[Audio Pod] How to Navigate Volatile Markets, and Suing Governments

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In Useful Updates, we cover the biggest stories shaping markets right now — from Scooters Pizza’s comeback and Coca-Cola’s South African bottling buyout, to Cell C’s missing billions and the Louvre jewel heist twist. We also explore what it means for South Africa to finally be off the grey list, and how shifting U.S.-China relations could reshape global trade.

For our Deep Dive, we get practical about trading volatility — explaining what drives market swings, how traders can stay disciplined during chaos, and why volatility can be an investor’s best friend when understood correctly.

Make-It-Make-Sense follows the money trail — Trump’s $230 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, the surprising use of Russian funds against Russia itself, and South Africa’s rapidly growing gambling market.

And finally, in our Unfiltered Opinion, we take on a uniquely South African mystery: Why do security guards always seem to have unlimited airtime and data?
Chapters
  • 00:01 Disclaimer
  • 00:52 Opening
  • 02:50 Useful Updates
  • 10:27 Deep Dive: Navigating Volatile Markets
  • 25:23 Make-It-Make-Sense
  • 36:30 Unfiltered Opinion of the Week
  • 37:38 Disclaimer
29 Oct 2025 English South Africa Investing · Business News

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