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The POWER Business Show — 407 episodes

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Growthpoint Properties full-year results

2

ACSA full-year results

3

Market Wrap: 9 September 2026

4

SA’s payments system is undergoing major change

5

SME Grind: Thula Sindi

6

Climate Index: Exploring the switch to carbonised token credits for businesses

7

Old Mutual’s adjusted headline earnings fall by 30%

8

GDP declines by 0,2% in the second quarter of 2026

9

Market Wrap: 8 September 2026

10

Fix My Biz: Your strategy isn’t failing, your execution is - Here’s why

11

SA records strong agricultural exports in Q2

12

Why Savvy South African Shoppers are Rewriting the Rules of Luxury

13

Sun International earnings rise

14

EU launches large-scale recycling venture for critical minerals

15

Apple takes Joburg company to court over fake iPhones

16

Market Wrap: 7 September 2026

17

Airlink's flyover moment broke the internet, but can it win bookings?

18

South Africa's livestock industry takes charge as 2 million FMD vaccine doses arrive

19

Ask Your HR: Why workplace GBVH policies aren't translating into employee trust

20

Launch of South Africa's First Multi-Sector Illicit Economy Research Study

21

Discovery earnings rise 21% as bank becomes profitable

22

Santam earnings hit by weather-related losses

23

Market Wrap: 3 September 2026

24

Power Suit: Fathima Gany

25

Ask Your HR: Unhealthy workplaces - When to act & when to walk away

26

AI Unpacked: Are South African employers changing fast enough to ensure women aren’t left behind in the AI race?

27

Harmony Gold FY2026 Results

28

IDC Annual Results

29

Market Wrap: 27 August 2026

30

Building a social media feed that supports your finances instead of sabotaging them

31

Is Joburg too big to fail?

32

Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa secure capital injection to accelerate fibre access across South Africa, valuing the companies at R14.4 billion

33

South Africa and Brazil Strengthen Bilateral Ties at Joint Commission

34

Easing inflation lifts real net salaries in July for the first time in nine months

35

Bidvest Annual Results

36

Market Wrap: 26 August 2026

37

SA’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood - survey

38

Africa Segment: Nigeria’s oil output falls by 20.8% in 10 years

39

Money Smart Week: Rethinking saving and financial responsibility

40

Tough economy and AI Search are significantly impacting sales - report

41

Power Suit: Azwifaneli “Fani” Mphaphuli

42

Ask Your HR: Where to start with your CV when you have no work experience

43

AI Unpacked: Why multilingual voice AI is becoming a strategic

44

NTCSA faces nearly R2 billion in curtailment claims

45

Market Wrap: 20 August 2026

46

Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA) Conference 2026 kicks off in Cape Town

47

Africa’s First Full-Stack Hydrogen Hub Powers Up in Namibia

48

Cybersecurity trends in the first half of 2026 - ESET’s report

49

SAPVIA welcomes Eskom reversal on solar fines

50

Consumer inflation slows in July, Food inflation lowest in 16 years

51

Market Wrap: 19 August 2026

52

Continental Energy and Infrastructure Investment Forum (CEIIF) kicks off in Johannesburg

53

SME Grind: Gig Ventures

54

Premium brands don’t have a quality problem, they have a distinction problem - but why?

55

The real food safety crisis is not science but failure to coordinate across institutions?

56

Market Wrap: 18 August 2026

57

Top earners carry the greatest debt burden - Debt Index - Q2 2026

58

Market Wrap: 17 August 2026

59

Fuel crisis or Profit opportunity? The Hidden Cost of Global Supply Chain Turmoil

60

Fix My Biz: Signs of governance fatigue in your organisation

61

SCALING UP GREEN TRANSITION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: CLIMATE FUND MANAGERS REACHES FIRST CLOSE OF SA-H2 FUND IN ZAR 3 BILLION

62

SA electricity shake-up might plug billing gaps, but sparks will fly

63

Australia’s new oil refinery symptomatic of global shift as onshoring takes hold

64

Treasury's crypto proposal tightens the reins on cross-border transfers

65

SA women are confident in themselves, but not yet in their financial future - survey

66

How renewable energy projects are helping rebuild confidence in South Africa’s construction and infrastructure capability

67

SA’s new car sales reach 12-year high in July

68

Outa withdraws urgent application to suspend Aarto rollout

69

Market Wrap: 5 August 2026

70

Operation Vulindlela Phase II Q1 2026 Update

71

Tax changes for married couples planning to move overseas

72

Market Wrap: 4 August 2026

73

DBSA and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation reach financial close on Lobito Corridor Railway Project

74

Fuel price adjustments effective from Wednesday

75

Fix My Biz: Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

76

Africa Segment: Zimbabwe half-year lithium exports up 230%

77

SA property buyers have changed over the last two decades

78

South Africa - China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference

79

Absa Purchasing Manager’s Index - July 2026

80

Market Wrap: 3 August 2026

81

African design businesses on the global stage

82

Over 1 million SA Tiktok videos removed in 4 months: Here’s why clips are being removed

83

Ask Your HR: How can I tell when it’s time to change careers?

