Moneyweb@Midday

Moneyweb@Midday is back, with veteran journalist Jeremy Maggs the new host of the podcast. Launching on 8 May 2023, Moneyweb brings you a fast-paced live daily news show, covering a wide range of topics, from business and economics to breaking news in politics, tech, sport and more. The show features exclusive interviews with captains of industry, CEOs, political leaders and prominent newsmakers, offering unique insights and in-depth analyses. Tune in on weekdays via the Moneyweb website and mobile app between 12h00 and 12h30.

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1,198 Episodes

100 – 120

Would lower speed limits change driver behaviour?

Speeding and reckless driving are the main causes of the carnage on South African roads, but will a lower legal speed limit get drivers to behave more responsibly? Will the State of the Nation Address offer tangible solutions for struggling small businesses? And a look at South Africa’s staggering debt levels.

5 Feb 5AM 34 min

‘USA should impose a travel ban on President Ramaphosa’ – Kallie Kriel

Today, Afriforum calls on Trump to punish the ANC and not ordinary South Africans over land expropriation. An expert weighs in on what should top the agenda at the upcoming State of the National Address. And how bringing fast, affordable internet to township homes can help grow the economy.

4 Feb 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] SA’s 2025 tax landscape: Risks, compliance and key changes

‘I think the biggest one that people are worried about is the NHI, which would then say goodbye to the medical credits. It's only a matter of time before medical credits go,’ says Keith Engel, CEO of the South African Institute of Taxation.

3 Feb 8AM 7 min

‘US funding to SA minimal’ – SA government

Today on Moneyweb@Midday - what impact will a loss of US funding really have on SA? How SA’s labour law can help the Just Energy Transition process and what happens when the pilot can’t fly the plane?

3 Feb 5AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg's potholes, traffic lights and stolen cables: JRA responds

‘What we've done when we re-cable our traffic lights, we have reduced the content of copper in those traffic lights so that even if somebody were to steal it, the yield is very little,’ says Sipho Nhlapo, acting head of department of mobility and freight at the JRA.

31 Jan 8AM 7 min

Nersa tariff increase: What it means for your electricity bill

Today - Eskom didn’t get the tariff hikes it asked for, but consumers are in for bigger electricity bills nonetheless. A look at a new craze called ‘cosy gaming’ and how AI is changing the face of business communications.

31 Jan 5AM 30 min

{TOP STORY] SA take-home pay surges by 12% - But will the trend last?

‘We noted a further improvement in profitability of companies and that just really gives a better environment for salary increases; a better ability for companies to afford better salary increases,’ says economist, Elize Kruger.

30 Jan 8AM 6 min

Medical unemployment crisis: Lives and livelihoods in danger

Today – the South African Medical Association warns President Cyril Ramaphosa about the unemployment crisis in the medical sector. Just three months after entering the local motor market, a Chinese brand is outselling its more established competitors. And what could happen to the rand should the GNU unravel?

30 Jan 5AM 28 min

[TOP STORY] Chakalaka and cheddar: Pret a Manger opens first SA stores

‘I think the single most important thing when we come into a new country is being very thoughtful around the local consumers, the flavour and taste palette of the consumers. I think we've done that with South Africa as well,’ says Pret a Manger CEO, Pano Christou.

29 Jan 8AM 7 min

Why are SA soldiers dying in the DRC?

Today - who will be held accountable for the deaths of South African soldiers in the DRC? An analyst weighs in. Toyota SA’s CEO says foreign competitor brands are killing the local motor market. And what the world should learn from the DeepSeek AI model launch and subsequent market crash.

29 Jan 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Could smart tech be the solution for SA’s water infrastructure woes?

‘If we could proactively close off those leaks as they start, not months, days, years later, then we start to be able to rectify the system, which means we start to actually collect money for the water that we're moving through the system,’ says Dr Andrew Dickson, engineering executive at…

28 Jan 7AM 7 min

New year, new scams - watch out for these trends

Today, promises of high returns with low risk, student loans and job offers – seasonal scams to be aware of in 2025. And why Free SA is calling on South Africans to unite against the new proposed National State Enterprise Bill.

28 Jan 5AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] GNU under pressure: What the DA-ANC rift means for SA stability

‘I think it's an accumulation of a series of signing in of legislation that has taken place without consulting the opposition and at some point, they're going to want to know what's the point of being in the GNU if the ANC just does whatever it wants to do,’ says…

27 Jan 7AM 8 min

‘Economies don’t grow in the dark’: Minister George

Environment minister Dion George explains the sense of new thinking around climate change at the recent World Economic Forum held in Davos. He also unpacks plans for SA’s own plans as we aim for a carbon-neutral future.

27 Jan 5AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] 'The age of SA exceptionalism is over'

Investec's Cumesh Moodliar on South Africa’s role at Davos and beyond.

24 Jan 9AM 10 min

CEO survey: 60% optimistic about business growth

Today, 42% of global CEOs believe their companies won’t survive unless they’re able to adapt and pivot. Is artificial intelligence the silver bullet for financial inclusion and branding South Africa to the world? Lessons from the World Economic Forum in Davos.

24 Jan 5AM 37 min

[TOP STORY] ‘Peace requires honest brokerage’ in Gaza – Nelson Mandela Foundation

‘The only way that we can get to a place where there isn't perpetual instability and perpetual insecurity for both Palestinians and Israelis is if a serious dialogue takes place towards finding lasting peace,’ says Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

23 Jan 7AM 7 min

AI is coming for your job

Today on Moneyweb@Midday, futurist Dion Chang examines key trends shaping 2025, including what is being termed AI redundancies, how mechanisation can give agriculture the boost it needs to keep up with growing demands, and how the inflation numbers are affecting food prices.

23 Jan 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Leaked letter sparks alarm: Eastern Cape Health Department calls it fake

‘I spoke to Mr Tshaka, myself personally. I'm his immediate supervisor. He disowned the letter; he disassociated himself from the contents of that letter,’ says Dr Mthandeki Xamlashe, Deputy Director General for Clinical Services in the Eastern Cape Health Department

22 Jan 8AM 7 min

US policy decisions could hurt the rand

Today – A look at the latest inflation numbers, a big investment boost into the training of female energy entrepreneurs, and how electricity costs affect the minerals sector.

22 Jan 5AM 30 min