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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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1,393 Episodes
920 – 940

[TOP STORY] SA focusing on small wins is the way forward – Saville

‘The wins don't have to be spectacular. This isn't about building a power station. It's about getting water to a school. It's about fixing traffic lights on a series of intersections. Those small wins then start to become the stuff of celebration,’ says Adrian Saville, professor of economics, finance and…
14 Sep 2023 6AM 9 min

[TOP STORY] Tshwane municipal ‘wildcat strike’ set to continue

‘All our members who may be participating in this strike, they must know it’s not sanctioned by us. Therefore, we're not going to take responsibility for their action. We have implored them to go back to work and that has been our stance,’ says Samwu national general secretary, Nkhetheni Muthavhi.
13 Sep 2023 6AM 7 min

Blackouts: Data shows number of unplanned outages sky high

A round-up of news updates including a look at the outcomes from government’s meeting with unions on proposed budget cuts. A look at the ongoing wage battle between Samwu and the City of Tshwane and how long before EVs become popular in South Africa.
13 Sep 2023 3AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] Proposed budget cuts: Coastu to meet urgently with government

‘Tinkering with the wage bill, what you're paying nurses and police officers, is not going to resolve Transnet and Eskom and so on. Yes, it might reduce the fiscal pressures for a year, but you'll be back in the very same crisis the following year,’ says Matthew Parks, parliamentary coordinator…
11 Sep 2023 5AM 6 min

DStv won't come to the table on price increase

I think the view of everybody that was targeted with the sudden unannounced increase, it came across that it was opportunistic to gain market share by taking an opportunity to put the price increase for their own benefit, not thinking about South Africa,’ says Wendy Alberts, CEO of the Restaurant…
8 Sep 2023 6AM 6 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg inner-city improvement: Private investors’ hands tied

‘It's a very difficult relationship in that we are an invested stakeholder, we're a cooperative partner. We like to collaborate with them, we like to try and add value, but the traction is as close to zero as it could possibly be,’ says Paul Jackson, CEO, Trust for Urban Housing…
7 Sep 2023 5AM 5 min

Lady R to keep her secrets as panel report remains undisclosed

"I think it's disappointing. It would have been better for the credibility of the report for the president and the process as a whole if there had been more openness about what was discovered,’ says Brooks Spector, former diplomat and associate editor at The Daily Maverick.
5 Sep 2023 6AM 6 min

[TOP STORY] Vigilance required to prevent inner-city decay

‘Nodal shift and the impact on communities and so forth happens in a progressive way, but it has a cumulative impact and then unfortunately it has a catastrophic impact, sometimes like the tragedy of Johannesburg,’ says Volker von Widdern, risk principal at Riskonet Africa.
1 Sep 2023 5AM 6 min
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