Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week

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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’s Business Week

Episodes

Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it

FirstRand’s Vilakazi cleans up after R17bn UK hit

Reserve Bank governor talks inflation, Iran and El Niño. And Shoprite brews a Vida deal

One of these heavyweights runs Africa’s biggest telco. The other began with a bag of nuts

Jozi’s gold rush isn’t done. Plus: Jockey turns 150

Boerie gets a glowup – and where do seized Lambos go?

The SA EdTech that beat Silicon Valley. Plus: Nedbank’s quiet comeback

Is Woolworths quietly becoming an Edgars? Plus: The man reimagining Cape Town’s CBD

A R21bn fintech empire hides inside Pepkor. Plus: The last old-school hotelier passes the keys

Amazon comes to South Africa from space. Plus: Mexican candy, market mayhem and PIC chaos

Bootlegger brews up expansion. Plus: SA’s demerit points disaster

The SA lawnmower brand taking on the US market. Plus: GEMS on edge

The app fixing SA’s hiring crisis. Plus: Why reasonable leaders are losing

Doctors on demand. Plus: Peace in Iran and what it means for your bond

SPAR’s comeback story. Plus: High oil prices linger longer

Tiger Brands roars back. Plus: The South African spirit born from a dad joke

The AI hospital is here. Plus: SA’s pothole crisis meets its match

WeBuyCars backs itself as Chinese brands shake the showroom. Plus: Southern Sun’s best year yet

Boxer’s debut JSE bout. PLUS: Thandana’s garage births 60 jobs

Your long-term oil price prediction. Plus: Donkey Long Tong rises

Can Trump find his oil price offramp? Plus: Khayelitsha Cookies clear for takeoff

Is Capitec becoming bigger than a bank? Plus: Protein outgrows the gym

Nuts! A new pistachio powerhouse in the Karoo

Canal+ channels new SA pay-TV era. Plus: What’s Waxit?

Can South Africa Outsmart the Global Crisis?

Sasol surges as war drives fuel uncertainty

What will it take for SA to create 5 million jobs in 10 years? Can China help?

Sanlam bets big on India, oil market jitters and Virgin Active pumps up the jam

How Shoprite is changing the future. Plus: Oryx finds funding on Lions Head

Why your next car will be Chinese. Plus: The Lab’s big biotech experiment

Gold Fields cashes in. Plus: Ocean Basket’s overseas wins

SAB defies the global beer slump. PLUS: Bargain Basement retail booms

Rainbow climbs pecking order. Plus: Made in RSA goes global

Is gold the new bitcoin? Plus: The global cruise comeback

Why you should ignore Trump. Plus: Old School brings EPL to SA

The V&A’s new era. Plus: Govt’s digital reboot

Platō Coffee’s ‘dumb’ success. Plus: Where to invest

The one show to set you up for 2026

CEO Jurie Strydom redefines success at 180-year-old Old Mutual

Fintech leader Lincoln Mali on banking and rugby

The HintHunt is on. Plus: Adriaan Basson on 2025's biggest stories

Old Mutual boss on AI. Plus: SA’s hair hustler

Netcare boss on NHI. Plus: How to beat AI

SA safety tech targets US. Plus: Is Buffett wrong?

Springboks rule SA security. Plus: AI-safe jobs

Tyme CEO’s fighting talk. Plus: SA boom for Yaga

The JSE stock that you didn't know existed. Plus: Pick 'n Pay for profit

Clicks goes off brand. Plus: SA’s cider craving

Gloves off for Boxer. Plus: Pesto Princess preps for exit

Has SA reached peak padel? Plus: Reviving our mines