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

‘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 7AM 7 min

R43bn allocated to help fix Gauteng decaying infrastructure

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 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Safair advises conservative planning for flights this holiday season

‘The number of delays that we have that have been subject to Air Traffic Navigation Services issues have actually come up from about 12% in ‘23 to just over 26% in ‘24,’ says Kirby Gordon, chief marketing officer at FlySafair.

24 Oct 8AM 8 min

Smart home security for dummies

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 5AM 33 min

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

‘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 7AM 7 min

Violence in SA taking toll on employers and employees

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 5AM 33 min

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

‘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 8AM 7 min

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

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 5AM 33 min

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

‘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 8AM 8 min

SA Inc looking healthier … but not fully recovered

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 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Judy Dlamini calls for CSR projects to go beyond just spending

‘If you are saying an output of 80% qualified bursary holders within the allocated time, they would then make it their business to check how they can achieve that,’ says Dr Judy Dlamini, executive chairperson of the Mbekani Group.

18 Oct 9AM 7 min

What happens to your finances if you breakup?

A round-up of the day’s news, including a look at why an analyst says the GNU faces an uphill battle about migration policies and why fintechs need to overcome regulatory barriers to provide more financial services to underserved communities.

18 Oct 4AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Another shakeup at South African Tourism

Tourism Minister Particia de Lille expresses frustration over reported internal conflict and excessive board fees and meetings.

17 Oct 7AM 8 min

Banxso bust-up: ‘Created to exploit South Africans’

SUB: A round-up of today’s news as the Financial Intelligence Centre puts the breaks on Banxso. And how mapping gun crimes could help make SA a safer place.

17 Oct 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Is a hybrid model of pay-TV and streaming the way forward in SA?

‘I think what's quite interesting about that is that the next evolution of television viewing will effectively be internet driven. So it'll be infused with apps, it'll be infused with live television,’ says Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa.

16 Oct 8AM 8 min

Parliament staff health tests unlawful – Legal expert

A round-up of today’s news, including plans to turbocharge infrastructure investment to boost economic growth, why parliament’s health tests for staff is a major privacy red flag, and why SA businesses spend so much on cyber security.

16 Oct 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Transnet chair on Durban port operations amid court interdict

‘Our view is that this is a delay, and we are also expediting the process of ensuring that this hearing happens probably early in the new year,’ says Andile Sangqu.

15 Oct 8AM 8 min

‘How many politicians does it take to change a lightbulb?’ – Maimane

A round-up of the day’s news and why Bosa leader Mmusi Maimane says scrapping Deputy Minister positions will symbolise a tightening of the belt. How inflation is impacting the cost of your morning coffee, and a big stand-off about a green corridor.

15 Oct 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Colin Coleman reflects on Tito Mboweni’s ‘golden touch’

‘He had a huge impact on the global central banking community, I know that Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke; a bunch of the most eminent central bankers had huge respect for the governor, as we used to call him,’ says the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, sub-Saharan Africa.

14 Oct 7AM 8 min

JHB Day Zero: Who's enforcing restrictions?

A round-up of the day’s news including the life and times of Tito Mboweni, who is taking responsibility for Johannesburg’s broken water reservoirs and 42 local creative agencies found guilty of green-washing.

14 Oct 5AM 33 min