{"podcast":{"title":"Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week","slug":"bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177","podcast_index_feed_id":7413177,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107370458/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/news248","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44060134/44060134-1788442761775-455c49e846b1a.jpg","author":"News24","episode_count":62,"summary":"Bestselling author and broadcast legend Bruce Whitfield returns with a bold new News24 podcast. Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week won’t waste your time. Instead, each episode will focus on the one business news story that will change your world. Listeners will also get investment and personal finance advice from top experts, and the inside track on SA’s most successful hustles. Join us every Thursday at 17:00.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T04:20:42.058287+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177"},"episode":{"title":"Amazon comes to South Africa from space. Plus: Mexican candy, market mayhem and PIC chaos","slug":"amazon-comes-to-south-africa-from-space-plus-mexican-candy-market-mayhem-and-pic-chaos","published_at":"2026-07-16T14:32:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177/amazon-comes-to-south-africa-from-space-plus-mexican-candy-market-mayhem-and-pic-chaos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/news248/episodes/Amazon-comes-to-South-Africa-from-space--Plus-Mexican-candy--market-mayhem-and-PIC-chaos-e3m5mbi","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107370458/podcast/play/122918706/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2Ff62f036e-e3fb-78fb-b684-4d3e80c45439.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Bruce chats with Herotel CEO, Van Zyl Botha, about the partnership bringing Amazon Leo to South Africa, a satellite internet service that could finally connect farms, townships and rural communities where fibre has never reached. South Africa goes live in 2027. Claire Swanson of ARK Provisions tells the story of a sweet she tasted in Mexico that reminded her of corner shop treats from Mitchell’s Plain. Graeme Korner of Korner Perspective unpacks a market caught between AI euphoria and oil anxiety, where pick-and-shovel companies are soaring even as SpaceX trades below its listing price. And News24 Business editor Helena Wasserman covers the alarming breakdown at the PIC, whose CEO has been suspended and the FSCA has stepped in; Richemont’s surprise 20% sales jump; and why a Hormuz flare-up means petrol price relief may be short-lived. This podcast is sponsored by Capitec. To catch every episode, click the follow and subscribe buttons on News24’s Spotify, Apple, and YouTube podcast channels, or catch up on past episodes here. Editions drop on Thursdays at 17:00.","meta_description":"In this episode, Bruce chats with Herotel CEO, Van Zyl Botha, about the partnership bringing Amazon Leo to South Africa, a satellite internet service that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2056,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177/episodes/amazon-comes-to-south-africa-from-space-plus-mexican-candy-market-mayhem-and-pic-chaos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177/amazon-comes-to-south-africa-from-space-plus-mexican-candy-market-mayhem-and-pic-chaos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}