Is SA still eating out? And the rail sensor thieves won’t touch

2026-10-22

In this episode, Famous Brands CEO Darren Hele joins Bruce Whitfield to unpack a tough first half, in which casual dining felt the squeeze while quick service held up. With fuel costs threatening food inflation and interest rates heading higher, Healy explains how Famous Brands is fighting for every customer in an economy that simply isn’t growing. Franz Struwig of HisWay Labs discusses a railway sensor worth R6 to a thief but is priceless to an operator, and why Stellenbosch constraint-driven innovation is attracting interest from the US, India, Australia and Europe.News24 Business editor Helena Wasserman covers the medium-term budget, turning the corner on debt-to-GDP, the Reserve Bank’s plan to white-label ATMs and shake up payments, and Magda Wierzycka’s standoff with Sygnia shareholders over a R600 million share incentive scheme. And Jean Pierre Verster of Protea Capital Management talks about Afrimat’s silver lining, why Chinese cars are now pressuring second-hand vehicle prices and what it means for WeBuyCars, and whether Clicks – at half its previous price – is finally a buying opportunity. 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.

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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.

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