
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
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 54 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Business | |||

In 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 farms, townships and rural communities where fibre has never reached. Sou... more
This 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 in 2013 to 116 locations today – with 15 to 20 more planned before year... more
In 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 closure, Williams shipped product cold into the United States with no brand a... more
In 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 commodity markets. Andrew Woodburn of Amrop Woodburn Mann discusses why uncom... more
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This show blends sharp market analysis with practitioner storytelling, frequently centering on a single high-impact SA business story per episode while weaving in macroeconomic context, leadership decisions, and execution playbooks. Listeners routinely hear interviews with CEOs, founders, and seasoned investors, complemented by journalism that adds regulatory and policy perspectives. Across samples, topics span retail turnarounds, energy and oil dynamics, technology-driven disruption, talent and leadership, and real-world case studies from SA companies expanding internationally or restructuring for growth. A notable strength is the host's ability to couple immediate operational takeaways with wider macro themes, making it valuable for execu... more
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