, and an update on the new look Zeder.

Zeder, Shoprite and FirstRand: a company in its death throes, a retailer with a good year under its belt, and a bank that’s made an interesting move in remuneration.

MTN exiting the Middle East, Shoprite pulling out of Nigeria, YeboYethu giving PwC the chop, Tiger Brands causing jitters, Quantum and Country Bird quarrelling, and Trump banning WeChat – the week that was.

Alex Duys of Umthombo Wealth on the markets as MTN exits Syria and Iran to focus on being a pan-African telco. Tracey Davies from Just Share on Investec's climate risk disclosures and how online AGMs have been faring. FNB's Praven Subbramoney talks investment property sales.

Gary Booysen from Rand Swiss on the Nasdaq hitting new all-time highs. Small-caps analyst Anthony Clark helps us understand PSG 3.0 after its AGM and looks at Invicta selling assets to shore up its balance sheet. Grant Locke of OutVest on using an endowment policy to find yield in a low-yield world.

Nick Kunze of Sanlam Private Wealth talks MTN, gold and US bank results so far. Ettiene Retief, chairman of national tax and Sars committee for Saipa on the new deadlines for Sars e-filing and auto-assessment.

It was like a bizarre sitcom – with attendees insulted, patronised and left hanging.

Showing the disconnect between markets and economic reality?

Nesan Nair from Sasfin talks the TFG/ Jet deal and flying banking stocks. Graeme Korner from Korner Perspective on biological assets such as trees and nuts and investing in agri. Dino Zuccollo, chairman of the 12J Association of SA discusses Section 12J job creation and investing locally.

For the select few. Ching-ching.

It has already quietly offloaded R1 billion in Capitec shares … why?

Wants to reach 2bn people a day; growing market share in SA will help.

EOH results, Zedar Investments results, Steinhoff litigation case update, Maboneng buildings auction, McBride continues testimony.