Business Day Spotlight

SA is 'angry' amid lockdown and downgrade woes

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at how South Africans are feeling about the economy given the Covid-19 crisis and recent Moody’s downgrade.` Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Professor Talita Greyling, an economist at University of Johannesburg, specialising in wellbeing economics…

1 Apr 2020 23 min

Economic new of the week: can SA's economy rebound?

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the possibility of the SA economy rebounding after the severe impact of Covid-19, in our economic news of the week. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Johann Els, chief economist at Old Mutual Investment Group…

27 Mar 2020 26 min

LOCKDOWN | With the right tools, working remotely can make a business

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the impact of remote working and potential closures on small businesses, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Lauren du Plooy, director at accounting software specialist firm, Rae & Associates and…

26 Mar 2020 24 min

Economic news of the week: local and global markets reflect panic

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the economic news of the week and the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on global and local markets. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Dr. Adrian Saville, chief executive at Cannon Asset Managers and professor…

20 Mar 2020 25 min

How social distancing is changing e-commerce

The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in more people turning to online shopping to avoid physical shops. In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at online shopping and e-commerce trends. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Derek Cikes, commercial director at fintech company, Payflex to…

19 Mar 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: SA's data price revolution

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re taking a look at what Vodacom’s decision to reduce data prices means for the local mobile industry and consumers. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ofentse Dazela, director of pricing research at information communication technology research firm, Africa Analysis to…

13 Mar 2020 25 min

Covid-19 — the responsibilities and rights at work

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we take at look at the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in the workplace as Covid-19 has changed the way people work. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lizle Louw, an attorney from law firm Webber Wentzel, who specializes…

11 Mar 2020 21 min

Economic news of the week: Recession & COVID19

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight we look at what a recession means for SA, together with how the coronavirus has continued to affect global markets. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Sifiso Skenjana, chief economist and thought leadership executive at IQ Business. Skenjana starts…

6 Mar 2020 31 min

Tech helps local students enter top international universities

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we look at how technology is being used in education to help local students enter top international universities such as Harvard in the US or Cambridge in the UK. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Jamie Beaton and Rebecca Pretorius from…

4 Mar 2020 31 min

Economic news of the week: will the budget be enough to save Eskom? 

With the national Budget speech for the year firmly in the rear-view mirror, we look back at the tax and energy issues raised by finance minister Tito Mboweni in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Neil Cornelius, MD of the global consulting…

28 Feb 2020 33 min

COSATU - Pre-budget public sector wage bill concerns remain primary for labour

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, the public sector wage bill is in focus as finance minister Tito Mboweni is set to give his national budget speech for the year on Wednesday 26 February. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Matthew Parks, parliamentary co-ordinator for the Congress…

25 Feb 2020 24 min

Economic news of the week: The future looks bleak for the rand

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we on the progressive of the South African Rand in global currency markets. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined Nolan Wapenaar, head of fixed income at investments house, Anchor Capital and Jameel Ahmad, global head for currency strategy and market research at…

21 Feb 2020 34 min

What you need to know when investing in Africa 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we are looking at the health and prospects of the African economy beyond SA. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Neville Mandimika, an economist and fixed income strategist at Rand Merchant Bank who gives his insights on what it…

19 Feb 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: SONA 2020

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at some key business and economic takeaways from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation (SONA) delivered in Parliament on Thursday. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec and Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana, head…

14 Feb 2020 25 min

SONA PREVIEW: Eskom looms large 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we take time explore possible issues that may be relevant to the business community when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the year’s state of the nation (SONA) address this week. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Annabel Bishop, chief economist…

12 Feb 2020 26 min

Economic news of the week: Mining Indaba keeps an eye on power supply 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on developments in one of SA’s most important industrial sectors – mining – as this year’s edition of the Mining Indaba concluded on Thursday. Our host Mudiwa ‘MobbJustice’ Gavaza is joined in studio by Jason van der Poel, partner…

7 Feb 2020 33 min

Facebook partners with SAPS to bring SA Amber Alerts

In this Special Report, we take time to look at work being done to aid in finding missing children in SA at a time when cases are on the rise. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza joins Emily Vacher, Facebook’s Director of Trust and Safety at the company’s offices in Johannesburg to…

5 Feb 2020 14 min

Economic news of the week: SAA & the corona-virus

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we round up the week’s top economics news from state owned enterprise being bailed out yet again to the possible effect of the corona-virus on SA’s economy. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jee-A van der Linde, an economist with NKC African…

31 Jan 2020 26 min

ANC unity looms larger than global summits for Ramaphosa

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we round up the week’s top business and economics news from international summits to the ruling party’s meeting over the weekend and interest rate cuts. Our host Mudiwa ‘MobbJustice’ Gavaza is joined by François Conradie, a senior political economist with NKC African Economics…

24 Jan 2020 18 min

Naked AI-based insurer expands coverage

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we look how how a new player in the insurance industry is attempting to reduce the cost and waiting times for insurance in SA through technology. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza joins Ernest North, co-founder at Naked, the artificial intelligence based insurance platform at…

22 Jan 2020 28 min