{"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":"Sasol surges as war drives fuel uncertainty","slug":"sasol-surges-as-war-drives-fuel-uncertainty","published_at":"2026-03-26T14:42:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177/sasol-surges-as-war-drives-fuel-uncertainty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/news248/episodes/Sasol-surges-as-war-drives-fuel-uncertainty-e3h0j9q","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107370458/podcast/play/117508858/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-26%2F956f5ad7-c3af-c2a1-58ef-71464510e3b5.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Bruce speaks to Simon Baloyi, CEO of Sasol, as the group benefits from a surge in oil prices driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East. Baloyi explains why the current spike is likely temporary, how Sasol is positioning itself through the cycle, and why the company's role in South Africa's energy security has never been more critical. Willem Kellerman, co-founder of Verify Tech, explains how a small, self-funded South African team used drones and machine learning to survey 150 000 hectares of bush, building one of the most accurate wildlife censuses ever conducted and unlocking new, data-driven insights into conservation. Bruce also chats to Jean-Pierre Verster, founder and CEO of Protea Capital Management, about market volatility, global uncertainty and what it all means for investors navigating a rapidly shifting environment. To catch every episode of Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, click follow and subscribe on News24’s Spotify, Apple and YouTube podcast channels. New editions drop every Thursday at 17:00. 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. Editions drop on Thursdays at 17:00.","meta_description":"In this episode, Bruce speaks to Simon Baloyi, CEO of Sasol, as the group benefits from a surge in oil prices driven by escalating tensions in the Middle…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bruce-whitfield-s-business-week-7413177/episodes/sasol-surges-as-war-drives-fuel-uncertainty/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/sasol-surges-as-war-drives-fuel-uncertainty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}