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Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week

Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week

News24 47 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

Bestselling author and broadcast legend Bruce Whitfield returns with a bold new News24 podcast. Each episode focuses on the one business news story that will change your world, along with investment and personal finance advice from top experts and the inside track on SA’s most successful hustles. New episodes every Thursday at 17:00.

Episodes

Jozi’s gold rush isn’t done. Plus: Jockey turns 150
Jozi’s gold rush isn’t done. Plus: Jockey turns 150 Aug 20, 2026 00:40:53 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, that amounts to R4.2 billion in profit, while simultaneously cleaning up Soweto’s dust problem and reversing a century-long environmental legacy. Bruce McMurray of Jockey South Africa speaks on keeping a 150-year-old underwear brand relevant
Boerie gets a glowup – and where do seized Lambos go? 
Boerie gets a glowup – and where do seized Lambos go?  Aug 13, 2026 00:32:06 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 actually happens after the cameras leave and the Lamborghinis have been seized, and why South Africa’s ability to secure convictions amid a Financial Action Task Force review matters more than most people realise. Neil Swart of the Belly Resta
The SA EdTech that beat Silicon Valley. Plus: Nedbank’s quiet comeback
The SA EdTech that beat Silicon Valley. Plus: Nedbank’s quiet comeback Aug 6, 2026 00:39:15 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 means for Nedbank’s African ambitions, and reads a South African banking landscape as being disrupted from every direction. Nick Miller of Teach Me 2 and Coachbit tells the story of building a tutoring platform from a UCT engineering dorm to TI
Is Woolworths quietly becoming an Edgars? Plus: The man reimagining Cape Town’s CBD
Is Woolworths quietly becoming an Edgars? Plus: The man reimagining Cape Town’s CBD Jul 30, 2026 00:34:12 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 block into 417 apartments with flexible leases, co-working spaces and shared amenities. It’s a bold bet on city centre living and adaptive reuse done right.News24 Business editor Helena Wasserman unpacks a results-heavy week: Woolworths holding
A R21bn fintech empire hides inside Pepkor. Plus: The last old-school hotelier passes the keys
A R21bn fintech empire hides inside Pepkor. Plus: The last old-school hotelier passes the keys Jul 23, 2026 00:34:14 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 across seven countries, negotiating its R2 billion sale to Marriott in 2014, and now handing the keys of Platinum Hospitality Holdings to his son Anton after deliberately leaving the room during the board process that appointed him. Patrick S
Amazon comes to South Africa from space. Plus: Mexican candy, market mayhem and PIC chaos
Amazon comes to South Africa from space. Plus: Mexican candy, market mayhem and PIC chaos Jul 16, 2026 00:34:16 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. South Africa goes live in 2027. Claire Swanson of ARK Provisions tells the story of a sweet she tasted in Mexico that reminded her of corner shop treats
Bootlegger brews up expansion. Plus: SA’s demerit points disaster
Bootlegger brews up expansion. Plus: SA’s demerit points disaster Jul 9, 2026 00:30:38 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’s end. Ruthenberg unpacks the two-model strategy, the cautious push into Namibia and Africa, and why the coffee revolution in South Africa is still f
The SA lawnmower brand taking on the US market. Plus: GEMS on edge
The SA lawnmower brand taking on the US market. Plus: GEMS on edge Jul 2, 2026 00:30:25 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 and no customers. It sold out in six weeks. He has since moved his family to Atlanta, partnered with EGO Commercial on battery mowers to crack Californ
The app fixing SA’s hiring crisis. Plus: Why reasonable leaders are losing 
The app fixing SA’s hiring crisis. Plus: Why reasonable leaders are losing  Jun 25, 2026 00:40:09 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 uncompromising leadership may be exactly what the world needs. Christiaan van den Berg of JOBJACK explains why SA’s unemployment crisis persists even as em
Doctors on demand. Plus: Peace in Iran and what it means for your bond
Doctors on demand. Plus: Peace in Iran and what it means for your bond Jun 18, 2026 00:27:25 In this episode, Bruce chats with AD Schoeman, co-founder of The Surgical Assistant, about the platform connecting unemployed young doctors with surgeons needing theatre assistants. Built from personal frustration in 2018, it now spans a staffing platform, a training academy and an NPO, though the founders admit it only thrives because the system around it is failing. Helena Wasserman, editor of N
SPAR’s comeback story. Plus: High oil prices linger longer
SPAR’s comeback story. Plus: High oil prices linger longer Jun 11, 2026 00:38:26 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 than halved, what’s gone wrong with the independent retail model, and how to roll out a turnaround plan that is more than just talk. We also get a glimpse into Handwritten, YuppieChef co-founder Andrew Smith’s new book on building one of South
Tiger Brands roars back. Plus: The South African spirit born from a dad joke
Tiger Brands roars back. Plus: The South African spirit born from a dad joke Jun 4, 2026 00:33:24 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 since 2024. But with geopolitical uncertainty expected to bite harder in the second half, the question is whether the momentum holds. Adrian Kinsey-Quick tells the story of Bangbroek Aperitif, a vodka-based spirit infused with Karoo Agave Syrup,

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