Best SA Crypto Podcasts (2026)

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PIVOT POINT – Billy Tom: Steering South Africa’s Automotive Industry Through Transformation. 46:12

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The automotive industry is at a crossroads navigating the shift from internal combustion engines to new energy vehicles, balancing global uncertainty with local realities like load shedding, and rethinking how manufacturing, localisation and leadership must evolve. In this episode of Pivot Point, we sit down with Billy Tom, Chair of NAAMSA, Chair o…

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Surge in Fake Traffic Fine SMSes Prompts Warning from Fines SA. 9:51

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GUEST: Barry Berman, CEO of Fines SA A growing wave of fake traffic fine SMSes is leaving South African motorists anxious, out of pocket, and still liable for legitimate fines. Barry Berman, CEO of Fines SA, unpacks the latest scam tactics being used by fraudsters who send urgent-looking messages claiming motorists have outstanding fines that must …

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Crypto in 2025: The Year in Review. 9:32

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GUEST: Christo de Wit, Country Manager at Luno As 2025 draws to a close, the cryptocurrency industry is no longer asking whether it belongs in mainstream finance, but how deeply it is already embedded. This year marked a decisive shift as digital assets moved from the fringes into the financial system itself reshaping markets, regulation and invest…

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EKASINOMICS - How WASAA Is Reshaping South Africa’s Petrochemicals Sector 26:19

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GUEST: Nokwanele Qonde – Founder & Managing Director, WASAA Group From LPG and logistics to chemicals, commodities and large-scale infrastructure, WASAA is quietly building one of South Africa’s most compelling black industrial success stories. In this conversation we unpack how a black-women owned petrochemicals company is driving growth through d…

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INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: How Far Can Employers Go with Off-Duty Misconduct? 16:26

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GUEST: Kagiso Lebethe – Senior Employee Relations Specialist An after-hours braai, a private dispute and an assault that never happened at work yet the fallout landed squarely in the Labour Court. We unpack a landmark ruling that is reshaping how employers approach discipline beyond the workplace. After Saficon Industrial Equipment dismissed severa…

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Inflation Eases, But the Grocery Bill Tells a Different Story 27:36

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GUEST: Johann Els – Old Mutual Group Chief Economist. South Africa’s inflation story is showing signs of relief but it’s not all good news for households. Headline consumer inflation slowed to 3.5% in November, its lowest reading in months, helped by falling fuel prices and a sharp drop in used vehicle inflation. Transport inflation cooled signific…

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The Africa Report: Zambia lawmakers back constitutional amendment before election 7:04

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Bongani Bingwa speaks to Justin Mulenga, Diamond TV correspondent, about Zambia’s Parliament backing proposed constitutional amendments ahead of the country’s next general election. The move is being presented as a step toward strengthening governance and modernising the country’s founding legal framework, often seen as a sign of a maturing democra…

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What South Africa Craved Most in 2025 - Inside Uber Eats South Africa 2025 Cravings Report 21:05

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South Africans didn’t just order food in 2025 they told stories with it. From all-caps special requests and poetic love notes to record-breaking delivery times and fried chicken’s undisputed reign, Uber Eats’ 2025 Cravings Report offers a revealing snapshot of how the country eats, lives and loves convenience. We unpack the second annual Uber Eats …

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South African REITs Outperform Global Peers: Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2026. 16:42

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GUEST – John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate South Africa’s listed property sector has staged one of the strongest comebacks in the global real estate market and investors are taking notice. While many international property markets continue to battle slow growth and volatility, South African REITs have surged ahead, outperforming peers …

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Cocoa Prices fall significantly amid ongoing festive season. 10:27

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As cocoa prices retreat sharply from last year’s record highs, questions are emerging about whether this correction signals genuine relief or just a temporary pause in a structurally fragile market. We unpack the dramatic shift in the global cocoa market, where prices have fallen by around 45% since the start of the year, dropping from nearly $12,0…

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South Africa’s Biggest Cash-System Reform in 40 Years 11:08

