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Bestselling author and broadcast legend Bruce Whitfield returns with a bold new News24 podcast. Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week won’t waste your time. Instead, each episode will focus on the one business news story that will change your world.
Listeners will also get investment and personal finance advice from top experts, and the inside track on SA’s most successful hustles. Join us every Thursday at 17:00.
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- Bruce Whitfield | What failing municipalities cost business. Plus: What is Nawty Water? · 34 minIn this episode, Lisette IJssel de Schepper, chief economist at the Bureau for Economic Research, on what failing municipalities cost businesses and local economies, why smaller…
- 30% of SA’s electricity is lost or stolen. Blu Label wants to fix that · 33 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 71In this episode, Bruce Whitfield chats to Blu Label Unlimited joint CEO Mark Levy about why the company that started selling SIM cards is now building a R360 million solar plant…
- Is SA still eating out? And the rail sensor thieves won’t touch · 33 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 70In this episode, Famous Brands CEO Darren Hele joins Bruce Whitfield to unpack a tough first half, in which casual dining felt the squeeze while quick service held up. With fuel…
- Petrol heading for R33. Plus: Pantry’s big ambitions and Mo’s Crib · 38 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 69In this episode, Greg Solomon, the new CEO of Pantry by Marble, discusses what it takes to scale a chef-driven luxury food concept without losing its soul. After 15 years of…
- From just R15k to 6 million SA socks. Plus: A storm at Afrimat · 36 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 68Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden joins Bruce to unpack the group’s toughest six months since listing in 2006. Soaring shipping rates, a stronger rand, a mine reaching the end of…
- Why Capitec keeps winning. Plus: The Courier Guy's locker revolution · 38 minIn this episode, Capitec CEO Graham Lee joins Bruce to unpack another extraordinary set of results from South Africa’s most disruptive bank. With 16.5 million digital clients, a…
- Real-time money is changing everything. Is your business keeping up? · 24 minMost of us have stopped thinking about payments. You tap your card, tap your phone, and walk out. It just works. But behind that two-second tap is one of the most complex and…
- Poverty tax, Momentum’s billions and SA’s Formula One gamble · 39 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 65In this episode, Momentum CEO Jeanette Marais unpacks a standout year, with normalised headline earnings hitting R7 billion ahead of schedule, five business segments crossing R1…
- Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it · 35 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 64In this episode, Omnia Group CEO Seelan Gobalsamy discusses a record year driven by Africa’s growing food security imperative, with fertiliser demand rising across the continent…
- FirstRand’s Vilakazi cleans up after R17bn UK hit · 30 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 62In this episode, FirstRand CEO Mary Vilakazi unpacks results that look worse than they are. Reported earnings fell 5% after an R11.4 billion provision for the UK motor finance…
- Reserve Bank governor talks inflation, Iran and El Niño. And Shoprite brews a Vida deal · 39 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 61In this episode, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago joins Bruce to unpack what he calls a “polycrisis of overlapping shocks”, from the war in Iran to Ukraine’s attack on…
- One of these heavyweights runs Africa’s biggest telco. The other began with a bag of nuts · 39 minIn this episode, MTN CEO Ralph Mupita joins Bruce to unpack a strong set of first-half results driven by Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, with R13.9 billion in dividends…
- Jozi’s gold rush isn’t done. Plus: Jockey turns 150 · 41 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 59In this episode, DRDGold CEO Niël Pretorius explains how the company extracts 1.93 grams of gold per tonne of mine-dump material, and why, at $4 000 an ounce, that amounts to…
- Boerie gets a glowup – and where do seized Lambos go? · 32 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 58In this episode, ENS head of forensics practice Steven Powell goes behind the scenes of asset forfeiture, using the Tembisa Hospital scandal to explain what actually happens…
- The SA EdTech that beat Silicon Valley. Plus: Nedbank’s quiet comeback · 39 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 57In this episode, Nedbank CEO Jason Quinn unpacks flat headline earnings that hide 12% underlying growth, explains the NCBA acquisition in Kenya and what it means for Nedbank’s…
- Is Woolworths quietly becoming an Edgars? Plus: The man reimagining Cape Town’s CBD · 34 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 56In this episode, Murray Clark, co-founder and CEO of Neighbourgood, talks about The Acre at Golden Acre, converting Cape Town’s iconic 27-floor CBD office block into 417…
