{"podcast":{"title":"Bizskoops (English)","slug":"bizskoops-english-7023510","podcast_index_feed_id":7023510,"rss_url":"https://iono.fm/rss/chan/8178","website_url":"https://rss.iono.fm/c/8178","image_url":"https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p3182/logo_8178_20250908_210811_1400.jpeg","author":"Newskoop","episode_count":68,"summary":"Bizskoops, hosted by Isabel Potgieter, offers an inside look at local and global business developments. We bring you in-depth interviews with industry leaders and entrepreneurs, sharing their strategies and stories for success. The former President of the Economic Association of South Africa and lecturer attached to the North-West University's business school, Prof. Waldo Krugell, gives a weekly overview of the state of the economy. Stay up-to-date with Bizskoops – for a comprehensive business perspective.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T14:21:28.729167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510"},"episode":{"title":"Bizskoops - 12 February 2026","slug":"bizskoops-12-february-2026","published_at":"2026-02-12T12:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510/bizskoops-12-february-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1645353","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_3182/epi_1645353_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Catch the latest skoop on this week’s Bizskoops! On this week’s Bizskoops, we dive into alarming economic trends: new data reveals South Africa’s income per person is now lower than nearly two decades ago, driven by weak growth, electricity shortages, and labour challenges. Chris Hattingh, Executive Director at the Centre for Risk Analysis, shares his insights on why corporates are struggling to justify a business case for South Africa. Economist Professor Waldo Krugell unpacks the recent sharp decline in Bitcoin’s price and whether it’s time to invest. On investments, Thomas 🦄 Pinter, Chief Commercial Officer at Damisa, explains how stablecoins and programmable wallets simplify secure global B2B transactions over traditional banking. Finally, Jolene van Rensburg, Strategic Partnerships & Growth Manager Africa and Europe at Mineral Technologies, shares on building strategic partnerships in mining, pioneering solutions, and their \"waste less by recovering more\" philosophy for sustainability","meta_description":"Catch the latest skoop on this week’s Bizskoops! On this week’s Bizskoops, we dive into alarming economic trends: new data reveals South Africa’s income p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":525,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bizskoops-english-7023510/episodes/bizskoops-12-february-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510/bizskoops-12-february-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}