84

SA hits near-bottom of Global Entrepreneurship Index

85

Market Wrap: 30 July 2026

86

Prediction markets create dangerous regulatory blind spot, warns SABA

87

State of Cape Town Central City Report 2025 – A Year in Review (SCCR)

88

Valterra Platinum Interim Results

89

Canal+ signs R19bn agreement to support French filmmakers

90

Market Wrap: 29 July 2026

91

Treasury to release withheld municipal funding

92

SME Grind: NewSpace Systems

93

Are luxury watches still worth the investment?

94

From Fees to Interest: How banks are changing the savings conversation

95

SA Canegrowers urges DTIC to fast-track tariff review amid rise in sugar imports

96

Market Wrap: 28 July 2026

97

Fix My Biz: The hidden cost of absenteeism

98

Africa Segment: Standard Bank processes over CNY8 billion in payments through China’s cross-border interbank system

99

Alexforbes Investments releases 2026 Stewardship Report

100

NUM concludes landmark five-year wage agreement at Gold Fields South Deep Mine

101

SA hosts 9th SADC Industrialisation Week

102

Market Wrap: 27 July 2026

103

Reserve Bank holds repo rate steady at 7%

104

BLSA Reform Tracker Q2 2026

105

SA Mining: Roadmap for modernisation, innovation and global competitiveness

106

Gauteng Provincial Government relaunches Gauteng Automotive Learning Centre (GALC)

107

Paid on Friday and almost broke by Monday - Why aren’t salaries lasting a full month anymore?

108

Market Wrap: 23 July 2026

109

Ask Your HR: Workplace safety - Why SA’s employers must shift from reaction to prevention

110

SA’s H1 Automotive Winners and Losers

111

MPC Rate Expectations

112

SACAP and CoGTA join forces to tackle municipal planning delays and improve service delivery to architectural professionals

113

Inflation rises to a two-year high

114

Annual consumer inflation jumped to 5,0% in June 2026 from 4,5% in May 2026

115

Market Wrap: 22 July 2026

116

SME Grind: Incoso Goat Meat

117

Climate Index: Why the cleantech industry could be SA’s next major job creator

118

South Africa and World Bank sign $1.5Bn development policy loan agreement

119

Debt Busters Money Stress Tracker

120

Market Wrap: 21 July 2026

121

Fix My Biz: The hidden cost of legacy tech for SA businesses

122

Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa?

123

Market Wrap: 23 July 2026

124

Alternative solutions to energy monitoring

125

John Dludlu steps down as SBI CEO

126

How employee debt is actively eroding workplace productivity

127

Ask Your HR: Can my manager decline my leave application because the company is understaffed?

128

Market Wrap: 16 July 2026

129

DeBeers halts production at SA’s largest diamond mine for two years

130

Cybercriminals are targeting South Africa’s sports clubs - report

131

Renewables overtaking coal in global electricity generation for the first time in a hundred years, while South Africa still draws roughly 80% of its power from coal - report

132

Deloitte's 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey

133

FMD Agreement to allow private players to procure vaccine

134

Market Wrap: 13 July 2026

135

Thrive Index: South Africa achieves highest index score

136

Window of opportunity opens for first-time buyers, but where you buy matters?

137

Ask Your HR: Will South Africa's new pay gap rules improve fairness?

138

SA’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market is experiencing significant growth

139

Market Wrap: 9 July 2026

140

World Chocolate Day - Trends

141

Sars draft guide on crypto transactions

142

Altron Digital Business Employee Experience Survey

143

PayInc Economic Index

144

Market Wrap: 8 July 2026

145

Ayanda Dlodlo picked as SA’s new ambassador to France

146

Climate Index: Business realities behind biodegradable and plant-based packaging

147

SME Grind: Khoi Tech

148

Shell SA Holdings agrees to sell stake in Shell Downstream South Africa (SDSA), subject to regulatory approvals

149

Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) signs MOU with the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund

150

Market Wrap: 7 July 2026

151

Africa Segment: Is Africa's blockchain market being overlooked?

