Business Day Spotlight

The state of advertising and brand building in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by George Chen, head of strategy at Avatar Agency Group.

Topics of discussion include: the state of advertising in SA in the face growing AI use; the growth of the digital economy and its impact on advertising; challenges faced by creative businesses; and an outlook for the industry.

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The state of artificial intelligence in early 2025 is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Isazi: Dario Fanucchi, chief technology officer, and Obakeng Moepya, COO.

Topics of discussion include: Isazi’s business model; evolution of AI, machine leaving and data science; projects that the company has worked on; DeepSeek versus ChaTGPT.

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The growth card payments in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lineshree Moodley, country head for Visa SA.

Topics of discussion include: growth of digital payments in SA; data around card use by merchants and small businesses; challenges holding adoption back in SA; and comparatives with other African countries.

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The sustainability of SA’s telecoms sector is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nomvuyiso Batyi, CEO of the Association of Communication and Technology's (ACT).

Topics of discussion include: ACT’s constitution and mandate; main issues affecting the sector and its players; call for internet companies to contribute to infrastructure costs; possible improvements to RICA legislation; and efforts to bring more satellite providers into SA.

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The case for lowering consumer taxes for vapes in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kurt Yeo, co-founder of Vaping Save My Life (VSML), a consumer advocacy group.

Topics of discussion include: current tax rules around vaping in SA; the place of vapes on the spectrum of tobacco products; effort to reduce nicotine consumption in the country; and how tobacco companies are responding to market pressure.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

Unemployment among young doctors is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Craig Comrie CEO of Profmed.

Topics of discussion include: the plight of newly qualified doctors in SA; rationale for creating the finDR platform; funding challenges in the sector; and how medical work has evolved.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

The building of a hydro power project in Eswatini is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by James Cumming, CEO of African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and Michael Wickins, chief commercial officer at Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa.

Topics of discussion include: history of the Eswatini project; challenges associated with building large energy projects; ACED and EIMS Africa partnership; and expected investment trends in the sector.

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The academic and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workplace disconnect is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Cobus Oosthuizen, dean of postgraduate studies at Boston City Campus.

Topics of discussion include: ways in which academia can keep up with changing technology; integrating AI into tertiary education; gaps in academia hampering workplace preparation; and preparing students for continuous change.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Produced by Demi Buzo.

Webull has set its sights on signing up a million SA clients within the next three years, putting China’s retail share trading platform on a collision course with Purple Group’s EasyEquities.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, Business Day acting editor Tiisetso Motsoeneng is joined by Ricardo da Silva, CEO of Webull South Africa to unpack the platforms setting up shop in South Africa.

The push to increases the number of investment vehicles domiciled in Africa is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dorothy Nyambi, president and CEO of Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA).

Topics of discussion include: factors pushing Africa out of consideration for investment vehicles; challenges faced in funding small businesses in the region; efforts to change the status quo; and an outlook for the sector.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.