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Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week

Bruce Whitfield

Booking Overview

This is a weekly business-news and finance interview show focused on South African companies, markets, entrepreneurs, and investment issues, with recurring interviews featuring CEOs, founders, analysts, editors, and specialist professionals. A PR agency could credibly pitch senior executives, high-growth founders, investors, economists, and experts with strong perspectives on business or South Africa’s economy; booking difficulty is medium because the show attracts prominent corporate leaders but also features accessible specialist guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 67

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: South Africa

YouTube: 993.0k subscribers

Instagram: 556.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

video@news24.com

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Host

Bruce Whitfield - South African business journalist, broadcaster, bestselling author, and longtime commentator on business and economics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
CEOs and senior executives of established companies, founders of scalable businesses, investment professionals, business journalists, and recognized legal, economic, or industry specialists with authoritative perspectives on South African business and markets.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a major company or business division, Building and scaling a notable company or consumer brand, Managing or analyzing investments and financial markets, Holding a senior editorial, legal, or industry position, Developing expertise on significant corporate, regulatory, or economic issues

Recent Guest Discussions

David Shapiro - Nvidia’s Results, The US Economy, And The Outlook For The Rand.

Helena Wasserman - Northam’s Proposed Sale, Insider-trading Investigations, Airport Disruption, And Sasol’s Jet-fuel Supply Risks.

Antoine van Heerden - Building Buttanutt From A Student Venture Into A National Retail Business And Taking Investment From PSG Group.

Ralph Mupita - Mtn’s First-half Results, Operations Across African Markets, Dividends, Litigation, And Sanctions-related Investments.

Graeme Korner - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Precious Metals, And Intervention In The US Bond Market.

Recent Topics

South Africa, Business, Finance, Investing, Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week
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From just R15k to 6 million SA socks. Plus: A storm at Afrimat

October 08, 2026

Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden joins Bruce to unpack the group’s toughest six months since listing in 2006. Soaring shipping rates, a stronger rand, a mine reaching the end of its life and ferrochrome smelter shutdowns pushed the market darling into a loss, but he argues the way through is clear, even if the timing isn’t. Jurgens Uys, co-founder of Versus Socks, talks about turning R15 000 and a Stellenbosch garage into six million pairs of socks sold in 80 countries, while surviving cash-fl...

Why Capitec keeps winning. Plus: The Courier Guy's locker revolution

October 01, 2026

In this episode, Capitec CEO Graham Lee joins Bruce to unpack another extraordinary set of results from South Africa’s most disruptive bank. With 16.5 million digital clients, a cost to income ratio that has dropped to just 36 cents in the rand and business banking growing at over 50%, Capitec continues to defy every sceptic. Lee explains why the branch network is not a cost but a competitive advantage, what fully banked really means and why he is more heavily weighting negative economic scen...

Real-time money is changing everything. Is your business keeping up?

September 29, 2026

Most of us have stopped thinking about payments. You tap your card, tap your phone, and walk out. It just works. But behind that two-second tap is one of the most complex and fast-moving infrastructure systems in the modern economy – and it is changing faster than most businesses realise.In this standalone episode of Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, Bruce sits down with Chris Zietsman, executive head of Capitec Payments, to pull back the curtain on what is actually happening when money moves ...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week?

Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week is hosted by Bruce Whitfield. Its publicly listed email is video@news24.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week?

The publicly listed email for Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week: video@news24.com.

How many listeners does Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week have?

Podseeker estimates Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week?

Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: CEOs and senior executives of established companies, founders of scalable businesses, investment professionals, business journalists, and recognized legal, economic, or industry specialists with authoritative perspectives on South African business and markets. Common among recent guests: Leading a major company or business division; Building and scaling a notable company or consumer brand; Managing or analyzing investments and financial markets. Recent guests include David Shapiro, Helena Wasserman, and Antoine van Heerden.

How hard is it to get booked on Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week cover?

Recent episodes cover South Africa, Business, Finance, Investing, and Entrepreneurship. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

video@news24.com

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