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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
717 Episodes
672 – 692

A digital take to the local property market 

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on a digital take of the local mortgage and bond market for those looking to buy property. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andrew Price, a founder and director of MortgageMe, a locally developed digital bond aggregation platform, matching…
16 Oct 2019 25 min

Adapt IT’s financial results in focus

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focused on JSE listed technology firm Adapt IT which released its financial results for the year to end June 2019 on Monday. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by CEO Sbu Shabalala and acting CFO Tiffany Dunsdon. The discussion…
15 Oct 2019 11 min

Protecting your investment in SA's uncertain economy

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on the SA economy, where to invest and how to protect your wealth in such uncertain times. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andrew Duvenage, managing director of NFB Private Wealth Management. The discussion also explores where to invest,…
14 Oct 2019 31 min

PE set to become the first cashless city in Africa

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on creating the first cashless city in Africa using blockchain technology. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined Sonny Fisher, CEO of Forus Foundation to discuss fintech’s role in pushing the SA economy forward. The Forus Foundation is a Nelson Mandela…
9 Oct 2019 29 min

The SA banking industry is balanced on a knife edge

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kaizer Moyane, NEDLAC Convener for Business Unity SA (Busa), together with Business Day political writer Luyolo Mkentane who has been following developments around the strike. In this discussion Mkentane gives some history around the case and who the different are. Busa wanted to…
2 Oct 2019 35 min

“Who owns your data?”

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on the question of: “Who owns your data?” Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nalen Naidoo, divisional executive for retail solutions at Liberty, one of the country’s largest financial services and insurance companies. In this discussion data protection, privacy…
27 Sep 2019 33 min

New app set to revolutionize the agricultural industry in SA

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on a local start-up bringing a touch of technology to how farmers find buyers for their produce. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Karidas Tshintsholo, co-founder of Khula Agriculture Technology, a digital marketplace bringing small and large scale farmers…
25 Sep 2019 24 min

SA's first digital currency that holds a stable value

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on a new SA cryptocurrency called EOSza. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rory Mapstone, founder of EOSza. a local developer of blockchain applications, which recently launched what it says is the country’s first digital currency that holds a…
13 Sep 2019 29 min

Funding Africa's tech future

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on funding and finance for small technology ventures. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Christophe Viarnaud, CEO of AfricArena, a deal flow platform that seeks to increase investment for technology start-up businesses in Africa. IONO In this discussion Viarnaud…
4 Sep 2019 27 min

Distributed power generation will be SA's energy future

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on electricity consumption and power management in Africa in light of Eskom’s continued woes. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Seydou Kane, managing director of Eaton, a power management company with its products available in more than…
30 Aug 2019 25 min

SA tech company Black Beard rebrands to Basalt

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on start-up Black Beard which recently rebranded to Basalt. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Wayne Zwiers, Basalt CEO and founder. Founded in 2017, Basalt has added a number of corporate clients to its roster, including:…
26 Aug 2019 25 min

The EU isn't playing fair with the local poultry industry

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on the SA poultry industry and how it has fared in recent years in the face of cheap foreign imported chicken. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Francois Baird, founder of FairPlay, an organisation which aims…
21 Aug 2019 25 min

Tax payers brace themselves for NHI

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on the SA economy, continued pressure on consumers and the National Heath Insurance (NHI) bill. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Mike Schüssler, Chief Economist at Economists.co.za to discuss the results of the BankservAfrica economic transactions…
15 Aug 2019 32 min

Investors migrate to safe havens among trade war concerns

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on cryptocurrency. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Richard de Sousa, senior partner at AltCoinTrader - a cryptocurrency exchange that offers buying or selling digital coins for SA Rand. AltCoinTrader, has recently added gold and silver to…
13 Aug 2019 23 min

SOEs hemorrhage state funds and impact investor confidence

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we continue our focus on the political economy Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Daniel Silke, an Independent political economy analyst, author and Speaker specialising in South African and international politics. Silke is also Director of the Political Future…
30 Jul 2019 22 min

Politicians are putting the SA economy at risk

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, the focus is on the political economy. With a number of high profile public cases in the country dominating headlines like former President Zuma's testimony at the State Capture Inquiry, revelations at the PIC Inquiry and the High Court ruling against the Public…
25 Jul 2019 27 min

SA needs an interest rate reprieve

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, the focus is on SA’s monetary policy as the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) is set to make an interest rate decision on Thursday 18 July 2019. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Tumisho Grater, Economic Strategist at Novare. In…
18 Jul 2019 25 min

G20 Summit bodes well for SA

With the G20 Summit having just concluded, what does this mean for the SA economy going forward? In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we focus on the meeting of the 20 largest global economies in Osaka Japan at the end of June and what benefit SA is deriving from…
3 Jul 2019 29 min
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