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GUEST: Kokkie Kooyman – Banking Analyst and Director at Denker Capital Cash is still king for millions of South Africans but the system that keeps it moving is costly, fragmented, and increasingly under strain. In what could become the most significant change to South Africa’s cash ecosystem since the introduction of ATMs, the South African Reserve…

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How to Outsmart Festive Season Scammers – Truecaller’s Guide to Safer Calls in SA. 19:56

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GUEST – Mmathebe Zvobwo, Director of Market Development for Truecaller South Africa The festive season may bring joy, travel and celebration but it’s also open season for scammers. As South Africans reconnect with loved ones, spend more, expect deliveries and wrap up the year, scam activity spikes dramatically. From fake courier messages and bank i…

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Poverty Trends in South Africa: An Examination of Absolute Poverty Between 2006 and 2023. 13:29

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GUEST – Solly Molayi, Acting Deputy Director-General for Population and Social Statistics at Stats SA South Africa’s poverty landscape is shifting and for the first time in years, the data tells a story of both meaningful progress and persistent structural challenges. Stats SA’s newly released Poverty Trends in South Africa report tracks money-metr…

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African air travel is booming — but the airlines themselves aren’t. 10:51

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GUEST – Phuthego Mojapele – Aviation Analyst Despite passenger numbers rising faster than the global average, African carriers are still trapped in a low-profit, high-cost cycle that threatens the sector’s future. Why is the continent experiencing growth without gain? In this episode, we unpack the paradox with aviation analyst, who helps us make s…

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Botswana has banned vegetable imports again. 6:12

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GUEST – Thabile Nkunjana, Senior Agricultural Economist, National Agricultural Marketing Council Botswana has reignited regional tensions by reinstating a sweeping ban on vegetable imports and South Africa is feeling the impact. The ban, which took effect without warning, blocks more than 16 everyday vegetables from crossing into Botswana, from tom…

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INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: Anglo-Teck Merger: What SA Stands to Lose. 15:06

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Guest: Duma Gqubule – Adviser on Economic Development and Transformation As Anglo American pushes ahead with a $60bn merger with Canada’s Teck Resources, South Africa could be on the verge of losing one of its most historic and economically significant mining giants. Duma Gqubule unpacks why the Anglo-Teck deal is far from a “merger of equals” and …

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EKASINOMICS: From Home Remedy to Global Skincare Brand: The Angela Care Story 14:16

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Guest: Koketso Ramatlho, Founder of Angela Care What starts as a mother’s desperation often becomes a breakthrough and for Koketso Ramatlho, it sparked a global vision. When her young son battled severe eczema and traditional prescriptions failed, Koketso turned to African botanicals in search of relief. Guided by her daughter Angela’s simple but p…

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Honest conversations about money – Don’t be a December millionaire and a January beggar! 23:13

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Guest: Thabo Hollo, Programme Manager: Financial Education, Old Mutual December in South Africa is more than a month, it’s a mood. It’s beaches, brunches, champagne, road trips, and the irresistible urge to live the “soft life” after 11 months of stress and sacrifice. But too often, that soft life turns hard very quickly, leaving many South African…

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Rapid collapse of Benin coup sparks broader concerns for West African democracy 6:12

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Bongani Bingwa speaks with international relations expert Dr Charles Sinkala about reports that people in Benin are living in “total fear” following last week’s attempted coup, during which “violent clashes” broke out between the coup plotters and the Republican Guard at President Patrice Talon’s Cotonou residence, leaving “casualties on both sides…

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TECH & INNOVATION: Tech Jobs Rebound in SA: Demand Surges 18% 11:30

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Guest: Paul Byrne, Head of Data Insights, Pnet South Africa’s tech job market is bouncing back. Pnet data shows an 18% year-on-year increase in tech vacancies, with Software Developers reclaiming the top spot after 3.5 years. Paul Byrne breaks down the fastest-growing roles Business Analysts, Data Scientists, Network Administrators and explores how…

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SA Banking Sentiment 2025: Discovery Leads, But Service Challenges Persist 13:10

