Business Day Spotlight

The impact of Covid-19 on business in Africa

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at how Covid-19 has impacted Africa’s economies. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Neville Mandimika, an economist and fixed income strategist at Rand Merchant Bank to discuss the impact of coronavirus on the African economy in the last weeks…

15 Apr 2020 29 min

Economic news of the week: lives vs livelihoods

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re taking time to consider how employers have gone about responding to regulations around the national lockdown. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Professor Carin Runciman and Lynford Dor from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to talk about the results of…

10 Apr 2020 28 min

Is the wine industry scraping the bottom of the barrel

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re taking a closer look at the economic impact of the national lockdown and Covid-19 on the local wine industry. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Francois Bezuidenhout, a longstanding Cape Wine Master, winemaker; and spirits and wine marketing analyst to…

8 Apr 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: Was Moody's in a mood or did SA have it coming?

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the impact and effects of the recent Moody’s downgrade on the SA economy. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Jacques Nel, head of Africa Macroeconomic research at NKC African Economics to discuss the impact of…

3 Apr 2020 23 min

SA is 'angry' amid lockdown and downgrade woes

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at how South Africans are feeling about the economy given the Covid-19 crisis and recent Moody’s downgrade.` Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Professor Talita Greyling, an economist at University of Johannesburg, specialising in wellbeing economics…

1 Apr 2020 23 min

Economic new of the week: can SA's economy rebound?

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the possibility of the SA economy rebounding after the severe impact of Covid-19, in our economic news of the week. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Johann Els, chief economist at Old Mutual Investment Group…

27 Mar 2020 26 min

LOCKDOWN | With the right tools, working remotely can make a business

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the impact of remote working and potential closures on small businesses, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Lauren du Plooy, director at accounting software specialist firm, Rae & Associates and…

26 Mar 2020 24 min

Economic news of the week: local and global markets reflect panic

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at the economic news of the week and the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on global and local markets. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined on the line by Dr. Adrian Saville, chief executive at Cannon Asset Managers and professor…

20 Mar 2020 25 min

How social distancing is changing e-commerce

The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in more people turning to online shopping to avoid physical shops. In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at online shopping and e-commerce trends. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Derek Cikes, commercial director at fintech company, Payflex to…

19 Mar 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: SA's data price revolution

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re taking a look at what Vodacom’s decision to reduce data prices means for the local mobile industry and consumers. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ofentse Dazela, director of pricing research at information communication technology research firm, Africa Analysis to…

13 Mar 2020 25 min

Covid-19 — the responsibilities and rights at work

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we take at look at the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in the workplace as Covid-19 has changed the way people work. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lizle Louw, an attorney from law firm Webber Wentzel, who specializes…

11 Mar 2020 21 min

Economic news of the week: Recession & COVID19

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight we look at what a recession means for SA, together with how the coronavirus has continued to affect global markets. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Sifiso Skenjana, chief economist and thought leadership executive at IQ Business. Skenjana starts…

6 Mar 2020 31 min

Tech helps local students enter top international universities

In this edition of Business Day Spotlight, we look at how technology is being used in education to help local students enter top international universities such as Harvard in the US or Cambridge in the UK. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Jamie Beaton and Rebecca Pretorius from…

4 Mar 2020 31 min

Economic news of the week: will the budget be enough to save Eskom? 

With the national Budget speech for the year firmly in the rear-view mirror, we look back at the tax and energy issues raised by finance minister Tito Mboweni in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Neil Cornelius, MD of the global consulting…

28 Feb 2020 33 min

COSATU - Pre-budget public sector wage bill concerns remain primary for labour

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, the public sector wage bill is in focus as finance minister Tito Mboweni is set to give his national budget speech for the year on Wednesday 26 February. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Matthew Parks, parliamentary co-ordinator for the Congress…

25 Feb 2020 24 min

Economic news of the week: The future looks bleak for the rand

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we on the progressive of the South African Rand in global currency markets. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined Nolan Wapenaar, head of fixed income at investments house, Anchor Capital and Jameel Ahmad, global head for currency strategy and market research at…

21 Feb 2020 34 min

What you need to know when investing in Africa 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we are looking at the health and prospects of the African economy beyond SA. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Neville Mandimika, an economist and fixed income strategist at Rand Merchant Bank who gives his insights on what it…

19 Feb 2020 28 min

Economic news of the week: SONA 2020

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we look at some key business and economic takeaways from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation (SONA) delivered in Parliament on Thursday. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec and Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana, head…

14 Feb 2020 25 min

SONA PREVIEW: Eskom looms large 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we take time explore possible issues that may be relevant to the business community when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the year’s state of the nation (SONA) address this week. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined in studio by Annabel Bishop, chief economist…

12 Feb 2020 26 min

Economic news of the week: Mining Indaba keeps an eye on power supply 

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, our focus is on developments in one of SA’s most important industrial sectors – mining – as this year’s edition of the Mining Indaba concluded on Thursday. Our host Mudiwa ‘MobbJustice’ Gavaza is joined in studio by Jason van der Poel, partner…

7 Feb 2020 33 min