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Business Day Spotlight

Behind the biggest business stories of the week - taking you inside key events, the movements at the top and their effects at the bottom.

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Weekly English South Africa Business News · News
698 Episodes
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Flow48 pushing for expansion in SA’s SME lending sector

The growth of alternative lending for SA’s small to medium enterprises (SMEs) is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Altesh Baijoo, MD of Flow48 SA. Topics of discussion include: Flow48’s business model; recent fund raising activities; funds committed to SA; trends…
2 Apr 49 min

How relevant are IT certifications in an AI dominated world?

The relevance of professional learning programs in IT is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Cisco’s team: Dave Mallory, senior director for learning certifications, and Ryan Rose, director of product and development. Through the session, the team explains the utility of…
31 Mar 52 min

Maximizing Holiday Sales: Why Black Friday is Crucial for Retail Success

The growing importance of Black Friday to SA’s retail sector is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rory Bosman, chief sales and marketing officer at Ecentric. Through the session, Bosman shares the findings of a recent Black Friday study; retail trends…
28 Mar 35 min

Micros SA plan to dominate hospitality software market

Adapt IT's push to growth its place in the hospitality software market, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Reginald Sibeko, MD of Micros SA, a unit of Adapt IT. Topics of discussion include: Omegro’s acquisition of Spa Guru; the rationale…
26 Mar 41 min

BankservAfrica data showing lower economic activity in February

National transaction data, showing a dip in economic activity, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Elize Kruger, an independent economist. Through the discussion, Kruger shares: BankservAfrica’s recent transaction reports; a view of the recently tabled national budget for 2025; and…
24 Mar 24 min

FNB’s Duvenage on nav» Money growth in 9 years

The growth of FNB’s digital financial planning tools, over a decade, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jolandé Duvenage, FNB’s chief imagineer for nav». Topics of discussion including: growth of the platform; customers trends and usage; rationale for services offered;…
19 Mar 38 min

Discovery Bank’s growth over six years

The growth of Discovery Bank over six years is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank. Through the discussion, Kallner highlights: the bank’s financial performance; road to profitability; technology investment; use of artificial intelligence; benefits of…
17 Mar 22 min

The reality of AI investment in Africa

Artificial intelligence use cases in Africa, through an investment banking lens, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Arun Varughese, head of telecommunications, media and technology at RMB. Through the discussion, Varughese highlights: ways in which AI is being used in…
14 Mar 43 min

The case for AI in theatre

The use of artificial intelligence in theatre production is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Louise Coetzer, founder and artistic director at Darkroom Contemporary. Topics of discussion include: how AI is being used by creatives; threat of AI to the sector;…
12 Mar 39 min

SA’s growing place in Apple’s universe

The growth of SA as a market for Apple products is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Linda van der Nest, chief commercial officer at iStore, one of SA’s top Apple retailers. Topics of discussion include: iStore’s business model; growth in…
10 Mar 43 min

The case for stablecoin use in cross-border payments 

The growing use of stablecoins in cross-border payments is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Deus X Pay (DXP) Maria Heraty, CFO, and Richard Crook, the company’s CEO. Topics of discussion include: DXP; growing use and adoption of…
7 Mar 41 min

The connected brand: advertising in 2025

The state of advertising and brand building in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by George Chen, head of strategy at Avatar Agency Group. Topics of discussion include: the state of advertising in SA in the face growing AI use;…
5 Mar 40 min

SA firm using AI to solve complex business problem 

The state of artificial intelligence in early 2025 is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Isazi: Dario Fanucchi, chief technology officer, and Obakeng Moepya, COO. Topics of discussion include: Isazi’s business model; evolution of AI, machine leaving and…
3 Mar 50 min

Visa says card payments on the rise amongst SA’s SMEs

The growth card payments in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lineshree Moodley, country head for Visa SA. Topics of discussion include: growth of digital payments in SA; data around card use by merchants and small businesses; challenges holding…
28 Feb 38 min

Growing calls for internet players to pay for telecoms infrastructure

The sustainability of SA’s telecoms sector is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nomvuyiso Batyi, CEO of the Association of Communication and Technology's (ACT). Topics of discussion include: ACT’s constitution and mandate; main issues affecting the sector and its players; call…
26 Feb 59 min

The case for lowering consumer taxes for vapes in SA

The case for lowering consumer taxes for vapes in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kurt Yeo, co-founder of Vaping Save My Life (VSML), a consumer advocacy group. Topics of discussion include: current tax rules around vaping in SA;…
24 Feb 45 min

Why are young doctors unemployed in SA?

Unemployment among young doctors is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Craig Comrie CEO of Profmed. Topics of discussion include: the plight of newly qualified doctors in SA; rationale for creating the finDR platform; funding challenges in the sector; and how…
21 Feb 34 min

Deep dive: Lower Maguduza hydro power project in Eswatini

The building of a hydro power project in Eswatini is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by James Cumming, CEO of African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and Michael Wickins, chief commercial officer at Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa. Topics of discussion…
19 Feb 41 min

Bridging the academic and AI-driven workplace disconnect

The academic and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workplace disconnect is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Cobus Oosthuizen, dean of postgraduate studies at Boston City Campus. Topics of discussion include: ways in which academia can keep up with changing technology; integrating AI…
17 Feb 43 min
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