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Guest: Aimee Malan, MD at DataEQ Consulting Discovery Bank tops the 2025 South African Banking Sentiment Index, achieving the highest Net Sentiment at 61%, driven by rewards programmes, personalised benefits, and strategic campaigns. Yet the industry faces ongoing challenges: service issues, digital reliability failures, and a lack of transparency …

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Fighting Fraud in the Digital Era: Integrity, Inclusion & Innovation 20:14

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Guest: Dr Nishal Khusial, Head of Digital Forensics and AI, Forvis Mazars This International Anti-Corruption Day, we explore why corruption accounts for 59% of reported fraud cases in sub-Saharan Africa, far above the global average. Dr Nishal Khusial explains how traditional fraud schemes are evolving online, accelerated by AI, digital banking, an…

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The Top 5 Property Trends Set to Shape 2026 — What Investors Need to Know 10:52

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South Africa’s residential property market has pulled off an unexpected turnaround. After sluggish sales and affordability pressures in 2024, the sector entered 2025 with cautious optimism and ended the year on a high, buoyed by long-awaited interest rate cuts and a resilient economy. Now, with the prime lending rate down a full percentage point an…

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Consumer Confidence Rebounds — Are Retailers in for a Blockbuster Festive Season? 11:07

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GUEST - Nomvelo Moima – Junior Economist, Bureau for Economic Research (BER) South African shoppers are finding their spark again. The latest FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index shows a rebound to -9 in Q4, the strongest reading of 2025, a signal that festive-season spending could be far livelier than many expected. After a bruising few years marked …

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ALLAN GRAY – How to invest more without feeling the pinch. 11:12

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GUEST – Belinda Carbutt, Group Savings specialist at Allan Gray As many employees start planning for the year ahead, it is a good time to think about how to make your money work harder, especially if you are expecting a salary increase at year-end. Leveraging learnings from behavioural science can help long-term investors make smarter financial dec…

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SARS’ R304 Billion Compliance Crackdown: What It Means for Taxpayers. 14:43

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GUEST - Jashwin Baijoo, Partner and Head of Strategic Engagement & Compliance at Tax Consulting SA South Africa’s tax net just tightened and tightened hard. SARS has revealed a staggering 16.7% surge in “compliance collection”, hauling in R304 billion by going after taxpayers who fell foul of its increasingly sophisticated compliance programmes. Fr…

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Netflix’s Acquisition of Warner Bros Unpacked: What It Means for Africa’s Content Future. 13:20

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GUEST – Jan Vermeulen, Editor at MyBroadband One of the biggest entertainment shake-ups in modern history is underway and Africa will feel the impact. Netflix has announced a landmark deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, including HBO, Warner’s film and TV studios, and HBO Max. It’s a move that could rewrite global content distribution, reshape …

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National Gambling Board wants regulation of gambling advertising. 10:56

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GUEST – Lungile Dukwana - National Gambling Board acting CEO The National Gambling Board (NGB) of South Africa has issued a firm directive to all provincial licensing authorities (PLAs) to intensify the regulation and immediate removal of all non-compliant gambling advertisements. The NGB is concerned about a rise in adverts that are misleading, ta…

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Johannesburg Ranked the Least Walkable City in the World: Why It Matters and How We Fix It. 16:14

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GUEST – Themba Mangane, Traffic & Transport Engineer at Atana Johannesburg has just earned a title no city wants ranked last out of 90 global cities for walkability in 2025, scoring just 18 out of 100. Only 8% of residents live near a car-free space, and just 13% can walk to basic services like clinics or schools. Behind these numbers is a simple t…

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State of the Luxury Market in Africa 12:29

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GUEST – Michael Zahariev, Co-founder of Luxity As South Africa steps into the festive season, one sector is quietly rewriting the rules of spending: luxury. But this year, the story isn’t about splurging for the sake of it’s about buying smarter, choosing better, and treating luxury as both lifestyle and long-term value. We unpack the State of the …

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SA New Vehicle Sales Hit Decade High as Affordability Drives Demand. 10:28

