Business Day Spotlight

Making gas cheaper and more accessible as a source of energy, helping to reduce the impact of load shedding for households, is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Thiru Govender, head of LPG Southern Africa at Ducat Trading SA.

Topics of discussion include: Ducat’s rationale for getting into the SA’s gas market; the company’s investment in SA; quantifying the local gas opportunity; how viable is LPG as an energy source in SA; comparing SA market to other countries; and ways to improve access to gas in SA.

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Fitness and health spending in an economic downturn is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dean Kowarski, Virgin Active group CEO.

Topics of discussion include: the group’s strategy for growth, business performance, ways in which competition has evolved in the sector, and plans for greater digital presence.

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IT system disaster recovery amidst increasing power uncertainty is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Steve Porter, MD of IronTree.

Topics of discussion include: what is disaster recovery; impact of load shedding on keeping data and other sensitive information safe; advice on how businesses - small, medium and large - can keep data safe; and

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The full effects of ongoing interest hikes on SA’s property sector is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by John Loos, property economist in FNB’s commercial property finance unit.

Topics of discussion include: reaction to the May 25 interest hike by the SA Reserve Bank; state of the local property sector; operating dynamics between commercial and residential property; and the place of lenders in the market.

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This edition of the Business Day Spotlight focus the growth and outperformance of smaller JSE listed stocks outside of the Top 40.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Vanessa van Vuuren, portfolio manager for the SIM Small-Cap Fund at Sanlam Investments.

Topics of discussion include: Sanlam’s small cap investment thesis; outlook for the SA economy; companies that have managed to do well in recent years; and rules around portfolio management.

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Managing credit in a high interest rate economic environment is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Magauta Mphahlele, the executive director for the South African Credit and Risk Reporting Association (SACRRA).

Topics of discussion include: pressure being felt by consumers in a high interest rate environment; advice for helping consumers to better manage their debt; and how to claw back and clear one’s credit record.

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SA’s future in international trade, as the US accuses government of assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine, 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: trade relations between SA and the US; the US’s mission to get more countries to turn against Russia; SA’s place as a the most developed economy in Africa; and the growing influence of the BRICS trading bloc.

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The growing opportunity for independent power producers to help alleviate SA’s ongoing electricity crisis is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mohamed Madhi, Country Director: South Africa at Yellow Door Energy (YDE).

Topics of discussion include: YDE’s business model; opportunities for independent power producers; YDE’s experience in other parts of the world; and an outlook for the sector.

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What can insurance claims data tell us about the health of the SA economy? That is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by: Dr Dominique Stott, Liberty's chief medical officer; Tom Crotty, lead specialist in technical marketing for risk proposition management; and Sinethemba Khoabane, lead specialist risk product development.

Topics of discussion include: Liberty’s claim statistics for 2022; insight that can be drawn from claims about the SA economy; dynamics around retail and corporate claims; and the impact of health issues.

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The growth of online financial markets trading is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Damian Bunce, chief customer officer at international multi-asset brokerage firm Exness.

Topics of discussion include: the growth of online trading; Exness’s business model; attitudes around online trading; what people are investing in at the moment; and how the market is likely to trend in future.

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