Business Day Spotlight

Building the SA Inc brand abroad

The ways in which SA’s brand perception, internationally, affects economic investment to the country is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sithembile Ntombela, acting CEO of Brand SA. Topics of discussion include: ways in which the organisation gauges perception…

1 Apr 2022 40 min

Tiger Brands’ foray into venture capital

Tiger Brands foray into venture capital and early stage startup investing is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Barati Mahloele, director at Tiger Brands Venture Capital Fund. Topics of discussion include: Tiger Brands’s rationale for starting a venture fund;…

30 Mar 2022 37 min

Cyber warfare

Heightened cyber security risk, driven by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dan Thornton, CEO of GoldPhish, a cyber security training specialist firm. The discussion focuses on the growing demand for cyber security; impact…

25 Mar 2022 21 min

Consumer confidence remains low in SA

Results of a new study around the mood and pressures faced by consumers in SA, is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mamello Matikinca-Ngwenya, FNB’s chief economist to discuss the results of their consumer confidence index (CCI), undertaken in…

23 Mar 2022 36 min

How advertising might look in the metaverse

The potential disruption of the public relations profession caused by the metaverse is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Danni Pinch, executive creative director for Atmosphere Communications, a brand and corporate communications consultancy, and co-founder of King James Digital…

18 Mar 2022 43 min

Investing to outlast current global inflation shocks

Strategies for investors to ride out current economic headwinds caused by inflation, energy prices and geo-political risks are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sonja Steyn, head of wealth management strategy, private wealth and business management at Consult by…

18 Mar 2022 38 min

Closing the mobility gap: growth of car subscriptions in SA

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Eerik Oja, CEO and co-founder at Planet42 and Grant Wing, COO of Planet42. The discussion centres around the car subscriptions business model; Planet42’s differentiation in the car subscriptions market; how the business works for customers and suppliers; pitfalls with traditional vehicle financing; alternative…

16 Mar 2022 37 min

Consumers are in for a bumpy Q2 2022

Understanding how people make economic decisions during the current tough times is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Emile du Plessis, a behavioral economist at Standard Bank. Du Plessis focuses on supply and demand imbalances affecting the economy; understanding…

14 Mar 2022 38 min

What the data says about SA’s economy

What can new transaction data from February tell us about the health of the SA economy? That is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Shergeran Naidoo, head of stakeholder engagement at BankservAfrica, the largest automated payments clearing house on…

11 Mar 2022 30 min

Black gold: where does SA stand with oil at the moment?

The possibility of fuel reaching R40 a litre as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wreaks havoc on global oil supplies is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Koketso Mano, an economist at FNB. Topics of discussion include: factors currently affecting…

9 Mar 2022 25 min

Unmarried partners could have claim to entire estate should one pass

Changes to how unmarried people in long term relationships, living together, are viewed by SA’s laws is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David Thomson, senior legal adviser at Sanlam Trust to discuss the proposed changes to the law…

7 Mar 2022 27 min

The local and global economic ramifications of Putin’s war

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sanisha Packirisamy, an economist at Momentum Investments. Topics of discussion include: the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the global economy, and SA; how the conflict may affect financial markets; risks for emerging markets; the effect of rising oil prices on the…

4 Mar 2022 34 min

A remote workforce is possible, but employers need to want it

The case for more remote work in a post-Covid-19 world is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Liam Martin, author of the book ‘Running Remote’, from Montreal, Canada. Topics of discussion include: Martin’s journey as a remote worker over…

2 Mar 2022 31 min

Subscription transport and its potential in SA

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tinashe Ruzane, co-founder and CEO of FlexClub, a car subscription platform. Topics of discussion include: FlexClub’s business model; the rationale behind people subscribing to a car; shifting consumer behaviour; challenges of car ownership and financing for consumers; the technology behind the platform; and…

28 Feb 2022 47 min

A “good news budget”

SA’s national budget for 2022 is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec; and Dawie Roodt, chief economist at Efficient Group for a comprehensive examination of the speech. Topics of discussion include: highlights from…

25 Feb 2022 36 min

Becoming David Shapiro

Investment veteran David Shapiro’s career is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David Shapiro, Sasfin’s chief global equity strategist. The discussion focuses on lessons learned along the way, key themes that have shaped SA’s equities markets and his expectations…

23 Feb 2022 35 min

2022 consumer trends that businesses need to keep a close eye on

Consumer trends that businesses should be paying attention to is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David Makovah, founder and CEO of Mr Mak Learning, a business education platform. Topics of discussion include: trends in the property market for…

21 Feb 2022 37 min

Financial markets as SA prepares for budget 2022

The state of financial markets as SA prepares for the 2022 national budget at the end of February is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Terence Hove, a financial markets analyst at international multi asset brokerage firm, Exness. Topics…

18 Feb 2022 33 min

MTN gears up to launch its aYo platform in SA

SA’s micro-insurance market is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, as MTN gears up to launch its aYo platform in the country. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Marius Botha, CEO of aYo Holdings, MTN’s insurance technology unit. Topics of discussion include: aYo’s business model;…

16 Feb 2022 35 min

A plea to the private sector, but was Ramaphosa’s Sona enough?​

The economic implications of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sixth state of the nation address (Sona) is the focus in this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Yolandi Esterhuizen, a registered tax practitioner and director for product compliance in Africa and the Middle East at accounting…

11 Feb 2022 40 min