Business Day | 45,548 followers on LinkedIn. Business Day is a national daily newspaper in South Africa launched in 1985. | Business Day is a national daily newspaper in South Africa, published from Monday to Friday and also available as an e-edition (a digital replica of the print edition). Based in Parktown, Johannesburg, it is edited by Alexander Parker and published by Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group). The newspaper, launched on May 1 1985, covers all major national and international news, with a specific focus on the South African economy and business sector, the political economy, companies and financial markets.