Business Day Spotlight

Barclays push for SA and Africa growth

Barclays strategy to growth in SA’s corporate and high net worth banking market in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Amol Prabhu, CEO for South Africa and Africa market head at Barclays. Topics of discussion include: Barclays value compared…

13 Dec 50 min

SA’s deskless workforce in focus

The challenges and rewards of diskless work in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Caroline van der Merwe, co-founder and chief product officer at Jem HR. Topics of discussion include: the state of diskless work in SA; findings from…

11 Dec 33 min

Cyber threats costing SA economy, Check Point says

The impact and cost of cyber attacks on SA’s economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined byHendrik de Bruin, head of SADC security consulting at Check Point Software Technologies. Through the discussion, the expert outlines his firm’s latest findings on the…

9 Dec 22 min

Challenges in building on of SA’s largest solar plants

The growth of solar infrastructure projects in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chris Haw, co-founder and executive director at SOLA Group. Through the discussion, the team highlights Sola’s business model; the realities of developing solar projects in SA;…

6 Dec 40 min

Naspers/Prosus unpacks plans for growth and returns

Naspers strategy to keep growing as one of the world’s largest technology investors is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Fabricio Bloisi, CEO of Naspers and Prosus. Topics of discussion include: the group’s strategy in areas such as artificial intelligence; capital…

4 Dec 26 min

Revenue assurance player hints at bigger earnings for mobile operators

Boosting revenues for mobile operators, through revenue assurance, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from ReveNet, Johnny Robinson, chief commercial development officer, and Chris Hunter, . Through the discussion, the team highlights ReveNet’s business model; opportunities revenue assurance;…

2 Dec 29 min

Banking sector’s role in pushing SA’s economic growth and 2025 outlook

The banking sector’s role in pushing SA’s economic growth and 2025 outlook is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.  Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ndumiso Kubheka, chief economist at KH Equity Partners.  Through the discussion, Kubheka outlines the banking sector's role in SA's structural reform agenda; performance of local banks…

29 Nov 39 min

Africa Data Centres digital infrastructure push

The growth in data centres as an area of infrastructure investment is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Finhai Munzara, interim CEO of Africa Data Centres (ADC), a unit of Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies group. Through the discussion, Munzara…

27 Nov 18 min

New laws to cut unwanted marketing calls

Government’s move to reduce unsolicited marketing communications in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ashlin Perumall, partner in the mergers and acquisitions department at law firm Baker McKenzie SA. Through the discussion, Perumall outlines the proposed changes to the…

25 Nov 40 min

Weathering US market volatility for SA investors, post Trump victory

Investment options available for local investors to hedge against market volatility following the US election, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Justine Brophy, the CEO of AnBro. Through the discussion, Brophy gives a view of how local investors could look…

22 Nov 34 min

Telkom’s hunt for growth and dominance in SA telecoms 

Telkom push to dominate SA’s telecoms sector, using its infrastructure assets, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Serame Taukobong, CEO at Telkom. Through the discussion, Taukobong highlights Telkom’s strategy; current financial performance; capital allocation decisions; importance of infrastructure to the…

20 Nov 51 min

Nedbank’s strategy for sustainability investing in small businesses

Nedbank’s strategy for sustainability investing in small businesses is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Maluta Netshaulu, senior lead green economy portfolio for corporate social investment at Nedbank. Through the discussion, Netshaulu highlights Nedbank’s corporate social investment strategy; the bank’s criteria…

18 Nov 42 min

Liquid pushes public broadband access with Western Cape 

Liquid’s fibre expansion, in partnership with provincial authorities is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Deon Geyser, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa (Liquid SA) Through the discussion, Geyser outlines the importance of public private partnerships (PPPs); the Western Cape…

15 Nov 17 min

Jumo’s push to boost lending amongst Africa’s unbanked 

Jumo’s plan to grow its lending business in Africa is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bradwin Roper, Chief of Payments Partnerships at Jumo. Through the discussion, Roper outlines Jumo’s business model; use of AI in scoring customers; role of fintech…

13 Nov 39 min

Uber’s keeps plans alive for electric vehicles in SA

Uber’s investment in sustainable mobility and electrification in the markets in which it operates is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Frans Hiemstra, Uber’s GM for the Middle East and Africa. Through the discussion, Hiemstra outlines Uber’s sustainability efforts; partnership with…

11 Nov 20 min

Household’s guide to financial resilience post-MTBPS

The impact of the recent mid term budget on ordinary South Africans is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bertie Nel, head of financial planning and advice at Momentum. Through the discussion, Nel underscores the importance of understanding the MTBPS for…

8 Nov 38 min

Flexclub’s plant to grow pay-as-you-go car subscriptions in SA

The emergence of pay-as-you-go vehicle access in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from FlexClub: Tinashe Ruzane, co-founder and CEO; Idan Jaan, co-founder and COO; and Howard Sommerfeld, co-founder and CTO. Through the discussion, the team outlines…

6 Nov 1 hr 19 min

Capitec’s history and growth unpacked

An examination of Capitec’s founding, business model and strategy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by financial journalist, TJ Strydom. Through the discussion, the panel examines Capitec’s history; business model; evolving product suite; market force; competitive landscape; and potential for the…

1 Nov 1 hr 07 min

Payfast’s push to win over SA’s merchants

Network International’s plan to grow digital payments use in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mpho Sadiki, group MD for merchant solutions in Africa at Network International. Topics of discussion include: the future of payments in South Africa; Network…

30 Oct 46 min

Ashburton bullish about SA equities

Opportunities for investment in SA equities is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Charl de Villiers, head of equities at Ashburton Investments Through the discussion, De Villiers outlines their equities fund performance; outlook on the SA economy; opportunities for investors in…

25 Oct 34 min