Why Pick n Pay cut its dividend

Pick n Pay has cut it total dividend by over 16% as the bill the retailer racked up to deal with load-shedding shot beyond the R500m mark. The company believes that intense power outages are now the 'permanent new reality' and so to give its balance sheet some room, the firm has decided to adjust its dividend policy and take its payout ratio from 76% to 56% - 67%. To discuss this in more detail, Business Day TV spoke to Pick n Pay's CFO Lerena Oliver.