Business Day Spotlight

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 by Payfast’s strategy; competition; and the company’s fee structure.

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

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 local equities; and factors driving the fund managers’ optimism.

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

Telkom efforts to grow its venture capital portfolio in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tshepo Phetla, head of business development at Telkom

Through the discussion, Phetla highlights ⁠Telkom’s investment in startups; investment focus; case studies and success stories in the portfolio; fund structure; and plans for the future.

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

The value corporate support for small business business growth is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Laurian Venter, sales director at OneDayOnly.co.za

Through the discussion, Venter unpacks OneDayOnly’s business model; ways in which large corporates can help to grow small business; the take up of e-commerce amongst SMEs in SA; the platform’s sales strategy; and trends in the sector.

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

The value and growth of SA’s township economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bulelani Balabala, founder of The Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA).

Topics of discussion include: the size and scope of the informal sector; the country’s relationship to townships; opportunities for small businesses; ways in which consumers and corporates can show support; and the place of alternative finance models.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

The state of SA’s education systems and impact to the economy thereof is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr Corrin Varady, education analyst and CEO of IDEA.

Topics of discussion include: the main challenges affecting SA’s education sector; addressing access to quality education; economic impact of a poor education system; and the place of technology in plugging the gaps.

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

Absa’s strategy to lead in technology use amongst SA’s retail bank is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thato Matolong is managing executive for technology and operations at Absa Everyday Banking.

Through the discussion, the banker explains Absa’s tech focus; investment in improving customer satisfaction; relationship with Salesforce; place of AI in banking; and trends from the bank’s data.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

The alcohol industry’s contribution to SA's economy, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr. Shamal Ramesar, head of research at the Drinks Federation of South Africa (DF-SA).

Topics of discussion include: how the full alcohol value chain contributes to the economy; employment; opportunities for alcohol producers; tax contributions; growth over time; and efforts to encourage responsible drinking.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

Tetra Pak’s push to grow its packaging business in SA, while investing in sustainable products, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Klaus Plenge, Tetra Pak’s MD for Southern Africa.

Through the discussion, Plenge outlines his company’s business model; efforts to modernise; sustainability in manufacturing; the company product making process; and trends in the sector.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

The grow of digital payments software and systems is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thomas Warsop, president and CEO of ACI Worldwide.

Through the discussion, Warsop unpacks the state of digital payments in different parts of the world; ACI Worldwide’s business model; payments advancements on the Africa continent versus other areas; and ideas on how the landscape will develop over time.

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