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South Africans Are Moving Back To Gauteng In Growing Numbers - Episode #230
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South Africans are starting to move back to Gauteng in growing numbers, with cheaper housing helping pull people inland even as the coast remains the bigger overall draw. Meanwhile, one of Durban’s oldest factories is now producing 80% of the world’s Vaseline. Plus, using ChatGPT at work could land employers in legal trouble, Durban’s container terminal is battling delays, and some of the JSE’s biggest local shares have had a brutal 3 months.
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5 Oct 2026
South Africa Could Face Its Strongest El Niño In Living Memory - Episode #229
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South Africa could be heading into its strongest El Niño in living memory, but with dams more than 95% full, the bigger risk could be the infrastructure carrying that water to homes and businesses. Meanwhile, Shoprite’s clothing chain UNIQ has reached 50 stores as the retailer pushes further beyond groceries. Plus, South Africa’s fibre networks are eyeing more deals, factories are showing signs of life, Absa wants to become a Bitcoin vault for big investors, and Paramount and Warner Bros. are getting a new name.
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2 Oct 2026
South Africa’s Medical Aid Increases Are Getting Hard To Explain - Episode #228
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Medical aid could get a lot more expensive next year, with some of South Africa’s first proposed increases coming in at roughly double what the regulator recommended. Meanwhile, MTN wants to spend billions buying the company that owns thousands of the towers it uses. Plus, Woolworths’ new CEO has R51 million riding on its share price, Gautrain is getting more trains, and South Africans are earning more money that somehow buys less.
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