Business Day Spotlight

The opportunity to connect more African cities, thereby pushing up trade, through low cost travel is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Paul Calvey, partner and market lead for SA at Oliver Wyman.

Topics of discussion include local aviation industry data from Oliver Wyman’s; the state of low cost travel in Africa; and the opportunity to connect more cities through budget airlines as has been done in places like Europe and the US.

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Peach Payments’ plans following a large capital raise is focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rahul Jain, CEO and co-founder of Peach Payments.

Topics of discussion include: Peach’s business model, founding and growth story; the value of having a management consulting background; raising capital; and plans for further growth.

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Environmentally friendly car washing is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Brighton Chidoma, founder of E-Wash, a local car washing service.

Topics of discussion include: E-Wash’s business model; facts, figures and metrics around car washing in SA; the growing awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in companies; and plans for the future.

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Dismantling a culture and mindset that finds it difficult to discussion finances is a complex task. How this can be done is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. 

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Daryl Coker, advisory partner at Citadel, a specialist wealth management company providing a range of financial solutions. 

The discussion outlines ways in which financial literacy can be taught from early age; highlights some of the reasons why people find it hard to discuss money; the impact of having a financially illiterate generation; and money mistakes made by professionals in their careers. 

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Hedging an portfolio for growth with investment structures from a professional financial services provider is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Luvhani Makoni, Liberty’s senior specialist for technical investment communications.

Makoni shares insights on the performance of Liberty structures in the last 5-10 years. She also discusses Liberty’s ability to give investors wide exposure to alternative types of investment opportunities, while protecting them from risk and aligned with their specific financial goals.

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The growth of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Fikile Mbhokota CEO of Satrix, one of SA’s biggest providers of index-tracking investment solutions.

Topics of discussion include: Satrix’s business model; growth of ETFs over three decades; the cost of investing through ETFs; performance of the sector; passive versus active investment and an outlook going forward.

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Fixed income investments are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Lyle Sankar, head of fixed Income at PSG Asset Management.

Topics of discussion include: money market versus longer-dated bonds; the returns that government bonds can deliver for investors; and whether or not developed market rates are actually more attractive than local investments.

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Enterprise software development is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andrew Bourne, Zoho’s regional head for Africa.

Topics of discussion include: history of the Zoho business; developments in the enterprise software industry; Zoho’s strategy in SA; and outlook for the local sector.

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Interest rates, property and SA economic pressure is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Herschel Jawitz, CEO of Jawitz Properties.

Topics of discussion include: history of the Jawitz business; effect of interest rates on SA’s property market; buying versus renting; and outlook for the local sector.

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The impact of recent elections in Zimbabwe on the Southern Africa region is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Louw Nel, senior political analyst at Oxford Economics.

Topics of discussion include: results of the recent Zimbabwe election; SA’s response and interaction with authorities in the neighbouring country; SADC’s report around the election; and a political outlook for the region.

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