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Making a career from golf in Africa

Making a career from golf in Africa

As the continent aims to grow the sport, we hear from professional golfers who say they’re having to take on other jobs because there’s not enough money in the sport yet.

Would a more organised competition structure, with more regular competitions, offer more opportunities to win prize money?

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Presented and produced by Zawadi Mudibo

(Image: Zambian professional golfer Dayne Moore. Credit: Getty Images)

Is Gen Z the most investment-savvy generation?

Is Gen Z the most investment-savvy generation?

Generation Z - people born in the mid-to-late 1990s up to the early 2010s - is reportedly the new driving force behind retail investing. We look at the areas they are investing in, and why financial influencers are not always what they seem.

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Presented and produced by Rick Kelsey

(Picture: Young male investor showing smart phone screen with stock market investment app. Credit: Getty Images)

Spain's power blackout: what went wrong?

Spain's power blackout: what went wrong?

On the morning of the 28th of April, Spain lost electric power equivalent to that generated by ten nuclear plants, leaving the whole of the Iberian Peninsula, including Portugal and parts of France, without electricity for up to 12 hours. We examine the cause of the blackout that affected millions of people, and the role of renewable energy.

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Presented and produced by Ashish Sharma

(Picture: People shop for groceries using their phone as a flashlight during the widespread power outage that struck Spain and Portugal in April 2025. Credit: Getty Images)

Business Daily meets: Spencer Horne

Business Daily meets: Spencer Horne

The South African entrepreneur tells us about his experience growing up under the apartheid regime, before securing a scholarship that would take him to Harvard University in the US.

He's now returned home to set up Cloudline, an airship company which aims to deliver goods and carry out surveys in remote parts of Africa.

Airships are seeing something of a comeback, with investors seeing an opportunity for quick, green transportation without the need for complex infrastructure.

The sector is still in its early stages, but Spencer Horne explains why he's so passionate - and why he believes the technology is the answer to African growth.

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Presented and produced by Russell Padmore

(Image: Spencer Horne. Credit: Cloudline)

Are you a personality hire?

Are you a personality hire?

The trend has taken off on social media as it's resonated with office workers around the world.

So what value does an extroverted colleague bring to a company?

And is it fair, or even legal, for businesses to recruit for specific personality types?

Produced and presented by Imran Rahman-Jones

(Image: Two colleagues laughing together. Credit: Getty Images)

Denmark's "burp tax"

Denmark's "burp tax"

Farmers in Denmark are getting ready for an ambitious new scheme that will transform the country's landscape from 2030.

As well as giving land back to nature, the Green Tripartite Agreement will see farmers taxed on the greenhouse gas emissions coming from livestock - the first country in the world to do so.

Animals like cattle, sheep and pigs release the greenhouse gas methane as part of their digestive processes. Will the tax push up the price of food as some fear, and put farmers out of business? Or is it a model that other countries can and should follow?

Plus - we meet Hilda, the Scottish calf bred to emit lower levels of methane.

if you'd like to get in touch with the programme, you can email us at [email protected]

Presented and produced by Lexy O'Connor

(Picture: Calves - including Hilda - in a shed.)

Is cybercrime the biggest threat to business?

Is cybercrime the biggest threat to business?

Cyberattacks are on the rise, with retail, banking, and airline industries all targeted in recent months. The cost to the economy is huge and thought to be worth billions of dollars. As businesses scramble to stay secure, we investigate the ransomware gangs behind the breaches and the experts working to stop them.

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Presenter: Sam Gruet Producer: Megan Lawton

(Photo: A computer popup box screen warning of a system hack. 3D illustration. Credit: Getty Images)

The feud between Trump and the Fed

The feud between Trump and the Fed

Does a row between one of the world's most powerful politicians, and one of the world's most powerful bankers, have real consequences for the global economy?

We look at the showdown between US President Donald Trump and the head of the US central bank, Jerome Powell, who was appointed by President Trump in 2017 during his first term. We’ll hear how the relationship appears to have broken down - and try and work out what happens next.

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Presenter: Will Bain Producer: Matt Lines Business Correspondent in New York: Erin Delmore

(Picture: US President Donald Trump with Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project, on 24 July 2025, in Washington, DC. President Trump has been critical of the cost of the renovations. Credit: Getty Images)

Business Daily meets: Tiguidanke Camara

Business Daily meets: Tiguidanke Camara

Tiguidanke Camara shares how her experience of modelling jewellery in New York led her back to her home country - Guinea - where she set up her own business mining gold and diamonds.

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is [email protected]

Presenter: Rob Young Producer: Amber Mehmood

(Picture: Tigui Mining Company owner Tiguidanke Camara at a mine in Guingouine, a small town in the Logouale locality, near Man, western Ivory Coast. Credit: Getty Images)

Is the B Corp bubble about to burst?

Is the B Corp bubble about to burst?

B Corp certification is meant to signal that a company is socially and environmentally conscious. The logo graces the packaging and advertising of anything, from shoes and snacks, to steak houses. But as the movement nears nearly 10,000 companies globally, and includes multinational food and beverage giants, is it getting too big to be meaningful?

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Presented and produced by Josh Martin

(Picture: David Bronner, CEO of Doctor Bronner's Magic Soaps. Credit: Dr Bronner's Magic Soaps.)

Australia’s rare earth ambitions

Australia’s rare earth ambitions

Rare earths have been a major sticking point in trade negotiations between China and the United States.

China dominates the production of these critical resources – which power everything from electric vehicles to fighter jets and data centres – with Beijing disrupting production around the world when it cut off supplies earlier this year.

But one project in Australia is hoping to ease the bottleneck.

We visit one of the key sites.

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is [email protected]

Presenter: Suranjana Tewari Producer: Jaltson Akkanath Chummar

(Picture: A rare earth mining site in Western Australia.)

The cost of reconstructing Ukraine

The cost of reconstructing Ukraine

It is three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Homes, businesses, transport and energy infrastructure have been severely damaged or destroyed.

Amid Russia’s onslaught, economists are compiling a list of what has been destroyed and are attaching a value to its rebuilding. They put the cost of reconstructing Ukraine at more than $500 billion.

We look at how companies are preparing for the moment they can rebuild.

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, email [email protected]

Presented and produced by Rob Young

(Picture: Rubble of a service station building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Pisochyn, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images)

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