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Hot Topic Topic: Festive-Season Warning: Illegal Online Gambling Surges as Scammers Target South Africans Guest: Lungile Dukwana - National Gambling Board Acting CEO

Expert Topic: From e-commerce to AfCFTA: unlocking Africa's next SME growth wave Guest: Luncedo Mtwentwe (Managing Director of Vantage Advisory)

Expert: Topic: No Debt December: why South Africans are being urged to pause spending Guest: Chris Coetzee, a seasoned Debt Counsellor and CEO of the FinFix Group

Expert Topic: Why Corporate SA Is Hoarding Cash Instead of Building the Future Guest: Luke Andrews, Strategy and Transformation Expert

Expert Topic: A way forward for weed: Stakeholders unveil blueprint to fix SA's cannabis chaos - Guest: Albertus van Jaarsveldt: Spokesperson, South African Cannabis Club Alliance

Expert Topic: Three giants, one market: Alphabet, Amazon and Meta set to control 58% of global ad spend by 2026 – Guest: Alex Brownsell: Head of content, WARC Media

MARKETS Guest: Viv Govendor: Rand Swiss

Expert Topic: More trains and port activity help Transnet cut its losses Guest: Michelle Philips -Transnet

Expert: Topic: Trump risk, market reality: what really drives 2026 Guest: Izak Odendaal - Old Mutual

Hot Topic Topic: One ATM for all banks? Reserve Bank tables proposal to overhaul cash system Guest: Professor Jannie Rossouw - Economist - Wits

MARKETS Guest: David Shapiro - Sasfin

Property Perspectives Topic: Five property trends set to shape South Africa's housing market in 2026 Guest: Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

Entrepreneurs Topic: SA youth award winner puts homegrown edtech on the global map Guest: Nkosinathi Temba - Entrepreneur

Hot Topic Topic: Order. Eat. Repeat: Uber Eats unpacks SA's wildest food habits of 2025 Guest: Cassie Jaganyi: Head of communications, Uber SSA

Money Monday Topic: How South Africans can earn extra income during the December–January squeeze Guest: Sarah Nicholson, head of customer experience at JustMoney.

Hot Topic Topic: How your childhood attachment style can shape the way you save, spend and handle financial stress Guest: Lauren Jacobs, Senior Portfolio Manager at Satrix

Industry Insights Topic: Why jobseekers should avoid rushing into flashy offers and make career moves with clarity Guest: Nolundi Matomane, Talent Acquisition Manager for Pnet

Consumer Insights Topic: What to check before switching insurers as new premiums and risk profiles roll out Guest: Michele Jennings, glu Chief Executive

Expert Topic: From slump to surge: Agriculture enters 2026 with strongest outlook in years Guest: Paul Makube: Senior agricultural economist, FNB Commercial

MARKETS Guest: Simon Brown -JustOnelap

Hot Topic Topic: New vehicle finance business up 12% as demand accelerates Guest: Andrew Fulton - Director, Eighty20

Expert Topic: SA's broken immigration system is costing jobs, investment and dignity, says expert Guest: Candice Magen: CEO, Abroadscope

Tech Perspectives Topic:South Africa's digital banks still run on decades-old systems — and it's driving up costs Guest: Ishmael Mpabanga, Country Head, Intellect Design Arena South Africa

Expert Topic: Franchising could be SA's fastest route to recovery, says new Fasa CEO Guest Freddy Makgato: CEO, Franchise Association of SA (Fasa)

MARKETS Guest: Faheema Adia - Momentum Securities

MARKETS Guest: Zimele Mbanjwa -FNB wealth & Investment

Expert Topic: Why private equity is driving impact where traditional corporate pathways have stalled Guest: Mbongeni Madonsela, Partner at Resolve (Fund Manager)

Expert Topic:One drunk post could mean a January dismissal: Labour expertz warns festive-season social media slip-ups can cost you your job - Guest: Jonathan Goldberg: Chair, Global Business Solutions

Expert Private healthcare costs now a deciding factor in global wealth migration Guest: Kevin Bürchler CEO SIP Medical Family Office

Hot Topic Topic: Can policy reforms fix South Africa's healthcare affordability crisis? Guest: Thoneshan Naidoo (CEO of the Health Funders Association)

MARKETS Guest: Makwe Masilela -Makwe Fund Managers

Expert Topic: Africa workforce hopes and fears survey 2025 Guest: Marthle du Plessis: Workforce of the future lead, PwC Africa

Entrepreneurs Topic: Entrepreneur spotlight: Egg Beauty rides SA's retail revival with a fresh beauty experience Guest: Arie Fabian, co-founder of EGG,

Expert Topic: Medical aid renewals arrive just as household budgets are stretched to breaking point Guest: Erica Liebenberg, Head of JustMoney Communications

Hot Topic Topic: SA to USA: G20 is not your club, treat us as equals Guest: Vincent Magwenya: Presidential spokesperson

MARKETS Guest: Makwe Masilela -Makwe Fund Managers

Expert Topic: Business closures surge, 1300 liquidations signal deepening SA corporate crisis Guest: Gareth Cremen: Partner, business rescue, restructuring, insolvency and insurance, Cox Yeats

Expert Topic: SA SMEs set to hike prices as cost pressures mount Guest: Prof Carel van Aardt- Unisa's Bureau for Market Research (BMR)

Expert Topic: When governments stop listening, what comes next? Guest: Prof Dominik Zaum — University of Reading, UK

Hot Topic Topic: Eight global shipping firms face prosecution over alleged cargo-rate price-fixing Guest: Makgale Mohlala-Head of the Cartels Division at the Competition Commission

Expert Topic: 3.3 million disabled South Africans remain shut out of the workforce Guest: Noluthando Moyana (Afrika Tikkun Foundation's Disability Project Lead)

Hot Topic Topic: South Africans are gearing up to spend — but with tighter budgets Guest: Tina Manyanya, spokesperson at Wonga

Expert Topic: Muted rand shows investors want more than a marginal GDP lift Guest: Guest: Harry Scherzer, CEO of Future Forex

Expert Topic: Despite a tough economy, companies still put R13bn into community support Guest: Cathy Duff - Director - Trialogue

MARKETS Guest: Simon Brown - JustOnelap

Expert Topic: Shoppers boost SA retail — but tech sales take a knock Guest: Lané Klopper Position: Consumer Panel Services Lead at NIQ South Africa

Hot Topic Topic: Court warns: filing “nil returns” could cost you big Guest: André Daniels, Head of Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution at Tax Consulting SA

Property Perspectives Topic: Keep your holiday home safe: what to do when guests throw illegal parties Guest: Nick Taylor is the Managing Director of Nox Property,

Expert Topic: Bitcoin's big drop: should everyday investors be worried? Guest: Izak Odendaal - Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist

MARKETS Guest: Chantal Marx -FNB Wealth & Investments

Hot Topic Topic: New report shows SA health & beauty shoppers shifting online as private brands outpace national labels Guest: Andrea Slabber, Insights Lead at Trade Intelligence