{"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 - 21 May 2026","slug":"bizskoops-21-may-2026","published_at":"2026-05-21T09:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510/bizskoops-21-may-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1678218","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_3182/epi_1678218_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"On this week’s Bizskoops: We speak to Dr Elna Moolman, Group Head of South Africa Macroeconomic Research at Standard Bank, about April inflation, which surged to 4%, while Minister Gwede Mantashe assures South Africans that there is no immediate risk of fuel shortages. Chris Hattingh of the Centre for Risk Analysis unpacks concerns around rising unemployment, while Professor Waldo Krugell explains what he expects from future interest rate decisions. In international business news, UK-based Standard Chartered plans to reduce its back-office workforce by more than 15% as it expands the use of artificial intelligence and automation, while Greencoat Renewables will move to a main board listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from 28 May. We also continue our discussion with Pieter Wasserfall of JustMoney, who shares more practical tips on how households can save on monthly living expenses.","meta_description":"On this week’s Bizskoops: We speak to Dr Elna Moolman, Group Head of South Africa Macroeconomic Research at Standard Bank, about April inflation, which su…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":547,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bizskoops-english-7023510/episodes/bizskoops-21-may-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-21-may-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}