- A R21bn fintech empire hides inside Pepkor. Plus: The last old-school hotelier passes the keys · 34 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 55In this episode, Arthur Gillis, the last of the old-school hoteliers, reflects on 50 years in the industry, growing Protea Hotels from four properties to 116 across seven…
- Amazon comes to South Africa from space. Plus: Mexican candy, market mayhem and PIC chaos · 34 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 54In this episode, Bruce chats with Herotel CEO, Van Zyl Botha, about the partnership bringing Amazon Leo to South Africa, a satellite internet service that could finally connect…
- Bootlegger brews up expansion. Plus: SA’s demerit points disaster · 31 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 53This week, Bruce chats with Ricky Ruthenberg, CEO of Bootlegger Coffee Company, about building one of South Africa’s most recognisable coffee chains from a single Sea Point store…
- The SA lawnmower brand taking on the US market. Plus: GEMS on edge · 30 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 52In this episode, Bruce chats with Stuart Williams, CEO of Rolux Global, about one of the most unlikely turnaround stories in South African business. In 2023, six weeks from…
- The app fixing SA’s hiring crisis. Plus: Why reasonable leaders are losing · 40 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 52In this episode: why being unreasonable might be the best leadership trait right now, why food prices could be the world’s next flashpoint, and the El Niño risk building in…
- Doctors on demand. Plus: Peace in Iran and what it means for your bond · 27 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 51In this episode, Bruce chats with AD Schoeman, co-founder of The Surgical Assistant, about the platform connecting unemployed young doctors with surgeons needing theatre…
- SPAR’s comeback story. Plus: High oil prices linger longer · 38 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 49In this episode, Bruce puts SPAR CEO Reeza Isaacs in the hot seat. Isaacs, the retailer’s third CEO in three years, takes questions on why profits have more than halved, what’s…
- Tiger Brands roars back. Plus: The South African spirit born from a dad joke · 33 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 48Bruce chats with Tiger Brands CEO Tjaart Kruger about a robust set of interim results: operating income up 26.1% and R9.2 billion returned to shareholders since 2024. But with…
- The AI hospital is here. Plus: SA’s pothole crisis meets its match · 34 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 47In this episode, Bruce chats with Netcare CEO Richard Friedland about how AI and digitisation are transforming healthcare. With savings now exceeding implementation costs…
- WeBuyCars backs itself as Chinese brands shake the showroom. Plus: Southern Sun’s best year yet · 30 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 46This week on the podcast, Bruce chats with WeBuyCars CEO Faan van der Walt about how Chinese and Indian vehicles are reshaping South Africa's used-car market, accelerating…
- Boxer’s debut JSE bout. PLUS: Thandana’s garage births 60 jobs · 28 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 45In this episode, Bruce chats with Boxer Superstores CEO Marek Masojada about the discount giant's first full-year results since listing on the JSE, with headline earnings up…
- Your long-term oil price prediction. Plus: Donkey Long Tong rises · 41 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 44In this episode, Bruce explores the global fallout from the Iran conflict – and why the risks extend far beyond oil prices. Omnia Group CEO Seelan Gobalsamy explains how…
- Can Trump find his oil price offramp? Plus: Khayelitsha Cookies clear for takeoff · 38 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 43In this episode, Bruce unpacks what a doubling oil price means for South African fuel costs, inflation, and the global economy – and why the US midterm elections may be the most…
- Is Capitec becoming bigger than a bank? Plus: Protein outgrows the gym · 42 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 42In this episode, Bruce speaks to Graham Lee, CEO of Capitec, about another year of standout growth - but more importantly, how the bank is evolving beyond its traditional model…
- Nuts! A new pistachio powerhouse in the Karoo · 36 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 42In this episode, Bruce speaks to Jackie van Niekerk, CEO of Attacq, about a R750 million investment into Waterfall City – what it signals about confidence in South Africa's…
- Canal+ channels new SA pay-TV era. Plus: What’s Waxit? · 34 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 40In this episode of Bruce Whitfield's Business Week, Bruce unpacks rising global tensions and their local impact as oil prices surge and South Africa faces sharply higher fuel…
