Building wealth in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economy

Guest – Darlene Menzies CEO of Finfind According to the SA MSME Access to Finance Report 2025, the number of black-owned, women-owned and youth-led businesses have increased since 2018, and are now driving a much larger share of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) funding applications. Black-owned MSMEs accounted for…

In this conversation, we get into the mind of Ramasela Ganda, a chartered accountant and seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience across major institutions like Vodacom, Telkom, and Barloworld. Now at the helm of Zeda Limited, she unpacks her leadership journey, thoughts on the resilience of South African…

Guest - Doret Jooste - Head of Money Management and Advisory at Standard Bank. Standard Bank has warned that South Africans are overspending on takeaways and fast food, with many burning through cash and having no emergency savings. The rise of digital technology has made food delivery far easier, with…

Guest – Dr Thomas Funke, CEO of SA Canegrowers. South Africa’s sugar industry is facing a perfect storm. As locally grown sugar is facing punitive tariffs in the US, cheap foreign sugar is flooding into South Africa. This is bad news for both local growers and local consumers: imported sugar…

Guest - Tshiamo Masike – Economist at Momentum Investments The Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7% on Thursday, meeting market expectations. The decision was unanimous. The figure of 7% is the lowest since November 2022.