152

National Savings Month: Choosing the right stokvel to maximise your savings

153

Google’s Investment in Africa

154

Market Wrap: 6 July 2026

155

Ask Your HR: Corporate Bullying

156

Public Servants Association faces deregistration over alleged reporting failures

157

Why SA’s governance challenges cannot be solved by policy alone

158

The numbers behind SA’s migration patterns, and what it means for business

159

ConCourt clears major SA banks of collusion in manipulating the rand

160

South Africa’s growth holds steady, but momentum slows as global pressures rise: PwC mid-year economic update

161

Reflecting on the Anti-Illegal Immigration Protests

162

John Loos Independent Economist

163

Solly Molayi Stats SA DDG Population & Social Statistics

164

New tax season: SARS improves auto-assessments, but taxpayers warned to check carefully

165

Day’s Top Stories

166

When fraudsters can’t make you a victim, they may turn you into a money mule

167

Impact of AI in agriculture

168

2026 Sanlam Benchmark Survey

169

Ask Your HR: Promoted...but struggling?

170

African Bank Interim Results - Period ended March 2026

171

PwC Global Mining Report

172

Prosus bets developers are no longer essential

173

Market Wrap: 25 June 2026

174

More Than 500 million Africans still lack electricity despite Southern Africa’s dominant power capacity

175

ConCourt slams door on zero VAT for second hand gold

176

ACSA to begging terminal capacity optimisation project at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport

177

National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI)

178

SAIPA Accounting iNdaba 2026 concludes successfully

179

Real take-home pay falls to two-year low - PayInc Economic Index

180

SME Grind: Essence Hair Care

181

Power Markets: 25 June 2026

182

The cost of civil unrest and destruction

183

Climate Index: National Priority Area Air Quality Summit

184

Eskom extra R54bn from tariffs heads to court, again

185

SA farmers and agribusiness are in a pensive mood?

186

Curtailment, conflicts of interest and cash flow: Eskom’s tightening grip on IPPS

187

Survival hinges on adaptability amid economic shocks - report

188

Africa Segment: The risk problem with Investors treating African energy as one market

189

Fix My Biz: The cost of being offline

190

New batch of FMD vaccines arrive as immunisation gathers pace

191

Gold Fields confirmed renewal discussions for Tarkwa mining leases under way

192

Market Wrap: 22 June 2026

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Fix My Biz: Cost of financial inefficiency to SA businesses

194

Africa Segment: Zambia turns debt burden into energy investment with AfDB

195

Eighty20/XDS Credit Stress Report Q1 2026

196

Cabinet writes off R29bn e-toll debt

197

Black Ownership on the JSE during the first three decades of democracy report

198

Market Wrap: 8 June 2026

199

Business community calls for urgent action to rebuild Johannesburg

200

SA among 60 countries facing new 12.5% tariff from US

201

South Africa leads Africa in digital fraud risk - Report

202

Market Wrap: 8 June 2026

203

Power Suit: Jabu Mdaki

204

Reflection: Traxtion secures $86m investment to revitalise SA's rail sector

205

Traxtion secures $86m investment to revitalise South Africa’s rail sector

206

MultiChoice owner Canal+ makes JSE debut

207

Market Wrap: 3 June 2026

208

SME Grind: Cyn Mac Properties

209

Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa tables Presidency Dept Budget Vote 2026/27 amid impeachment tensions

210

Beyond the books: CIGFARO and its role in public finance

211

Climate Index: UCT signs long-term renewable energy agreement with Discovery Green

212

Africa's multinationals are navigating a live geopolitical shock and the rules have changed

213

Market Wrap: 2 June 2026

214

Fix My Biz: Enabling strong governance to build a resilient business

215

Africa Segment: Ghana commits to renewing Gold Fields Tarkwa lease but rules out automatic extension

216

Hamburger x Fastfood Stats

217

BRICS Business Council Strategic Dialogue on Global Trade & Finance

218

AA warns consumers about safety concerns with Chinese vehicles

219

Absa’s PMI declined by 1.8 points to 50.8 in May

220

Market Wrap: 1 June 2026

221

Sarb hikes repo rate by 25-basis points

222

Power Suit: Mohau Leteka

223

Market Wrap: 28 May 2026

224

Power Boardroom: SA's immigration policies and the township economy

225

MPC Preview

226

Diesel Rebates Unpacked

227

Market Wrap: 27 May 2026

228

SME Grind: PM5 Minerals

229

Climate Index: SA’s Green Industrial Future

230

Dis-Chem distances itself from shareholder Mark Saltzman as SAHRC probes racist posts

231

Challenging retailers’ ‘anti-competitive’ exclusivity agreements

232

ZEDA Financial Results

233

Market Wrap: 26 May 2026

234

Agriculture on the continent: Africa as the world’s food basket

235

Monetary Policy across the continent: Are Africa’s central banks independent?

