Business Day Spotlight

SA’s tech skills shortage for women is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thoko Miya, CEO of GirlHype.

Topics of discussion include: GirlHype’s mission and purpose; the organisation’s operating model; challenges facing women in tech; and details of SA’s tech skills shortage.

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

The business of foreign exchange (forex) is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Harry Scherzer, CEO of Future Forex.

Topics of discussion include: Future Forex’s business model; standard practices and pricing of banks in this market; regulations governing the movement of money; and strategies to win customers.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production

Amazon’s strategy to win SA’s competitive e-commerce market takes centre stage in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Robert Koen, MD of Sub-Saharan Africa at Amazon.

Topics of discussion include: Amazon’s value for customers and merchants by having a presence in SA; logistics and fulfilment; and assessment of competition.

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

Data led decision making is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Zimkhita Buwa, new CEO at Intellinexus, together with company founder, Jacques du Preez.

Topics of discussion include: Intellinexus; evolution of business intelligence; using data for decision making; and the role of AI.

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

Passive investments and tracking indices is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Daniel Dos Passos, senior portfolio manager at RMB Indexation.

Topics of discussion include: active versus passive investment; FirstRand’s use of indexation products; state of the market; alternative investments; and an outlook for the sector.

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

Technology, media and technology (TMT) is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chele Moyo, TMT coverage banker at Absa CIB and Barbara Asafu-Adjaye, head of TMT at Absa Ghana. 

Topics of discussion include: the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy, importance of digital infrastructure and connectivity on the African continent, the role of mobile money and financial inclusion; the striking a balance between technological advancement and socio-economic priorities. 

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.

The economic implications of artificial intelligence use in music is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chola Makgamathe, general manager for legal service at the SA Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO). She also serves as chairperson of the Copyright Coalition of SA.

Makgamathe highlights the current trends, discussions and potential impact of AI use in music and the broader creative industry. Creative industries are estimated to contribute up to 5% of GDP in SA.

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

Artificial intelligence (AI) development with a telecoms operator is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Stefan Steffen, group head of data and AI at Telkom.

He highlights what AI means for Telkom and the broader telecoms context industry; realities involved in commercialising AI systems; and making clear the relationship between AI and data.

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

Cuts in tax incentives for foreign film and television projects is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nick Cloete, Animation SA’s head of policy and outgoing National chairperson; Paul Raleigh, director at Hollard Film Guarantors; and Ayanda Sibisi, interim general secretary the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO).

Topics of discussion include: government move to cut tax incentives for foreign film projects; SA’s ability to compete with other countries for big budget projects; and how producers are working to engage the state on these matters.

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

The state of SA’s property sector in the second quarter of 2024 is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andrew König, CEO of Redefine Properties.

Topics of discussion include: current state of the property sector; trends driving activity; impact of higher interest rates on operations; and engagements with employees.

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