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Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week

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South Africa
Capitec
Gold Fields
Donald Trump
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South African Economy
Ocean Basket
Business
Fintech
National Health Insurance
Clem Sunter
United States
Gold
Old Mutual
Inflation
Pick N Pay
Firstrand
Capitec Bank
Tariffs
Interest Rates

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 Thursda... more

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In 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 growing McDonald’s SA to 400 locations, Solomon is now applying that discipl... more

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Afrimat 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 its life and ferrochrome smelter shutdowns pushed the market darling into... more

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In 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 cost to income ratio that has dropped to just 36 cents in the rand and b... more

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Most 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 fast-moving infrastructure systems in the modern economy – and it is changi... more

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Jurgens Ace
Co-founder, Versus Socks
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Episode: From just R15k to 6 million SA socks. Plus: A storm at Afrimat
Craig Pitchers
Chief Executive Officer of The Courier Guy
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Episode: Why Capitec keeps winning. Plus: The Courier Guy's locker revolution
Chris Zietsman
Executive head of Capitec Payments
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Episode: Real-time money is changing everything. Is your business keeping up?
Eben de Jongh
Founder of Skubu, entrepreneur addressing poverty tax through micro-retail
Skubu
Episode: Poverty tax, Momentum’s billions and SA’s Formula One gamble
Jeanette Marais
Chief Executive of Momentum
Momentum
Episode: Poverty tax, Momentum’s billions and SA’s Formula One gamble
David Shapiro
Markets commentator
Otto 1890
Episode: Poverty tax, Momentum’s billions and SA’s Formula One gamble
Seelan Gobalsamy
Chief executive of Omnia
Omnia
Episode: Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it
Salvador Anglada
Chief executive of Optasia
Optasia
Episode: Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it
Mary Vilakazi
Chief executive of FirstRand
FirstRand Group
Episode: FirstRand’s Vilakazi cleans up after R17bn UK hit

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 58 ratings
  • Top podcast

    Excellent listening. Everyone should listen to Bruce Whitfield every week, such worthwhile & interesting content

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Guests bring diverse perspectives from finance, tech, and retail, which keeps discussions practical and timely.
Sponsorships feel natural when tied to current business trends and tangible market context.
The host balances tough questions with accessible explanations, making complex topics understandable.
Listeners appreciate the depth of executive-level insights and real-world business stories.

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#98
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#9
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Why Capitec keeps winning. Plus: The Courier Guy's locker revolution
Q: Is it always true that stock markets retreat in rate hiking cycles?
Markets typically adjust to higher rates, but the impact depends on broader macro dynamics; in many cases, selective sectors like financials can still perform well if companies demonstrate pricing power, efficiency, and solid earnings growth.
Why Capitec keeps winning. Plus: The Courier Guy's locker revolution
Q: What is your reading on it?
The broader shift to digital banking and the growth of business banking is driven by a combination of technology, trusted brand, and a strong branch network that still provides value and personal service, which supports scalable growth even in tough macro conditions.
Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it
Q: How does Omnia's board handle unsolicited takeover bids and what is the process?
Gobalamsamy outlines a non-binding offer, independent board formation, valuation analysis with advisors, due diligence, independent expert review, and a binding offer, followed by regulatory guarantees from the bidder and ultimately a shareholder vote.
Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it
Q: Explain the data points Optasia uses to assess creditworthiness beyond traditional credit scores.
Anglada explains that Optasia analyzes mobile usage patterns, airtime recharges, wallet transactions, timing of cash-ins and cash-outs, and even daily routines, building up to about 100,000 features per person to gauge credit risk and determine eligibility and credit limits.
Reserve Bank governor talks inflation, Iran and El Niño. And Shoprite brews a Vida deal
Q: Would you concur that the global inflation backdrop remains challenging for central banks?
The governor affirms that inflation remains resilient in the global financial system and that central banks face a difficult, overlapping set of shocks requiring careful, often gradual policy responses.

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This program centers on high-impact South African business and economic stories, blending deep-dive interviews with top executives and analysts with practical market context. Recent episodes fuse banking strategy, real-time payments and fintech, retail and consumer trends, macroeconomic signals like inflation and policy paths, and bold local entrepreneurship. Notable throughlines include leadership transitions, how large firms navigate volatility, and innovative models tackling affordability, energy shifts, and cross-border expansion. The show tends to pair interview-driven insight with concrete examples from SA's corporate landscape, making it useful for listeners who want actionable takeaways about strategy, investment opportunities, and ... more

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