- Can South Africa Outsmart the Global Crisis? · 39 minIn this episode, Bruce speaks to Alan Knott-Craig of fibertime™, who is taking on one of South Africa’s toughest challenges: bringing fast, affordable fibre internet to…
- Sasol surges as war drives fuel uncertainty · 35 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 38In this episode, Bruce speaks to Simon Baloyi, CEO of Sasol, as the group benefits from a surge in oil prices driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East. Baloyi explains…
- What will it take for SA to create 5 million jobs in 10 years? Can China help? · 27 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 36In this episode, we come to you live from News24’s On the Record summit, where one statistic sets the tone: if every unemployed South African stood in a line, it would stretch…
- Sanlam bets big on India, oil market jitters and Virgin Active pumps up the jam · 39 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 36In this episode, Bruce speaks to Paul Hanratty, Group CEO of Sanlam, about the insurer's transformation into South Africa's most valuable insurance company and why India is…
- How Shoprite is changing the future. Plus: Oryx finds funding on Lions Head · 39 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 36In this episode, Bruce speaks to Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite, about how the group is expanding beyond groceries into adjacent businesses, including financial services…
- Why your next car will be Chinese. Plus: The Lab’s big biotech experiment · 35 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 34In this episode, Bruce speaks to Peter Mountford, CEO of Super Group, about navigating a fast-changing vehicle market as Chinese and Indian brands surge in South Africa. Bruce…
- Gold Fields cashes in. Plus: Ocean Basket’s overseas wins · 44 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 33In this episode, Bruce speaks to Mike Fraser, CEO of Gold Fields, as the gold price surges past $5 000 an ounce and drives a record year for the miner. With profits nearly…
- SAB defies the global beer slump. PLUS: Bargain Basement retail booms · 35 minIn this episode, Bruce speaks to Richard (Boris) Rivett-Carnac, the CEO of SAB, about navigating a tougher global beer environment as sales decline worldwide.With Heineken…
- Rainbow climbs pecking order. Plus: Made in RSA goes global · 40 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 31In this episode, Bruce speaks to Marthinus Stander, CEO of Rainbow Chicken, about the company’s strong performance since being unbundled from RCL Foods and listed as a standalone…
- Is gold the new bitcoin? Plus: The global cruise comeback · 36 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 30In this episode, Bruce speaks to Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist at Econometrix, about the strength of the rand and the surge in precious metal prices, even asking…
- Why you should ignore Trump. Plus: Old School brings EPL to SA · 37 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 28In this episode, Bruce speaks to Zak Calisto, founder and CEO of Karooooo, about the group’s strong quarterly results, South Africa’s role as its growth engine, and how a…
- The V&A’s new era. Plus: Govt’s digital reboot · 34 minIn this episode, Bruce speaks to Graham Wood, the newly appointed CEO of the V&A Waterfront, about taking the helm of one of Africa’s most iconic mixed-use precincts — and what…
- Platō Coffee’s ‘dumb’ success. Plus: Where to invest · 44 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 27In this episode, Bruce talks to Stephan Bredell, who started Platō Coffee with his brother Petrus in 2019. Bredell explains how being “just dumb enough” – and understanding the…
- The one show to set you up for 2026 · 33 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 25In this episode, Bruce polishes his crystal ball, looking at the biggest risks 2026 hold for the world and local economy. He chats to Sir Bradley Fried, former chairperson of the…
- CEO Jurie Strydom redefines success at 180-year-old Old Mutual · 36 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 24In this episode, Bruce speaks to Old Mutual CEO Jurie Strydom, who says he is surprised by the sheer breadth and depth of the 180-year-old company, and how such a ship can be…
- Fintech leader Lincoln Mali on banking and rugby · 32 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 23In this episode, Bruce talks to Lincoln Mali, a former Standard Bank executive. He currently serves as CEO for Southern Africa for Lesaka Technologies, a Nasdaq and JSE-listed…
- The HintHunt is on. Plus: Adriaan Basson on 2025's biggest stories · 38 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 22In this episode, Bruce interviews Dino Paulo, a former Survivor SA winner and competitive formation skydiver, who hints that his business will be anything but boring. Paulo…
- Old Mutual boss on AI. Plus: SA’s hair hustler · 38 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 21In this episode, Bruce talks to Old Mutual CEO Jurie Strydom, who stepped into the role earlier this year, about the impact of AI in South Africa. A former fintech entrepreneur…