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GUEST – Ayesha Hatea, Director of Research and Consulting at TransUnion South Africa’s automotive market is in full throttle and for the first time in 11 years, new-vehicle sales have roared to a decade-high. According to TransUnion’s latest Mobility Insights Report, Q3 2025 saw 111,697 new passenger vehicles sold, up 23.4% year-on-year, supported …

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SPAR’s 2025 Results: Resilience Amid Rising Costs and Restructuring. 13:34

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Reeza Isaacs, CFO – The SPAR Group SPAR has delivered a mixed set of full-year results showing resilience in a tough retail environment, but also revealing the financial pressures still weighing on the business. For the 52 weeks to 26 September 2025, the supermarket group grew headline earnings per share by 3%, lifted by a stronger second half and …

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How Walmart Can Achieve What Makro and Game Could Not? 16:21

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Guest: The Finance Ghost – Retail Analyst Why are South Africans queueing for hours to walk into a store that, on paper, looks a lot like Game did ten years ago? And more importantly what does Walmart know that Makro and Game couldn’t crack? We unpack the frenzy behind Walmart’s new South African stores, from 85 000 people flooding Clearwater Mall …

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Woolworths’ New Bag Colour - A Masterclass in Crisis Management? 21:58

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Guest: Jeremy Sampson – Executive Chairman, Brand Finance Africa What happens when a grocery bag becomes the star of a national scandal? After businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala told Parliament he used a black Woolworths shopping bag to deliver R300 000 to former police minister Bheki Cele, the internet erupted with memes, punchlines and cultural c…

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Qala Shallows: South Africa’s First New Underground Gold Mine in 15 Years, Set to Create Over 1,000 Jobs 8:59

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Guest: Rudi Deysel – CEO, Qala Shallows South Africa’s gold mining story is entering an unexpected new chapter. For the first time since the late 2000s when Burnstone (2010) and Modder East (2009) were commissioned the country has a brand-new underground gold mine. Qala Shallows, located in the heart of the historic Witwatersrand Basin, has officia…

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FSCA & Prudential Authority Release Landmark Report on AI in South Africa’s Financial Sector 15:35

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Guest: Nolwazi Hlophe – Senior Fintech Specialist, FSCA South Africa South Africa has reached a watershed moment in financial innovation. For the first time, the FSCA and the Prudential Authority have published a comprehensive report on how AI is being used across the country’s banks, insurers, investment firms, pension funds, fintechs and payment …

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Channel Bundling Unpacked: Why DStv Says Discovery, CNN and 10 Others May Go Dark. 25:13

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Guest: Nqobile Ndlovu – Cash N Sport Research Director According media updates, DStv subscribers were hit with a shock notification this week: 12 major Warner Bros Discovery channels including Discovery Channel, CNN International, Cartoon Network and Food Network could disappear on 31 December. Behind the push alert lies a much bigger story, one th…

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Treasury’s Proposed Online Gambling Tax: Industry Implications and Legal Challenges 12:55

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South Africa’s gambling industry is facing a potential shake-up as Treasury proposes a new national tax on online gambling revenue. The sector is significant and growing rapidly, with R1.5 trillion wagered in the 2024/25 financial year and gross gambling revenue reaching R74.5 billion, marking a 25.6% increase from the previous year. Betting domina…

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EKASINOMICS: Shesha Tuk Tuks and South Africa’s Entrepreneurial Drive 6:01

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At a time when South Africa continues to face high unemployment and economic challenges, Shesha Taxi Services has emerged as an unexpected force for community impact and entrepreneurship. Operating across Rosebank, Sandton, and Pretoria, the Tuk Tuk network has created over 200 jobs, enabled more than R10 million in driver earnings, and completed u…

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Treasury unlocks R2.2bn to repay Ithala depositors 19:33

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GUEST - Khaya Sithole, Independent Analyst For nearly a year, over 275,000 South Africans, many of them in KwaZulu-Natal have been locked out of their savings after Ithala SOC hit financial trouble and faced court-ordered provisional liquidation. Now, relief is finally on the way. The National Treasury has confirmed that it will release up to R2.2-…

