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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
717 Episodes
420 – 440

The rationale behind investing in the circular economy

The business opportunity that lies in taking out waste from business processes as part of the growing environment, social and governance (ESG) trend, is the focus on this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Catherine Wijnberg, CEO of Fetola, a small business specialist…
9 Feb 2022 38 min

The rise of apart hotels

The rise of a new trend that brings traditional hotel services and rental properties together is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andrew Rogers, CEO of Indalo Hotel & Leisure Management. Topics of discussion include: Indalo’s business model; state…
17 Dec 2021 41 min

Educational technology in a world of hybrid working

Educational technology in a world of hybrid working is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Louise Schoonwinkel, managing director at Optimi Home. Topics of discussion include: Optimi Home’s business model; ways in which the company has differentiated itself from…
13 Dec 2021 40 min

Understanding the potential of cyptocurrency as part of an investment portfolio

Cryptocurrency as part of an investment portfolio is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nico Katzke, head of portfolio solutions at Satrix Investments. Topics of discussion include: evolution of cryptocurrencies over time; shifts in mindset by institutional investors; trends…
10 Dec 2021 45 min

Cloud computing trends in SA

Cloud computing trends in SA are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ria Pinto, acting general manager at IBM Southern Africa. Topics of discussion include: data from IBM’s recent cloud computing study; cloud services that IBM provides; the company’s…
8 Dec 2021 40 min

Corporate capture and its impact on SMME funding in SA

Corporate capture is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Justin Rovian Naidoo, chief investment officer at MyGrowthFund Venture Partners. Topics of discussion include: corporate capture defined; problems around enterprise supplier development; ways in which to improve the current status…
6 Dec 2021 38 min

Unpacking this year's Black Friday data with PayU SA

Black Friday transaction data is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Karen Nadasen, CEO of fintech company PayU SA. She is also the chair of the Ecommerce Forum of SA. Topics of discussion include: transaction data for Black Friday…
3 Dec 2021 29 min

Google ads for boosting growth in small businesses

Google advertising as a growth driver for small businesses is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Michelle Geere, CEO of Adbot.  Adbot is a Google marketing and online advertising platform for owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. Geere…
2 Dec 2021 41 min

Momentum Investments weighs in on SA's economic status

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sanisha Packirisamy, an economist at Momentum Investments. Topics of discussion include: local and international inflationary pressures; how the Reserve Bank is aiming to limit inflation risk through interest rates; the regulatory crackdown in China; the recently presented mid term budget; and local government…
29 Nov 2021 34 min

Global coal body urges SA to invest in clean technologies

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Michelle Manook, CEO of the World Coal Association, which represents the global coal industry. Manook says diversification will be key in the long transition from reliance on coal. According to the department of mineral resources & energy, about 77% of SA’s primary energy…
25 Nov 2021 44 min

MultiChoice fights to hold onto South Africa's pay TV market

MultiChoice’s investment customer service and experience to grow and hold on to its position in SA’s pay TV market is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nyiko Shiburi, CEO of MultiChoice SA. Topics of discussion include: what is customer…
25 Nov 2021 47 min

Consumer tips: making the most of Black Friday without overspending

Responsible spending during Black Friday is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ester Ochse, product head for FNB Money Management. Topics of discussion include: the evolution of Black Friday and Festive Season shopping; the tension between retailers trying to…
22 Nov 2021 23 min

'Never let a crisis go to waist' - opportunities presented by loadshedding

Opportunities brought about by load shedding in SA is the focus for this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gladwin Malishe, deputy president for the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry; together with Clinton Carter-Brown, head of the energy centre at The Council…
19 Nov 2021 37 min

Online fraud: what it is and how people can avoid falling victim to it?

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Christo Snyman, national director of forensic services at audit firm, Mazars. Snyman is also vice president at the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators’ Western Cape chapter. Topics of discussion include: an explanation of how certain kinds of fraud are being perpetrated online;…
16 Nov 2021 35 min

BUDGET REVIEW | Is it going to be enough?

This week’s mid term budget policy statement, presented by National Treasury, is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Wayne Duvenage, CEO of Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). Topics of discussion include: reactions to minister Enoch Godongwana’s first medium-term budget;…
12 Nov 2021 30 min

Loeries CEO on how to keep your brand alive in a pandemic

The state of brand communication and creative sector is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of the Loeries. Topics of discussion include: the state of brand communication during the Covid-19 pandemic; the impact of the pandemic…
11 Nov 2021 39 min

It's time for business to do something tangible about African hunger

Hunger and food insecurity in SA are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Isaac Chalumbira, CEO at Lionshare and co-founder of One Moment Foundation - a non-profit organisation which focuses on alleviating hunger. Topics of discussion include: the state…
8 Nov 2021 30 min

Record high petrol prices and SA's economy 

The latest fuel price hikes are 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: details of the latest fuel price hike in SA; reasons for the increased prices; increasing pressure for…
5 Nov 2021 35 min
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