236

Impact of Pepfar funding withdrawal thus far

237

SA’s image on the continent, currently

238

AfCTA’s impact and shortcomings

239

Market Wrap: 25 May 2026

240

Transnet announces 11 Train Operating Companies

241

FlySafair in trouble for overbooking flights

242

Power Boardroom: Exploitative working conditions in SA's clothing manufacturing sector

243

Oceana Group Results

244

Market Wrap: 21 May 2026

245

Consumer Inflations Stats Unpacked

246

Consumer Inflation Stats

247

EFF challenges fuel levy

248

SME Grind: MyHomeGlow

249

Climate Index: IGUA-SA Gas Roadmap for South Africa

250

Food prices - PMBEJD Household Affordability Index

251

SA co-hosts Global Partnerships Conference in London

252

Market Wrap: 19 May 2026

253

City of Joburg’s budget and mayor in crisis

254

Africa Segment: Foreign Ministers meeting - Failure to reach agreement due to Iran & UAE’s differences

255

Why family wealth usually doesn’t last beyond the second generation

256

ICASA slams Solly Malatsi over B-BBEE rules relating to telecoms

257

Famous Brands Results

258

WeBuyCars Results

259

Market Wrap: 18 May 2026

260

Donald Trump’s visit to China

261

Ask Your HR: What the earning threshold means for SA

262

Gauteng State of Finances delivered

263

Power Boardroom: Can one person change the economic trajectory of the country?

264

Equites Results

265

Market Wrap: 14 May 2026

266

Dipula Properties Results

267

Africa Travel Indaba 2026

268

Market Wrap: 14 May 2026

269

SME Grind: C.K & I.J Trading

270

Biovac receives R320 million at Africa Forward Summit

271

Impact of Cape Town storms

272

Unemployment rate at 37.2% in Q1 2026

273

Octodec Results

274

Market Wrap: 12 May 2026

275

Fix My Biz: Tired of being paid by “exposure” and not money - what can I do about this?

276

Africa Segment: Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

277

GEMS adjusts weighted contribution - a relief for civil servants?

278

New POPI Act regulations governing health records

279

Vodacom Results

280

Redefine Properties Results

281

Market Wrap: 11 May 2026

282

Power Suit: Clarence Nethengwe

283

City of Joburg financial trouble as Treasury threatens to pull funding

284

Lesaka Technologies Results

285

Power Boardroom: Top law firms challenge B-BBEE Legal Sector Code in landmark court battle

286

Market Wrap: 7 May 2026

287

Impact of the Middle East tensions on SA's agriculture

288

Sars & National Consumer Commission sign MOU to strengthen compliance

289

Market Wrap: 6 May 2026

290

SME Grind: Dr Mpopi Lenake

291

Power Boardroom: Is there accountability for corruption, or is all just for headlines?

292

Power Suit: Ignatius Sehoole

293

Government set to review NSFAS board's ability to govern

294

SA vanadium project secures non-binding US off take deal

295

Market Wrap: 29 April 2026

296

SME Grind: Kusta's

297

UAE leaves OPEC & OPEC+

298

Fuel Levy extension

299

32 Years Later: Why Apartheid Geography Still Shapes Our Cities

300

Government pulls draft AI policy...written by AI?

301

Market Wrap: 28 April 2026

302

Jet fuel supply concerns amid ongoing Iran War

303

BEE years later

304

Power Suit: Annabelle Lebethe

305

Rail Master Plan published

306

Bank of America South Africa Watch Report

307

Constitutional Court rules SAHRC cannot issue binding directives

308

Power Boardroom: Global rating agencies and their approach towards Africa

309

Operation Vulindlela Q4 Update

310

Capitec earnings rise 23%

311

Inflation edges higher in March

312

Market Wrap: 22 April 2026

313

SME Grind: Restiq Sleep

314

SA hosts global water experts

315

Climate Index: Why businesses need an energy strategy?

