Business Bagel

On today’s episode of Coffee with Christian, we talk about the importance of being proactive, and how easy it is to spend your days simply reacting to whatever happens around you. From your business and career to your relationships, health and everything in between, I get into how a simple daily list can help you take back some control, make more deliberate decisions, and ultimately change the direction you’re heading in.

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In Today’s Roundup:
Tiger Brands wants to grow its network of pavement bread stands from more than 800 to 3,000, creating thousands of small selling opportunities while finding new ways to get Albany bread into South African households. Meanwhile, Discovery Bank has finally turned a full-year profit after billions spent building it - but the bank itself may only be part of the plan. Plus, Aspen makes more money without growing sales, Woolworths puts R10 million behind WList, Cashbuild is running out of places to expand, and medical schemes make the case for compulsory membership.

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Business Bagel’s CEO's Corner series sits down with the CEOs of JSE-listed companies around the release of their financial results, for a quick conversation about the numbers, the business behind them, and what comes next.For our first episode, Christian Maidman sits down with Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi for 15 minutes to unpack the company’s latest financial performance and some of the biggest questions facing the business.And yes, this is very much episode 1. There’s plenty we’ll learn and improve as the series develops, but you have to start somewhere. A big thank you to Simon and the Sasol team for giving us the opportunity to do exactly that. Let’s see where this goes.

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DStv looks to be preparing a dedicated sports package, potentially giving South Africans a new way to pay specifically for the sport they want to watch. Meanwhile, Shoprite delivered another huge year, with Sixty60 adding a record R6.6 billion in new sales. Plus, Motus is cashing in on South Africa’s appetite for Chinese cars, Apple has a new CEO, and Goldman Sachs thinks South Africa could regain its investment-grade credit rating by 2028.

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In Today’s Roundup:
Shoprite is buying Vida e Caffè, giving South Africa’s biggest retailer roughly 400 coffee shops across 8 African countries as it pushes further beyond supermarkets. Meanwhile, higher oil prices helped Sasol deliver its best production year in 5 years, but shareholders are still getting no dividend. Plus, petrol and diesel prices are jumping, Eskom’s finance chief is retiring, and South Africa’s trade surplus is growing.

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