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Business Book Review: How the IMF Strangles Africa by Dr Grieve Chelwa
Stephen Grootes speaks to Dr Grieve Chelwa, Associate Professor of Political Economy and Chair of the Social Sciences Department at The Africa Institute about his book, How the IMF Strangles Africa, which challenges the role of the International Monetary Fund in shaping the continent’s economic dev…
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Business Book Review: Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings by Jared Diamond
Stephen Grootes speaks to Ian Mann, Managing Director at Gateways Business Consultants, about Jared Diamond’s book “Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings” and what it reveals about leadership, power and success. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephe…
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Business Book Review: Puppet Master: The Secrets of Markus Jooste and the Steinhoff Crash
Stephen Grootes speaks to James-Brent Styan, author of Puppet Master: The Secrets of Markus Jooste and the Steinhoff Crash, about new revelations from the collapse of Steinhoff and the role played by its former CEO Markus Jooste. Drawing on the full forensic report and interviews with key insiders,…
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Business Book Review: Defying Barriers by Sam Montsi
Stephen Grootes speaks to author, businessman, Sam Montsi about his memoir Defying Barriers, which chronicles his remarkable journey from Soweto and Lesotho to becoming a pioneering business leader, overcoming exclusion, apartheid-era challenges, and political upheaval to build the successful famil…
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Business Book Review: Chokepoints: How Economic Warfare is Changing the World by Edward Fishman
Stephen Grootes speaks to Bronwyn Williams, trend translator and future finance specialist at Flux Trends, about Edward Fishman's book Chokepoints: How Economic Warfare Is Changing the World and what it reveals about the growing use of economic power as a geopolitical weapon. The Money Show is a p…
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Business Book Review:Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough
Stephen Grootes speaks to Ian Mann, MD of Gateways Business Consultant reviewing the book, about Oliver Bullough’s Everybody Loves Our Dollars, a book that examines the global money-laundering economy and argues that the continued growth in high-denomination banknotes is helping to fuel organised c…
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Business Book Review: The Executive Condition by Dr Denis Cronson
Stephen Grootes speaks to Dr Denis Cronson, physician turned executive health strategist and author of The Executive Condition, about the hidden cost of the “always-on” culture in leadership. Cronson argues that executives can become “performance martyrs”, sacrificing their biology in pursuit of re…
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Business Book Review: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow
Mothoe Khoaripe speaks to Bronwyn Williams, trend translator and future finance specialist at Flux Trends, about The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow, exploring the book’s arguments about AI hype, its impact on workers, and how people can ensure technology serves human inte…
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Business Book Review: The Four Principles by Adrian Gore
Stephen Grootes speaks to Adrian Gore, founder and CEO of Discovery and Vitality, about his new book The Four Principles, which explores the science-backed framework behind extraordinary impact, leadership, and success, drawing on the principles that helped him build a global business serving over …
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Business Book Review: Making a Life by Hannah J Dawson
Stephen Grootes speaks to Bronwyn Williams, trend translator and future finance specialist at Flux Trends, about Making a Life: Young Men on Johannesburg’s Urban Margins, Hannah J. Dawson’s exploration of how young men navigate opportunity, identity and survival on the edges of South Africa’s large…
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