On the show today …

# We focus on this afternoon’s medium term budget statement

# Statistics South Africa reported an improvement in the country’s unemployment rate

The economist Waldo Krugell talks about this afternoon’s budget

# In international business news… Asian equities saw significant foreign outflows in the first week of this month

# In investment-news… AngloGold reported bumper earnings

And, we’ll check in with Chris Hatting from the Centre for Risk Analysis to talk about among other aspects the government of national unity and the country’s manufacturing sector that continues to struggle.