Business Day Spotlight (new)

A deep dive into Old Mutual Insure’s M&A strategy

Old Mutual Insure’s mergers and acquisitions strategy is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined byJerry Anthonyrajah, chief commercial officer at Old Mutual Insure.  Topics of dicusssion include the insurer's portfolio growth strategy; the state of local insurance; opportunities for deals; and integration.  Business Day…

17 Oct 2025 37 min

The case for greater payments personalisation in SA

The move towards greater personalisation in payments is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mpho Sadiki, group MD for merchant solutions in Africa at Network International.  Topics of discussion include: opportunities for businesses using data and tech; strategies for greater digital…

16 Oct 2025 28 min

Parker details Britehouse management buyout

The future of Britehouse’s business beyond NTT Data is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Graham Parker, executive chair at Britehouse.  Topics of discussion include:rationale for the deal; operating structure going forward; plans for growth; and management team.  Business Day Spotlight is an…

13 Oct 2025 35 min

SABC’s push to make a profit

The SABC fight to make a profit after years of losses is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tendai Matore, acting CFO at the SABC.  The top three expense drivers are content, labour and employee costs, and signal distribution. Business Day…

10 Oct 2025 41 min

Optasia CEO unpacks planned R6.3bn JSE IPO

Optasia's planned R6.3bn JSE listing is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Salvador Anglada,CEO of Optasia. Topics of discussion include: the decision to list the company; the JSE as a listing destination; history of the group; and partnerships driving its operations…

8 Oct 2025 22 min

Lincoln Mali on building a completive fintech platform

Lesaka Technologies' financial performance in the 2025 financial year is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lincoln Mali, CEO of Lesaka. Through the discussion, Mali outlines the group’s growth strategy for its three businesses; strategy around acquiring a bank; and integrating…

3 Oct 2025 43 min

Cell C strategy chief unpacks company turnaround

Cell C’s strategy in SA’s competitive mobile phone market is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rachael Ayo-Oladejo, chief of staff, strategy and business transformation at Cell C. Through the discussion, Ayo-Oladejo outlines Cell C’s current strategy; the work of formulating…

1 Oct 2025 32 min

Discovery Bank’s road to profits

Discovery Bank’s financial performance 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; use of artificial intelligence; home loans; benefits of the Discovery ecosystem; and strategy for…

26 Sep 2025 28 min

Human touch still importance in SA commerce, says new report

The importance human connection in an increasingly digitalised economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by  Amanda Reekie, founding director at ovatoyou.  Topics of discussion include: findings of their new report; the balance that businesses need to strike between online and offline channels;…

23 Sep 2025 31 min

Ashburton’s case for catalytic capital in local job creation

The use of catalytic capital as a means to create employment in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rob Nagel, credit portfolio manager Ashburton Investments.  Topics of discussion include: the case for using catalytic capital in SA in job creation; Ashburton’s…

19 Sep 2025 31 min

Tracing 20 years on YouTube in Africa with Google’s Alex Okosi

Google role and influence in Africa’s R100bn creator economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Alex Okosi, MD for Google in Africa.  Through the discussion, the executive unpacks Google’s strategy around content creation; staying relevant in the competitive market for attention…

17 Sep 2025 40 min

Mastercard digital payments strategy in focus

The influence of secure payment technology in shaping SA’s digital retail economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gabriel Swanepoel, country manager for Southern Africa at Mastercard.  Topics of discussion include: the place of digital payments in a growing e-commerce…

12 Sep 2025 36 min

Unpacking Cisco’s investment in artificial intelligence and Africa

Cisco’s investment in artificial intelligence and Africa is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Francine Katsoudas, executive vice-president and chief people, policy and purpose officer at Cisco.  Topics of discussion include: Cisco’s latest earnings performance; the role of effective change management in the…

10 Sep 2025 34 min

Investec pushes for online retail investment through Clarity platform

The rise of the confident retail investors using technology is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tinus Rautenbach, head of Clarity at Investec.  Through the discussion, the banker highlights the impact of fintech in growing accessibility to investing; Investec decision to create Clarity; generational shifts…

7 Sep 2025 43 min

Salesforce’s push to grow its AI agent business

Salesforce’s push to grow its artificial intelligence agent business is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director for solution engineering in Africa at Salesforce   Topics of discussion include: the development of Salesforce Agentforce; evolution of agentic AI; use cases for…

3 Sep 2025 42 min

Taking on the giants in SA’s home finance sector

MortgageMarket’s push to take up market share in SA’s competitive home financing market is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tim Akinnusi, co-founder and CEO of MortgageMarket. The businessman details the journey of MortgageMarket from inception; his history in SA’s home loans market; strategy to…

1 Sep 2025 45 min

Leadership tools for the AI driven business of the future

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and tools to adapt to an evolving landscape is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by futurist and author, John Sanei. Through the discussion at an iqbusiness event, Sanei explains the shifts that AI is causing in business; tools for leaders…

27 Aug 2025 29 min

The push to cut SA’s youth unemployment

Effort to bring down the rate of youth unemployment in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by  Sharmi Surianarain, chief impact officer at Harambee Youth Accelerator.  Harambee is funded through a combination of government, corporate and private fundraising.  Business Day Spotlight is…

25 Aug 2025 39 min

Township Entrepreneurs Alliance lays out plans for the next decade in SA

SA’s fraught relationship with the township economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bulelani Balabala, founder of the Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA). Through the discussion, Balabala outlines his organisation’s major goals for the next decade; weighs in on the unemployment debate; the…

18 Aug 2025 34 min

AI agents in SA banks. Future reality or fiction?

The move towards artificial intelligence agents in SA’s banking sector is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Subash Sharma,  chief digital officer for Absa's personal and private banking unit.  Topics of discussion include: Absa’s strategy around agentic AI; the importance of building trust; and the complexity…

13 Aug 2025 42 min