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Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
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.
Episodes
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
30% of SA’s electricity is lost or stolen. Blu Label wants to fix that
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Is SA still eating out? And the rail sensor thieves won’t touch
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Petrol heading for R33. Plus: Pantry’s big ambitions and Mo’s Crib
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…
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From just R15k to 6 million SA socks. Plus: A storm at Afrimat
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…
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Why Capitec keeps winning. Plus: The Courier Guy's locker revolution
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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Real-time money is changing everything. Is your business keeping up?
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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Poverty tax, Momentum’s billions and SA’s Formula One gamble
In this episode, Momentum CEO Jeanette Marais unpacks a standout year, with normalised headline earnings hitting R7 billion ahead of schedule, five business…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Fertiliser to fintech: Omnia feeds Africa, Optasia banks it
In this episode, Omnia Group CEO Seelan Gobalsamy discusses a record year driven by Africa’s growing food security imperative, with fertiliser demand rising…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
FirstRand’s Vilakazi cleans up after R17bn UK hit
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Reserve Bank governor talks inflation, Iran and El Niño. And Shoprite brews a Vida deal
In 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…
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One of these heavyweights runs Africa’s biggest telco. The other began with a bag of nuts
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Jozi’s gold rush isn’t done. Plus: Jockey turns 150
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Boerie gets a glowup – and where do seized Lambos go?
In this episode, ENS head of forensics practice Steven Powell goes behind the scenes of asset forfeiture, using the Tembisa Hospital scandal to explain what…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The SA EdTech that beat Silicon Valley. Plus: Nedbank’s quiet comeback
In this episode, Nedbank CEO Jason Quinn unpacks flat headline earnings that hide 12% underlying growth, explains the NCBA acquisition in Kenya and what it…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Is Woolworths quietly becoming an Edgars? Plus: The man reimagining Cape Town’s CBD
In 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…
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A R21bn fintech empire hides inside Pepkor. Plus: The last old-school hotelier passes the keys
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Amazon comes to South Africa from space. Plus: Mexican candy, market mayhem and PIC chaos
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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Bootlegger brews up expansion. Plus: SA’s demerit points disaster
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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The SA lawnmower brand taking on the US market. Plus: GEMS on edge
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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The app fixing SA’s hiring crisis. Plus: Why reasonable leaders are losing
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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Doctors on demand. Plus: Peace in Iran and what it means for your bond
In this episode, Bruce chats with AD Schoeman, co-founder of The Surgical Assistant, about the platform connecting unemployed young doctors with surgeons…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
SPAR’s comeback story. Plus: High oil prices linger longer
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Tiger Brands roars back. Plus: The South African spirit born from a dad joke
Bruce 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The AI hospital is here. Plus: SA’s pothole crisis meets its match
In this episode, Bruce chats with Netcare CEO Richard Friedland about how AI and digitisation are transforming healthcare. With savings now exceeding…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
WeBuyCars backs itself as Chinese brands shake the showroom. Plus: Southern Sun’s best year yet
This 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Boxer’s debut JSE bout. PLUS: Thandana’s garage births 60 jobs
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Your long-term oil price prediction. Plus: Donkey Long Tong rises
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Can Trump find his oil price offramp? Plus: Khayelitsha Cookies clear for takeoff
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Is Capitec becoming bigger than a bank? Plus: Protein outgrows the gym
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Nuts! A new pistachio powerhouse in the Karoo
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Canal+ channels new SA pay-TV era. Plus: What’s Waxit?
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Can South Africa Outsmart the Global Crisis?
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Sasol surges as war drives fuel uncertainty
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
What will it take for SA to create 5 million jobs in 10 years? Can China help?