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State rail monopoly ends with largest private freight rail investment. 11:06

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GUEST – James Holley, CEO of Traxtion For over a century, South Africa’s rail network has been controlled by a single state operator but that era is finally coming to an end. In one of the largest private freight rail investments in South Africa’s history, Traxtion is gearing up to run trains on the country’s mainline network from late 2026. Traxti…

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Why SA is Taking Global Shipping Giants to Court: The Price-Fixing Case Explained 14:32

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GUEST – Makgale Mohlala, Divisional Manager: Cartels, Competition Commission South Africa’s Competition Commission has launched a major case against some of the world’s biggest shipping companies, including Maersk and MSC, accusing them of colluding to increase prices on key international routes for over a decade. Why does this matter? Because ship…

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The Africa Report: China vying to replace the US for Africa’s affection? 6:45

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Bongani Bingwa speaks to Dr Emmanuel Matambo, Research Director at the Centre for Africa-China Studies at UJ, about China’s decision to scrap all tariffs on exports from 53 African countries. The move marks a major policy shift, giving middle-income nations such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco duty-free access to the Chinese mark…

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SA economy edged up 0.5% in Q3. 9:33

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Guest: Joe de Beer, DDG for Economic Statistics – Stats SA South Africa’s economy is growing but just barely. Stats SA’s latest numbers show real GDP edged up 0.5% in Q3 2025, marking a fourth straight quarterly rise despite pressure from U.S. trade tariffs and ongoing domestic constraints. Mining led the charge driven by platinum group metals and …

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South Africans expect to spend a record R289 billion this festive season. 12:41

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GUEST – Tina Manyanya - Spokesperson at Wonga Results from the eighth annual Summer Spending Survey, conducted by short-term lender Wonga, indicate that South Africans are expected to spend more than R289 billion over the upcoming festive season, with 70% spending more than they normally would in a month. According to data collected from just over …

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TECH & INNOVATION: National Treasury proposes 20% national tax on online gambling revenue. 13:47

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GUEST: Mpho Legote, Director for VAT & Subnational Tax, National Treasury South Africa’s online gambling boom has exploded and so have the risks. National Treasury has proposed a new 20% national tax on online gambling revenue, on top of existing provincial levies pushing the total burden to as high as 29%. The goal? To curb rising addiction and th…

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Gauteng pumps R3.3 billion into service delivery to rescue frontline services. 14:23

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GUEST – Mcedisi Vilakazi – Deputy Director-General: Sustainable Fiscal Resource Management, Gauteng Treasury As Gauteng tables its provincial Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, the stakes have never been higher. With water outages triggering protests, municipal finances sliding, and basic services under strain the provincial government has inject…

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More Than Two-Thirds of SA SMEs Plan to Raise Prices in the Near Term Amid Cost Pressures, SBGI Report Finds 14:18

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GUEST - Lindo Mbanjwa, Head of Business Development & Partnerships for SMEs at Absa Business Banking A survey of more than 2,000 small businesses in South Africa shows that two-thirds (67%) plan to raise prices up to 10% over the next six months in response to persistently rising operational costs, while only 38% believe they can survive for more t…

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Motorists face a crackdown as unpaid fines now blocking licences, triggering summonses and wrecking holiday travel plans 12:19

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outh Africans face a crackdown as unpaid fines now blocking licences, triggering summonses, and wrecking holiday travel plans GUEST - Barry Berman, CEO of Fines SA GUEST - Barry Berman, CEO of Fines SA As South Africa moves toward the full national rollout of the AARTO Act in mid-2026, motorists are already feeling the consequences of unpaid fines …

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How much South Africa corporates have committed to CSI in 2025? 13:19

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GUEST - Cathy Duff, Trialogue director Corporate social investment (CSI) in South Africa remained stable in 2025, despite slow economic growth and uncertainty in the wake of early-year cuts to global development assistance. Findings from the 28th edition of the Trialogue Business in Society Handbook estimate total CSI expenditure for 2025 at R13.1 …