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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.
Daily English South Africa Business News · Politics
1,198 Episodes
140 – 160

No cause for alarm: SA health officials on China’s respiratory virus

‘We already have the virus here, but we don't expect to see it at high levels now because it's our summer and the population globally has immunity to this virus,’ says Professor Cheryl Cohen, head of the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.
7 Jan 8AM 7 min

Cape Town Blue Flag status turning brown

Today on the show ... Why water experts are accusing the City of Cape Town of being 'economical with the truth' about its Blue Flag beach status. Are indebted South Africans too embarrassed to take up debt counselling? And a look at what’s to come in the global political space in 2025.
7 Jan 5AM 29 min

Transnet bleeds SA economy R1bn daily

‘The problem is Transnet needs to be unbundled, it needs to be restructured, and the various portions need to be released so that private sector can invest,’ says Professor Jan Havenga, emeritus professor, Stellenbosch University.
6 Jan 8AM 7 min

The big Sars rebuild

On Moneyweb@Midday today, Jeremy Maggs finds out if the big Sars rebuild is heading in the right direction. Plus, a look at what could happen if South Africa is kicked out of Agoa, and what on earth is going on at the UCT campus? An eyewitness reports lack of maintenance…
6 Jan 5AM 33 min

Capitec: ‘They took on the big four and won’

Today – an extended conversation with author TJ Strydom about his new book Capitec: Stalking Giants – a look at how this disruptor rewrote the rule book on the South African banking sector.
20 Dec 2024 5AM 29 min

Record-breaking year for crypto

Today, we’ll look at crypto's record-breaking highs, from EFTs to meme coins and increased regulation. Will Minister Creecy’s committee be able to clean up air travel troubles? And beware of the security risks hidden in your fitness apps.
18 Dec 2024 5AM 32 min

More funding needed to eradicate malaria

Today, as parts of Johannesburg are hit with an 86-hour water outage, we’ll find out what some key thinkers believe the main priorities should be in stabilising water supply. What an expert sees as critical to the eradication of malaria. And understanding landmark employment equity reforms coming into effect on 1 January 2025.
17 Dec 2024 5AM 32 min

‘I feel pity for Zuma’ – Karyn Maughan

Today – a special edition of Moneyweb@Midday as Jeremy Maggs speaks to investigative journalist Karyn Maughan upon the release of her book ‘I will not be silenced’.
13 Dec 2024 4AM 26 min

Maputo port closure: ‘SA losing R10m per day’

Today, the Road Freight Association calls on the government to help reopen the Maputo port. Can SA’s dilapidated infrastructure be fixed through homegrown tech solutions? And we find out what’s keeping mid-to-top earners awake at night.
12 Dec 2024 4AM 32 min

Self-taught coder wins app of the year

Award-winning apps, an economic outlook for 2025 and how credit scoring needs to be made more inclusive – Jeremy Maggs speaks to leading thinkers.
11 Dec 2024 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Global trends in remuneration and employee expectations

‘It's not about the money, it’s about crafting that offer, it's about my pay, my way, and my work, my way. So I'm going for an employee-driven market at the moment,’ says Dr Mark Bussin, master reward specialist and president of the South African Reward Association.
10 Dec 2024 8AM 8 min

OR Tambo issues: 'A national embarrassment'

Today, fuelling issues and delays – what is going on at OR Tambo? Why an expert says SA corporates are too slow in adopting global remuneration trends. Why need-matched insurance is the way of the future and a master plan for the scrap metal industry.
10 Dec 2024 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Expert analysis: What lies ahead for post-Assad Syria?

‘South Africa has a very strong understanding and history of nation building, reconstruction, development capacity and institution building, and perhaps that is something that we could offer the Syrians,’ says Zeenat Adam, deputy executive director at the Afro-Middle East Centre.
9 Dec 2024 10AM 8 min
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