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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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1,368 Episodes
920 – 940

Vehicle finance defaults now at R4bn

A round up of news updates including the DA’s Mpho Phalatse’s resignation from the CoJ council. A look at what’s behind the increase in vehicle repossession and what motorists can expect to pay for fuel at the pumps in September.
29 Aug 2023 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Zimbabwe election a ‘sham’ – Chris Maroleng

‘What we basically witnessed in Zimbabwe was a situation that was purposely intended to produce an illegitimate outcome that would be in favour of Zanu-PF that was based on the suppression of voters from casting their vote according to their conscience,’ says the chief executive officer of Good Governance Africa.
28 Aug 2023 9AM 8 min

Threats of court action over Cape Town electricity tariffs

A round up of news updates including a look at what’s next for Zimbabwe as the opposition rejects election results. Analysis of the work that has been achieved by government’s Operation Vulindlela and the City of Cape Town under fire for electricity tariffs.
28 Aug 2023 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Opportunities for South Africa with Brics expansion

‘It's about South Africa being asked, listen, get your house in order and actually play this role, where we'll come through you because of your strong financial services sector and actually allow us to get into the continent,’ says public policy specialist, TK Pooe.
25 Aug 2023 9AM 6 min

[TOP STORY] Moving away from US dollar favoured over Brics currency

‘We all know that the US articulation of its values around democracy, accountability, transparency, and how it deals with countries that don't conform to those values of democracy, the free-market system of capitalism, they are punished severely,’ says Lumkile Mondi, senior lecturer at Wits University.
23 Aug 2023 9AM 7 min

[TOP STORY] Brics plans ambitious but unrealistic

‘I predict nothing much will happen except rhetoric. It's too little, too late and I am always disappointed when the Brics say they're going to do something and they never really do,’ says Patrick Bond, distinguished professor of sociology at the University of Johannesburg.
22 Aug 2023 9AM 7 min

Sarb's Ramaphosa clearance leaves many unanswered questions

A round-up of news updates, including reaction to the Reserve Bank clearing Ramaphosa. The Brics Summit gets underway today, a look at where the bloc has failed. Ukraine Association in SA to protest at Brics Summit and a look at the long wait for transplants in SA.
22 Aug 2023 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] South Africa’s contribution to Brics Summit

‘It's a reminder of the glory days when Madiba strode the globe. Not because he was powerful, but because he was a great example of the importance of character and of the importance of values and the importance of democracy and as a way to avoid conflict,’ says Professor John…
21 Aug 2023 9AM 8 min

[TOP STORY] What is the difference between clean and green energy?

‘One of the big advantages of hydrogen, and I feel very strongly about it, is that hydrogen is something that any country can produce. A country where there is wind or solar or even hydropower can actually produce their own hydrogen,’ says Andries van der Linde, renewable energy head at…
17 Aug 2023 8AM 6 min

[TOP STORY] Voice cloning cybercrime on the rise

‘People are using them to scam individuals by saying that their relatives are being hijacked or they've been held ransom and getting people to pay ransoms for their release. We've seen a few instances of that,’ says Stephen Osler, Nclose co-founder and business director.
16 Aug 2023 8AM 6 min

[TOP STORY] Santaco seeks justice against City of Cape Town

‘We don't have a problem with the upholding of safety on the road and ensuring that vehicles that are contrary to that are impounded, but it has to be done in accordance with the law. That's the basis of our argument,’ says South African National Taxi Council spokesperson, Rebecca Phala.
15 Aug 2023 1PM 8 min
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