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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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1,551 Episodes
560 – 580

[TOP STORY] Increasing demand for kidnap and ransom insurance in SA

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‘The real goal of this insurance policy is really to ensure the safe release of the victim and importantly deal with any collateral damage to the family, to the businesses that may be involved,’ says Richard Hood, CEO of Olea Africa.
1 Nov 2024 9AM 6 min

Transport infrastructure needs shot to the vein

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A round-up of today’s news, including a look at whether the MTBPS will pump some much-needed lifeblood into SA’s transport arteries. And how the massive US debt pile might impact other countries.
1 Nov 2024 6AM 31 min

SA-Ukraine visa furore: 'We must weigh up the risks'

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A round-up of today’s news, including the contention around proposed visa-free access to SA for Ukrainian diplomats. A post-mortem of the Mid-Term Budget Speech with a top economist, and are enterprise development programmes helping or hindering SMMEs?
31 Oct 2024 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Positive outlook for consumers as grid power costs decrease

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‘It's an obvious point that if energy prices can come down, then overall consumer prices will come down, that will give the central bank some space to cut interest rates,’ says Roy Havemann, consulting economist at the Bureau for Economic Research.
30 Oct 2024 9AM 8 min

Successful animal disease control helping economy

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A round-up of today’s news including a look at the expected economic impact of Black Friday sales. And why an agricultural expert says government and industry are doing a good job in curbing the spread of diseases amongst livestock.
30 Oct 2024 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Uncontrolled sewage damaging SA’s World Heritage Sites

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‘Robben Island is not just a World Heritage Site, it's also the home of an endangered species, the African penguin, and it's a marine protected area, and we are picking up all these chemical compounds in the sediments,’ says Professor Emeritus Leslie Petrik, University of the Western Cape's Department of…
29 Oct 2024 8AM 7 min

Geopolitical shifts keeping CEOs up at night

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A round-up of today’s news, including the main issues keeping CEOs up at night. The Gauteng Quality of Life Survey shows concerns about food security and inequality. And why businesses need to harness digital technology to secure top talent.
29 Oct 2024 6AM 34 min

Take-home pay reaches highest level yet

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A round-up of today’s news – including how easing inflation levels gives a boost to consumer take-home salaries and spending power. And why the outcome of the US election matters to SA investors.
28 Oct 2024 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] What to expect from salary increases in 2025

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‘One percent or 2% above inflation, it's moving in the right direction. The directional information is fine, but the reality is it's too little,’ says Dr Mark Bussin, master reward specialist and executive committee member of the South African Reward Association.
25 Oct 2024 8AM 7 min

R43bn allocated to help fix Gauteng decaying infrastructure

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A round-up of today’s news, including Gauteng MEC Jacob Mamabolo on turning around infrastructure in the province, Rainbow Chicken investigating the absence of expiry dates on some of their products, and are South Africans watching more TV now that load shedding has come to an end?
25 Oct 2024 6AM 34 min

Smart home security for dummies

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A round-up of today’s news, including why food inflation is still a concern despite better overall CPI numbers. SAA claims to be debt free, but still needs R3 billion from government: find out why. And how your smart home technology could be putting you at security risk.
24 Oct 2024 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] How will the US election result affect South Africa?

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‘We would need to be very concerned about our exports to the United States because right now a lot of our exports are conducted under the Agoa agreement, which in my view would be in serious jeopardy under a Trump presidency,’ says Dr Laurence Caromba, researcher in humanity at the…
23 Oct 2024 8AM 7 min

Violence in SA taking toll on employers and employees

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A round-up of today’s news, including the results of the 2024 violence survey. How a Trump or Harris win will affect SA and Capitec’s crackdown on crypto.
23 Oct 2024 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Saru responds to why equity sale plan has been kicked into touch…for now

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‘I think the fact that they unanimously approved both, seeking private equity partnership and identifying the Ackerley Sports Group, was an indication that they do see that this is a route that's needed,’ says Andy Colquhoun, GM, corporate affairs at the South African Rugby Union.
22 Oct 2024 9AM 7 min

MTBPS: ‘Can government spend itself out of trouble?’

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A round-up of the day’s news, including why the mid-term budget could dim some of the GNU’s shine, the medicine regulator urges the Treasury to provide more funding to the organisation and tough times for NGOs as a 106-year-old charity might be forced to close its doors come December.
22 Oct 2024 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Are SA financial institutions ready to leverage the power of AI?

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‘One of the ideas that we're starting to get real traction on is the idea of what we would call an agentic AI architecture, which is multiple agents that are capable of dealing with individual tasks,’ says David Parker, global chair of financial services at Accenture.
21 Oct 2024 9AM 8 min

SA Inc looking healthier … but not fully recovered

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A round-up of today’s news, including what South Africans can expect from the upcoming mini budget. Economic pressures continue to drive pre-owned car sales, but new vehicle data looks optimistic.
21 Oct 2024 6AM 32 min
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