Business Day Spotlight

Pure Storage’s move to lower energy data storage

Data storage for businesses is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team at Pure Storage: Nicolas Leblanc, vice president for Europe Middle East and Africa and Rupert Brazier, country manager for SA. Topics of discussion include: Pure Storage’s…

8 Mar 2023 28 min

Loyalty and rewards no longer a luxury, says Sanlam

Loyalty and rewards as a way to gain and keep customers for SA businesses is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andre Fredericks, chief executive of loyalty and rewards at Sanlam Life and Savings. Topics of discussion include: importance…

6 Mar 2023 22 min

Indaba’s mission to winning the outdoor media market

Billboards and outdoor advertising are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Neo Molefi, CEO of Indaba Billboards & Media. Topics of discussion include: Indaba’s business model; defining outdoor media and its components; structure of the outdoor media market; challenges…

3 Mar 2023 31 min

GirlCode’s push for digital skills growth

Digital skills, literacy and economic development through technology is the focus in this edition. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Zandile Mkwanazi, co-founder and CEO of GirlCode. Topics of discussion include: GirlCode’s business model; the organisation’s approach to social enterprise; work with corporate partners; and thoughts around the growing…

1 Mar 2023 36 min

WiSolar’s push for solar subscriptions in SA

The growth of subscription solar services is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tonye Irims, founder and CEO at WiSolar. The discussion is spent with Irims explaining the company’s business model; the growth of on-demand solar use; WiSolar’s approach…

28 Feb 2023 28 min

Budgeting for energy sector in SA

A review of the 2023 national budget, through the lens of the energy industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Hloniphizwe Mtolo, country chair of Shell companies SA. Mtolo gives his impressions of the budget; detailing the impact…

24 Feb 2023 33 min

Planet42’s push for car subscription growth

The push for car subscription growth in SA and beyond is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Grant Wing, SA MD and country manager of Planet42. The discussion centres on the company recent fund raise; how the funds are…

22 Feb 2023 22 min

Samsung breaks down SA’s smartphone market

SA’s smartphone market - who is buying phones and at what prices - is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Justin Hume, vice president for mobile at Samsung SA. Topics of discussion include: a breakdown of SA’s smartphone market;…

20 Feb 2023 27 min

Load shedding in focus with upcoming national budget

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look forward to the upcoming national budget presentation by National Treasury. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Patrick Buthelezi, economist at Sanlam Investments. Topics of discussion include: impressions of the recently held state of the nation address; expectations for the…

17 Feb 2023 27 min

Naked’s push to raise capital in a downturn

Raising new funds for an insurance technology platform is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Alex Thomson, co-founder of Naked Insurance, the artificial intelligence (AI)-based insurance platform. Thomson talks about the rationale to get funding from the World Bank’s…

16 Feb 2023 25 min

More detail needed for consumers from SONA address

Implications of the 2023 State of the Nation (SONA) address on consumer pockets is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Corne Welman, franchise principal and financial adviser at Consult by Momentum. Topics of discussion include: impressions of the 2023…

13 Feb 2023 23 min

The role of social enterprise in helping to improve healthcare

Social enterprise and healthcare is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr Ernest Darkoh, co-founder of the BroadReach Group and Board Director of Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Topics of discussion include: BroadReach’s operating model; the place of social…

10 Feb 2023 31 min

Solar panels aren't even enough to stop your connectivity from dropping

The negative impact of power outages on internet access is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Paul Colmer, an exco member at the Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA). Topics of discussion include: the impact of load shedding on telecommunications…

8 Feb 2023 29 min

Crossgate bet on new Cape Town card facility

The manufacturing and programming of banking and loyalty card is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David de Coning, CEO of Crossgate Technologies. The discussion touches on what Crossgate’s new card facility will mean for SA financial institutions; how…

6 Feb 2023 32 min

Peregrine’s ride through a volatile market

A look at the SA economy from an investor’s perspective is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jacques Conradie, CEO of Peregrine Capital. Through the discussion, Conradie outlines Peregrine’s investment philosophy; reviews the performance of its funds in 2022;…

3 Feb 2023 31 min

Mapping opportunities for advertisers in the metaverse

The potential disruption of the communications and advertising business caused by the metaverse is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tebogo Skwambane, country manager for WPP SA. Skwambane spends the discussion explaining the opportunity for communications firms in the…

1 Feb 2023 35 min

inDrive’s strategy to win in SA ride share market

Competition in the local ride sharing industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Vincent Lilane, business development representative at inDrive SA. Lilane walks us through the company’s operations at present; its move to ‘zero-rate’ local use of its…

30 Jan 2023 20 min

The SA Reserve Bank has once again raised lending rates

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec. The MPC expects the economy to grow by 2.5% in 2022, compared with its previous prediction of 1.8% in November. Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.

27 Jan 2023 12 min

Behind the scenes of successful media buying in SA

Advertising is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mfundo Ntsibande, MD at AMA. Ntsibande spends the session explaining how media buying works; challenges faced by black owned businesses in the spaces; AMA’s new digital platform; and the impact of…

25 Jan 2023 35 min

November retail sales increased marginally thanks to Black Friday, says FNB

Retail sales figures for November are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, FNB senior economist. Topics of discussion include: retail figures for November 2022; the economic health of households and consumers; growth in unsecured credit; and an…

23 Jan 2023 23 min