316

Industry body confirms shift in sources of South African fuel imports

317

Eskom must move grid allocation to NTCSA, says Saippa

318

Market Wrap: 21 April 2026

319

Moody’s may downgrade CoJ if it fails to get its suspension from JSE lifted

320

Fix My Biz: Influencer marketing vs Creator-led Content in 2026

321

Africa Segment: SA and Lesotho will officially unveil the Senqu Bridge, a major milestone in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)

322

'Good' and 'bad credit' - and why it matters

323

SARB & National Treasury publish Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations

324

Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) Response launch

325

Market Wrap: 20 April 2026

326

COSATU calls for extra measures to protect the economy amid Middle East tensions

327

Market Wrap: 18 April 2026

328

European Investment Bank Group, European Commission and IFC back Biovac to build Africa’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine manufacturing site

329

Power Boardroom: Building collapses - Construction sector in decline?

330

The evolving intersection of local mining rights and international company law

331

Tax amendments materially narrow understatement penalty defence - here’s what taxpayers should know

332

PayInc Economic Index

333

SME Grind: Magadine Business Enterprise

334

Market Wrap: 15 April 2026

335

Climate Index: Cape Water Outcomes-Based Bond

336

How the surge in diesel price is a threat to SA’s freight industry

337

Power Suit: Karla Levick

338

Home Affairs says ZEP holders can apply for permanent residence?

339

Mining output momentum carries over to February

340

Market Wrap: 14 April 2026

341

Searching for Trump’s next hobby?

342

SA’s commercial real estate in 2026 - TPN report

343

Fix My Biz: Navigating late payments

344

Elon Musk alleges bribery plot in SA Starlink licence battle

345

Power Boardroom: New rules on the horizon for SA's gig economy workers?

346

US and Iran two week truce - what does it really mean, and what’s likely to happen next?

347

Unpacking the fuel price challenge

348

Market Wrap: 8 April 2026

349

SARS warning for wealthy taxpayers leaving South Africa

350

Market wrap

351

Sars Tax collection up 8.4 % last fiscal year, surpassing historic R2 trillion revenue mark

352

Market Wrap: 1 April 2026

353

SME Grind: Agro Queen

354

Climate Index: SA Investment Conference 2026 - R15 billion renewable energy commitment

355

Fuel Update & Reduction of Fuel Levy

356

Fuel price hike and Iran War: Is the government doing enough?

357

South Africa Investment Conference 2026

358

Quarterly Employment Statistics - Q4 2025

359

Market Wrap: 31 March 2026

360

IRBA releases 2025 Public Inspections Report

361

FirstRand leadership changes

362

Market Wrap: 31 March 2026

363

NECSA Multi-Purpose Research Reactor

364

Expectations ahead of MPC rate announcement

365

PayInc Take-Home Pay Index

366

SME Grind: NM Farm Fresh

367

Market Wrap: 25 March 2026

368

SA’s consumer credit market shifted from recovery to a more stable position in Q4 2025 - report

369

FNB/ BER Consumer Confidence Index

370

Market Wrap: 24 March 2026

371

Africa Segment: Middle East crisis and its implications for South Africa

372

Smartphone prices set to spike amid memory shortages

373

Govt, industry insist there is no risk to fuel supply amid ‘panic buying’ fears

374

Possible fuel hikes and mitigation amid Iran War

375

POWER Boardroom: Rise in product recalls - Proof the system works, or that it’s failing?

376

Old Mutual Investment Note

377

Market Wrap: 23 March 2026

378

Power Boardroom - What will it take to professionalise the public sector

379

South Africa inflation falls to 3% in February

380

Business rescue still carries stigma in South Africa

381

Unions engage Samancor to reduce retrenchments amid 2400 job threat

382

Sun International declares special dividend

383

MTN Results - Year ended December 2025

384

Market Wrap: 16 March 2026

385

Ask Your HR - I quit my job for a job that didn't exist, what are my rights?

386

SA’s Mining Sector shows growth in January, but what’s the 360 view?

387

Power Boardroom: Zooming in on the Iran War

388

Eskom switch-off: These are the municipalities at risk

389

Market Wrap: 12 March 2026

390

Iranian War: Petrol crisis looming, or does SA have enough reserves?

391

Harmony Gold Results

392

Market Wrap: 11 March 2026

393

South Africa moves closer to regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI)

394

SME Grind : Zaakha Pay

395

Employment Equity Case - Constitutional Court refuses leave to appeal

396

Iranian War's economic impact on African markets

397

GDP expands by 1.1% in 2025

398

Santam Financial Results

399

FirstRand Results

400

Market Wrap: 10 March 2026

401

ShowMax Closure

402

SME Grind: Cook’d

403

Africa Gas Forum 2026 - Transmission & Distribution

404

Africa Gas Forum 2026

405

Nedbank Results

406

Macroscope: War in the Gulf

407

Foot & Mouth Disease spreads to all nine provinces