Business Day Spotlight

Fraud will cost government and tax payers dearly due to Covid-19

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re discussing the fraud taking place with government relief programmes to assist South Africans with the impact of Covid-19. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from law firm, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg - Darryl Bernstein, partner and head of dispute…

27 Jul 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: Here’s what people are buying

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re exploring what transaction data can tell us about the economy, in our economic news of the week. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Shergeran Naidoo, head of stakeholder engagement at BankservAfrica, the largest automated payments clearing house on the continent…

24 Jul 2020 28 min

The state of startup funding on the African continent

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at the state of startup funding on the African continent in light of Covid-19. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Okendo Lewis-Gayle, founder and chairman of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance (HEA), a network of educated young African entrepreneurs, who…

22 Jul 2020 29 min

Stanlib findings show SA’s national savings trail global average

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re discussing the economics SA’s household savings . Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kevin Lings, chief economist at asset manager, Stanlib to discuss their new Savings Report. The discussion explores the importance of savings for a country’s economy, key insights…

20 Jul 2020 25 min

Economic news of the week: media is in crisis - SANEF 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re discussing the economics of SA’s media industry in light of Covid-19 with the SA National Editors Forum (SANEF). To unpack the issues, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kate Skinner, executive director at SANEF and Mary B. Papayya, a founding…

17 Jul 2020 39 min

The smart helmet designed to aid the Covid-19 fight

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at how a commodities trading outfit shifted its business to provide artificial intelligence powered helmets to aid in the fight against Covid-19. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jeremy Capouya, founder and CEO of Granule Holdings to talk about…

15 Jul 2020 26 min

Privacy law is likely to be an extra cost for businesses

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re exploring a new set of data protection laws in SA. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza talk to Ridwaan Boda, director for the telecom practice at law firm ENSafrica, together with Leishen Pillay, an associate director specializing in data privacy at Deloitte Risk…

13 Jul 2020 17 min

Economic news of the week: PMI figures indicate the worst is over

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at the state of Africa’s economy in light of recent data. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr. Christie Viljoen, an economist at PWC to unpack the data and the week in economics. The discussion explores the findings of…

9 Jul 2020 36 min

How Microsoft has grown, innovated and flourished during Covid-19

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re talking to one of the country’s top business leaders in technology about her experience operating in the current Covid-induced economy. To discuss the issues, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lillian Barnard, managing director at Microsoft SA. The discussion explores…

8 Jul 2020 25 min

Savings month: redefining SA's culture of saving 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we explore how to build a culture of saving and investment in SA. To unpack the topic, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nicholas Riemer, investment education head at FNB, to talk about the pros and cons of saving and investing…

6 Jul 2020 32 min

Economic news of the week: Here is why government relief is not reaching SMEs

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at the SA economy through the lens of small business and some of the potential shortfalls of government’s plan to get much needed liquidity to the sector through its stimulus package. To explore the topic, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is…

3 Jul 2020 24 min

Local start-up finds international funding partners

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re examining the journey of technology startup, Skynamo, as the company expands its local operations moves beyond the borders of SA. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sam Clarke, the man behind Skynamo, a business to business retail sales rep platform…

1 Jul 2020 32 min

Covid-19 shows that investing cannot be considered a luxury

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at how savings and investment have been impacted by Covid-19 for ordinary South Africans. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mike Estment, chairman at NFB Private Wealth Management to talk about the issues. The discussion explores the savings and…

29 Jun 2020 29 min

Closing the hippo's mouth - is there time to stop SA from falling into a debt trap?

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking back at SA Finance Minister Mboweni’s budget speech delivered this week. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sifiso Skenjana, chief economist and thought leadership executive at IQ Business to talk about the issues. The discussion explores the highlights of…

25 Jun 2020 31 min

Assessing your personal finances to weather Covid-19

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re talking to financial advisors about how to better structure one’s personal during this time of Covid-19. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Marriette Tappan, a Certified Financial Transitionist and financial consultant at Liberty; together with Irvin Tsimane, a senior manager…

17 Jun 2020 26 min

Economic news of the week: Unemployment expected to spike amid mass retrenchments

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at the economics news of the week as higher unemployment looms large on SA. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dawie Roodt, chief economist at Efficient Group to explore the issues. The discussion focuses on the risk of increased…

12 Jun 2020 28 min

The rise of e-commerce during lockdown - PayU

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking at the growth of e-commerce in SA, driven in part by Covid-19. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Karen Nadasen, country manager of PayU, a fintech company that provides payment technology to online merchants. She was recently appointed as…

10 Jun 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: Level-3 lockdown’s effect on SA’s economy

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking back at the week in economics as the country moved from Level 4 to 3 of the national lockdown. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Miyelani Maluleke, an economist at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking to discuss the issues…

5 Jun 2020 33 min

Economic activity down by 45% from usual levels - Investec 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re looking how the local and global investment landscape has evolved due to the Covid-19 crisis. What should you be thinking about before making an investment decision as an organisation or individual? Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chris Holdsworth, chief…

4 Jun 2020 31 min

Economic news of the week: Covid-19’s impact has yet to play out

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the week’s top economics news as the country gets ready to enter Level 3 of the national lockdown. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Refilwe Moloto, an economic and strategic advisor at Ambassador Advisory. The discussion also focuses…

29 May 2020 27 min