Business Day Spotlight

Bob Group founder unpacks plans for local e-commerce growth

Bob Group’s strategy to grow in SA’s e-commerce market is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andy Higgins, MD of Bob Group. Topics of discussion include: Bob Group’s business model; history; areas of growth; local e-commerce trends; factors driving adoption; and…

6 Sep 2024 41 min

Mukuru’s strategy to extend technology lead in payments

Mukuru’s ongoing efforts to push financial inclusion through technology is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sandy Rheeder, Mukuru’s chief information officer (CIO). Through the discussion, Rheeder highlights Mukuru’s business model; gaining market share in African payments; the company’s technology investment;…

4 Sep 2024 41 min

Sasol CEO Baloyi pushes for greater spending amid energy shift

In this episode of the Business Day Spotlight podcast, Business Day deputy editor Tiisetso Motsoeneng is in conversation with CEO of Sasol, Simon Baloyi. The newly appointed CEO is preparing to jack up the amount of money the energy giant spends towards its future, saying R1bn annual spending simply won’t…

1 Sep 2024 49 min

KWV’s plan to drive growth in brandy

KWV’s strategy to grow its brandy business is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by John Loomes, CEO at KWV. Topics of discussion include: the size and scope of KWV's operation; competitive advantages accruing to the company; size of the global brandy…

30 Aug 2024 31 min

Closing the gap between green businesses and the growth finance

Efforts to increase funding for sustainable business models in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Catherine Wijnberg, founder and CEO of Fetola, together with Maluta Netshaulu, senior lead green economy portfolio for corporate social investment at Nedbank. Through the…

28 Aug 2024 31 min

The economic reality of professional sport in SA

The economic reality of professional sport in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Booth Africa, Bongani Mthombeni and Matthew Booth. Through the discussion, the team highlights, Booth Africa’s business model; areas of improvement in the local…

26 Aug 2024 32 min

MTN boss outlines strategy for growth and AI

MTN strategy for growth and AI is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ralph Mupita, group CEO at MTN. Topics of discussion include the group’s performance over five years; plans for growth; challenges in the sector; opportunity; and thoughts around AI…

22 Aug 2024 23 min

MTN CFO unpacks interim results

MTN’s financial performance for the six month to end June 2024, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tsholofelo Molefe, group CFO at MTN. Through the discussion, Molefe outlines the company’s interim results; challenges that pulled down earnings; the impact of…

22 Aug 2024 23 min

Wavemaker’s push to get brand ahead with data

The use of data to to improve customer experiences, a means to push up sales and other business outcomes, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tammy Wilson-Schultz, chief strategy officer at Wavemaker SA Wilson-Schultz highlights Wavemaker’s business model; the trend…

21 Aug 2024 35 min

Jorge Mendes outlines Cell C's rebrand and strategy

Cell C’s move to refreshe its brand image is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jorge Mendes, CEO at Cell C. The discussion highlights Cell C’s rebranding; how the mobile operator is looking to position itself in the market; plans to…

19 Aug 2024 23 min

SA economy expectations according to Momentum

The state of SA’s economy three months after the general election is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sanisha Packirisamy, chief economist at Momentum Investments Group. The discussion highlights Momentum’s SA economic report for July; market perceptions of SA’s GNU; policy…

16 Aug 2024 33 min

Competing in Cape Town’s competitive corporate conference market

The growth in SA’s hotel and conferencing is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gary Koetser, CEO of Century City Conference Centre and Hotels (CCCCH). The discussion highlights the growth of conferencing Cape Town’s competitive market; CCCCH’s business model; investment into…

14 Aug 2024 34 min

Standard Banks’s technology talent strategy

Standard Banks’s technology talent investment is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gerald Perumal, head of strategy and enablement for Standard Bank’s technology division. The banker highlights the place of hackathon’s in Standard Bank’s talent acquisition and product development strategy; the…

12 Aug 2024 34 min

54 Collective (Founders Factory Africa)’s strategy for Africa tech investment

A push to expand s is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bongani Sithole, CEO of 54 Collective. Topics of discussion include: 54 Collective’s rebranding; strategy for investing in African startups; the state of venture capital investment on the continent; and…

7 Aug 2024 45 min

FNB warns of criminals increasingly exploiting digital wallets

The security risks associated with digital payments is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chris Boxall, FNB’s head of card transact and fraud detection. Topics of discussion include: the growth of digital payments; trend in payments technology; ways in which people…

5 Aug 2024 41 min

The economics of tokenisation

The economics of tokenisation financial assets and instruments is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Wiehann Olivier, a partner and fintech & digital asset lead at Forvis Mazars in SA. Topics of discussion include: how tokenisation has developed over time; value…

2 Aug 2024 44 min

Continued growth in SA online learning

Online learnings platforms that continue to grow beyond the pandemic years is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lauren Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Koa Academy. Through the discussion, Anderson outlines Koa’s business model; drivers of growth; the company’s investment in…

31 Jul 2024 42 min

South African consumer savings in peril

The state of savings in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Babalwa Nonkenge, head of retail investments at Nedbank. Topics of discussion include: challenges in having funds for saving in the country; the economic reality for many South African;…

29 Jul 2024 30 min

Peregrine bullish about SA investment prospects post elections

A look at the SA's economy, two months after a historic election result, from an investor’s perspective is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jacques Conradie, CEO of Peregrine Capital. Through the discussion, Conradie outlines Peregrine’s investment strategy leading up to…

26 Jul 2024 37 min

MTN CTIO unpacks technology strategy

MTN’s technology strategy and investment is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mazen Mroue, group chief technology and information officer at MTN. The discussion highlights: technology planning for MTN; deployment of 5G technology; closing coverage gaps in rural areas; the…

24 Jul 2024 30 min