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Sanlam bets big on India, oil market jitters and Virgin Active pumps up the jam
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
How Shoprite is changing the future. Plus: Oryx finds funding on Lions Head
In this episode, Bruce speaks to Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite, about how the group is expanding beyond groceries into adjacent businesses, including…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Why your next car will be Chinese. Plus: The Lab’s big biotech experiment
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Gold Fields cashes in. Plus: Ocean Basket’s overseas wins
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
SAB defies the global beer slump. PLUS: Bargain Basement retail booms
In this episode, Bruce speaks to Richard (Boris) Rivett-Carnac, the CEO of SAB, about navigating a tougher global beer environment as sales decline…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Rainbow climbs pecking order. Plus: Made in RSA goes global
In this episode, Bruce speaks to Marthinus Stander, CEO of Rainbow Chicken, about the company’s strong performance since being unbundled from RCL Foods and…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Is gold the new bitcoin? Plus: The global cruise comeback
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Why you should ignore Trump. Plus: Old School brings EPL to SA
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The V&A’s new era. Plus: Govt’s digital reboot
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Platō Coffee’s ‘dumb’ success. Plus: Where to invest
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The one show to set you up for 2026
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
CEO Jurie Strydom redefines success at 180-year-old Old Mutual
In 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…
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Fintech leader Lincoln Mali on banking and rugby
In this episode, Bruce talks to Lincoln Mali, a former Standard Bank executive. He currently serves as CEO for Southern Africa for Lesaka Technologies, a…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The HintHunt is on. Plus: Adriaan Basson on 2025's biggest stories
In this episode, Bruce interviews Dino Paulo, a former Survivor SA winner and competitive formation skydiver, who hints that his business will be anything but…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Old Mutual boss on AI. Plus: SA’s hair hustler
In 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…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Netcare boss on NHI. Plus: How to beat AI
In this episode, Bruce talks to Dr Richard Friedland, CEO of Netcare, the largest private hospital group in South Africa. Friedland bemoans government taking…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
SA safety tech targets US. Plus: Is Buffett wrong?
In this episode, Bruce talks to Warren Myers, CEO and one of the founders of AURA, a South African emergency response platform that connects users to the…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Springboks rule SA security. Plus: AI-safe jobs
In this episode, Bruce talks to Wahl Bartmann, CEO of Fidelity Services Group, South Africa’s largest private security company with 70 000 employees. Bartmann…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Tyme CEO’s fighting talk. Plus: SA boom for Yaga
In this episode, Bruce talks to Tyme’s new CEO, Cheslyn Jacobs, who strikes a defiant tone toward the big players in the market. Also on the show is the CEO of…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
The JSE stock that you didn't know existed. Plus: Pick 'n Pay for profit
In this episode, Bruce talks to Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers about the “extraordinary response” he received after his public criticism of online betting…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Clicks goes off brand. Plus: SA’s cider craving
In this episode, Bruce talks to Bertina Engelbrecht, CEO of Clicks, SA’s biggest pharmacy retailer. She details the group’s strong shift to private-label…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Gloves off for Boxer. Plus: Pesto Princess preps for exit
In this episode, Bruce talks to the CEO of the discount retailer Boxer, Marek Masojada, about being with the business for more than 30 years, from when it only…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Has SA reached peak padel? Plus: Reviving our mines
In this episode, Bruce talks to Bernard Swanepoel, former Harmony Gold CEO and chairperson of the Joburg Indaba, about why South Africa - the world’s premier…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Capitec’s cha-ching factor. Plus: SA soda pops in US
In this episode, Bruce asks Capitec CEO Graham Lee whether the group is still a bank - given that it is making much more money from fees, phones, and insurance…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Remgro boss' plea for growth. Plus: SA's booming luxury cooler
In this episode, Bruce talks to Remgro CEO Jannie Durand about the road ahead for the proposed merger with Vodacom’s fibre assets, the strong performance of…
- Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
How SA became a space tech leader. Also: OUTsurance’s big reboot
In this episode, Bruce Whitfield looks at the latest interest rate decisions - and why the US may be courting disaster by repeating a mistake from almost a…