• Black frost destroyed crops in South Africa's northernmost province, Limpopo, leading a significant farmers' organization to issue a warning about looming food shortages in the region. Potatoes, tomatoes, and a host of other vegetables were damaged when black frost struck the province early on Sunday. To help us understand how much damage has been done, Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB, converses with Motheo Khoaripe.
  
  
• Leading South African home loan provider Standard Bank says it is seeing a rise in first-time buyer activity, indicating that customers are bracing for an interest rate cut. In order to assist us understand the subtleties of the trend, host Motheo Khoaripe speaks with Kabelo Makeke, Head of Personal and Private Banking at Standard Bank South Africa.
• South Africa has fully embraced the potential of digital health technology to improve access to skills and services, boost the standard and coverage of healthcare, and promote healthy lifestyle changes to postpone the onset of acute and chronic illnesses. Because mobile devices are so widely used, we may now communicate with computers and with one other in new and speedier ways. This makes it more likely than ever that digital health will have an impact on our health and wellness, especially in light of recent technological advancements. Host Motheo Khoaripe is joined by Check Point's Workspace Solutions Architect Shayimamba Conco to discuss this future.
• South Africa's economic prospects are significantly impacted by the status of the global economy. The US Federal Reserve has declared its commitment to maintain higher interest rates in an effort to combat inflation. The rand might be impacted by this, and borrowing costs for developing nations like South Africa might increase. Talking with Ndumiso Kubheka, Chief Economist at KH Research Equity Partners, is host Motheo Khoaripe.
• As per the 2024 Global Risk Landscape, about 50% of global corporate leaders think that their companies have an antifragile approach towards risk. But only 7% of respondents said their organizations were "risk welcoming," and only 19% said they took a very proactive approach to risk management. To offer more background to this , Motheo Khoaripe speaks with Richard Walker, National Head of Risk Advisory Services, BDO SA.

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