Arena Podcast Network Business Day Spotlight

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
995 Episodes
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Plentify’s growth strategy in South Africa’s competitive energy market

Plentify’s growth strategy in South Africa’s competitive energy market is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Plentify: Jon Kornik, co-founder and CEO, and Kailas Nair, co-founder and chief growth officer. Through the discussion, the founders highlight the…
13 Oct 52 min

Absa’s push to fight fraud and scams through governance, risk and compliance

The place of governance, risk and compliance in reducing bank related fraud is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Absa: Fatima Newman, chief compliance officer, and Prabashni Naidoo, group chief governance officer. Through the discussion, the bankers…
9 Oct 45 min

Markus Thill details Bosch’s 60 years in SA

Bosch’s six decade journey in South Africa is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Markus Thill, president of Bosch Africa. Topics of discussion include: Bosch’s strategy in SA; areas of focus; economic outlook; technology trends that the company is looking…
6 Oct 54 min

Markus Thill details Bosch’s 60 years in SA

Bosch’s six decade journey in South Africa is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Markus Thill, president of Bosch Africa. Topics of discussion include: Bosch’s strategy in SA; areas of focus; economic outlook; technology trends that the company is looking…
5 Oct 54 min

Palo Alto’s Meerah Rajavel unpacks impact of AI on cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Meerah Rajavel, chief information officer (CIO) of Palo Alto Networks. The security executive details Palo Alto’s strategy; impact of AI on cybersecurity; threat landscape; and…
1 Oct 42 min

Mettlestate pushing to growth SA gaming sector

The opportunity to grow South Africa’s gaming industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Barry Louzada, founder and MD of Mettlestate. Topics of discussion include: growth of gaming in Africa; opportunities in the SA market; the rise of mobile…
29 Sep 45 min

Momentum’s conversations strategy in focus

Momentum’s communication strategy is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Natalie Druion, executive head of conversations at Momentum Group. Topics of discussion include: Momentum’s conversation priorities; efforts to make finance topics more accessible; and the value of thought leadership. Producer:…
21 Sep 46 min

SPONSORED | Why Standard Bank sees ethics as an AI accelerator, not a roadblock

An ethics-by-design approach helps identify risks, blind spots and opportunities when developing AI solutions, say Standard Bank’s John Mukomberanwa and Heidi Taylor. They unpack the bank’s responsible AI framework, developed in partnership with Stellenbosch University. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use…
21 Sep 33 min

SPONSORED | The reality of healthcare reform in South Africa

Practical plans to reduce healthcare costs in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thoneshan Naidoo, CEO of the Health Funders Association (HFA).  Naidoo outlines practical reforms needed to create a sustainable, accessible healthcare system in South Africa over…
21 Sep 21 min

SPONSORED | How AI is reshaping product development at Standard Bank

The next phase of AI in banking won’t be defined by tech alone. Andrew van der Hoven, chief digital and product officer for Personal and Private Banking at Standard Bank, explains how the bank is combining human judgement and machine intelligence with trusted data to bring customer-focused solutions to market…
15 Sep 33 min

SPONSORED | How AI is reshaping product development at Standard Bank

The next phase of AI in banking won’t be defined by tech alone. Andrew van der Hoven, chief digital and product officer for Personal and Private Banking at Standard Bank, explains how the bank is combining human judgement and machine intelligence with trusted data to bring customer-focused solutions to market…
15 Sep 33 min

SPONSORED | The reality of healthcare reform in South Africa 

Practical plans to reduce healthcare costs in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thoneshan Naidoo, CEO of the Health Funders Association (HFA). Naidoo outlines practical reforms needed to create a sustainable, accessible healthcare system in South Africa over…
14 Sep 21 min

SPONSORED | Healthcare access at R400 a month for all South Africans 

Access to affordable healthcare is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight podcast. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thoneshan Naidoo, CEO of the Healthcare Funder Association (HFA). Naidoo highlights the structural challenges of South Africa’s two-tier healthcare system, rising costs in private healthcare, pragmatic alternatives to…
11 Sep 34 min

Old Mutual Insure’s new boss details growth strategy

Old Mutual Insure strategy for growth is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Soul Abraham, CEO of Old Mutual Insure. Topics of discussion include: the business’s performance; state of the industry; opportunities for growth; points of improvement; and were AI…
17 Aug 46 min

Anglada details Optasia’s emerging market expansion strategy

The intersection of the telecoms and fintech across emerging markets is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Salvador Anglada, CEO of Optasia.  Topics of discussion include: company’s performance; experience since listing on the JSE; diversification of the business; and compatibility across fintech systems.  Producer:…
5 Aug 29 min
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