# Can South Africa Outsmart the Global Crisis?

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Podcast: [Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177)
Published: 2026-04-02T14:46:26+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/news248/episodes/Can-South-Africa-Outsmart-the-Global-Crisis-e3hb63b
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Duration seconds: 2320

## Resource

In this episode, Bruce speaks to Alan Knott-Craig of fibertime™, who is taking on one of South Africa’s toughest challenges: bringing fast, affordable fibre internet to townships, connecting millions of homes and opening access to education, jobs and opportunity. Bruce also chats to economist David McWilliams about what South Africa can learn from global success stories and why attracting capital, backing entrepreneurs and putting growth ahead of ideology are critical to unlocking the country’s economic potential. Deon Gouws of Credo joins the show to unpack market volatility, geopolitical uncertainty and how investors are navigating a world shaped by conflict, shifting policy and fragile confidence.

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