Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
Podcast Description
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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Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of themes including business news, investment strategies, personal finance tips, and entrepreneurial success in South Africa. Specific episode examples include discussions on strategic moves for South Africa's economy, insights from industry leaders like Mark Cutifani, and expert financial advice from professionals like Warren Ingram. The show also explores cultural topics, such as the launch of a South African video game centered around reclaiming African artifacts.
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.
In this episode, Bruce speaks to Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite, about how the group is expanding beyond groceries into adjacent businesses, including financial services, standalone pharmacies, pet retail and general merchandise. Bruce also chats to Samantha Skyring, founder of Oryx Desert Salt, about the realities of raising capital as a founder. After months of pitching and networking, a chance connection on a Lion’s Head walking club helped unlock a new investor to fund the brand’s next phase of global growth. The show also features a markets wrap with Chantal Marx, head of research at FNB Wealth and Investments, unpacking a volatile week for markets amid Middle East tensions, oil prices, and shifting interest rate expectations. This podcast is sponsored by Capitec.To catch every episode, click the follow and subscribe buttons on News24’s Spotify, Apple, and YouTube podcast channels. Editions drop on Thursdays at 17:00.
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