Business Day Spotlight

Securing your business against old digital security vulnerabilities

Old digital security vulnerabilities that business still succumb to are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Zaheer Ebrahim, a senior sales engineer at Trend Micro. Topics of discussion include: Trend Micro’s business model; trends and advancements in cybersecurity; practical…

15 Aug 2022 35 min

How SA can guard against a raging interest rate

The day to day implications of rising interest rates on South Africans is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Larry Masson, a financial adviser and franchise principal at Consult by Momentum. He discusses: why have rates gone up; what…

12 Aug 2022 25 min

In conversation with Cisco SA's new GM 

A look at Cisco’s business in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza joins Smangele Nkosi, GM of Cisco SA, at the company’s new offices in Midrand’s Waterfall precinct. Topics of discussion include: Cisco’s current position in SA; the company’s current…

10 Aug 2022 45 min

Raising capital for technology backed businesses in SA

Raising capital for technology backed businesses in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Alison Collier, MD at Endeavor SA and Benji Meltzer, co-founder at Aerobotics. Topics of discussion include: Endeavor SA’s investment strategy; Aerobotics’ business model; the…

3 Aug 2022 33 min

Tech start-up is looking to on-board promising new talent

Construction technology is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nadia Reichhart, head of talent at Cost Certified. Topics of discussion include: Cost Certified’s business model; how the platform works; what attracted the company to the SA market; trends in…

1 Aug 2022 19 min

SA's new energy plan is not all doom and gloom, says analyst

Government’s new plan to tackle the country’s energy crisis is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Prof Sampson Mamphweli, director for the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) at Stellenbosch University. The discussion focuses on the major…

29 Jul 2022 37 min

Protect your long-term investments, assets and grow your legacy

The use and practical application of trusts as a tool for wealth building for consumers is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Matlhodi Leteane, head of client experience at FNB Fiduciary. Topics of discussion include: the uses and benefits…

25 Jul 2022 33 min

Risk of a recession and increased inflation on SA's horizon

The state of financial markets in the face of rising inflation and a fresh interest rate decision is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by George Glynos, co-founder, director and head of research at ETM Analytics. Topics of discussion include:…

22 Jul 2022 29 min

Digital storage is big business in Africa

The growth of digital storage is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ghassan Azzi, Western Digital sales director for Africa. Topics of discussion include: Western Digital business in South Africa; the company’s intentions in the market; what its 2022/2023…

20 Jul 2022 38 min

75% of black South Africans don’t have wills

Wills as a instruments for better financial planning are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Advocate Sankie Morata, a certified financial planner and CEO of Sanlam Trust. The discussion focuses on reasons why people tend to not have wills…

19 Jul 2022 30 min

The rise of Oppo devices in SA

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we examine the gains made in SA by one of the world’s largest device manufacturers, Oppo. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Liam Faurie, head of go to market and operations at Oppo SA. The discussion focuses on the size and scope…

6 Jul 2022 40 min

Consumer confidence plummets to three decade low

Consumer sentiment is at an almost 30 year low in SA. This 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 collaboration with the…

4 Jul 2022 20 min

The energy ministry is standing in the way, says energy expert 

SA’s unreliable electricity supply problem is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, examining implications for the economy.  Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Hilton Trollip, independent consultant in energy research and a research fellow in the Global Risk Governance programme at the University of Cape…

1 Jul 2022 35 min

The mobile app that makes investment accessible for all South Africans

Bringing down the cost of stock market investment is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sebastian Patel, Franc’s COO and Thomas Brennan, Franc’s CEO. Topics of discussion include: Franc’s business model; the problem that the company is looking to…

29 Jun 2022 37 min

Which ‘buy now pay later’ model is best for SA?

The different ways in which buy now pay later (BNPL) is being applied in SA’s retail landscape is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Craig Newborn, CEO of PayJustNow. Topics of discussion include: PayJustNow’s journey as a business; the…

27 Jun 2022 48 min

Brace yourself, SA's inflation woes are far from over

Soaring inflation, cost pressures and dwindling economic prospects for consumers, business and government, is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jeffrey Schultz, senior economist at BNP Paribas SA. Topics of discussion include: the latest consumer price index (CPI) figures…

24 Jun 2022 34 min

The impact of old systems and technology in SA’s banks

The impact of old systems and technology in SA’s banks is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ria Pinto, country and general manager for SA at IBM. Topics of discussion include: banking technology; defining legacy systems and why they…

22 Jun 2022 41 min

Private property buying dynamics in 2022

Home buying dynamics in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, a senior economist at FNB. Topics of discussion include: new data from FNB’s House Price Index; the effects of a tough economic environment on the…

20 Jun 2022 27 min

Are NFTs still relevant and valuable in 2022?

Are non-fungible tokens (NFTs) still relevant and valuable in 2022? That is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Adam Romyn, co-founder of NFT social marketplace, Momint. Topics of discussion include: Momint’s business model; use cases for NFTs in SA;…

15 Jun 2022 49 min

How SA consumers are responding to rising meat prices

Rising meat prices are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Marcelle Pienaar, brand marketing manager at local meat manufacturer Eskort, together with Paul Matthew, CEO of SA’s Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE). In an environment of rising…

13 Jun 2022 31 min