Business Day Spotlight

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Business Day Spotlight episodes

February 16, 2023 Naked’s push to raise capital in a downturn
Raising new funds for an insurance technology platform is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Alex Thomson, co-founder of Naked Insurance, the artificial intelligence (AI)-based insurance platform.
Thomson talks about the rationale to get funding from the World Bank’s IFC and German Development Finance Institution; plans for growth; what it takes to raise capital in the current environment; and how the business has been performing.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
26 min
February 13, 2023 More detail needed for consumers from SONA address
Implications of the 2023 State of the Nation (SONA) address on consumer pockets is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Corne Welman, franchise principal and financial adviser at Consult by Momentum.
Topics of discussion include: impressions of the 2023 SONA address; important policy items that government needs to tackle; issues that the national budget will have to address; inflation; and the ongoing pressure on consumers.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
24 min
February 10, 2023 The role of social enterprise in helping to improve healthcare
Social enterprise and healthcare is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr Ernest Darkoh, co-founder of the BroadReach Group and Board Director of Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Topics of discussion include: BroadReach’s operating model; the place of social enterprise in helping to improve healthcare; reflections from the recently held World Economic Forum; and how African countries can use technology to strengthen their economies.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
32 min
February 08, 2023 Solar panels aren't even enough to stop your connectivity from dropping
The negative impact of power outages on internet access is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Paul Colmer, an exco member at the Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA).
Topics of discussion include: the impact of load shedding on telecommunications networks - mobile, fibre and wireless; impact on large versus small cities and towns; and possible solutions.
30 min
February 06, 2023 Crossgate bet on new Cape Town card facility
The manufacturing and programming of banking and loyalty card is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David de Coning, CEO of Crossgate Technologies.
The discussion touches on what Crossgate’s new card facility will mean for SA financial institutions; how the company is looking to change ways in which consumers obtain, replace and activate bank cards; and Crossgate’s future plans for provisioning cards on behalf of banks.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
33 min
February 03, 2023 Peregrine’s ride through a volatile market
A look at the SA economy from an investor’s perspective is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jacques Conradie, CEO of Peregrine Capital.
Through the discussion, Conradie outlines Peregrine’s investment philosophy; reviews the performance of its funds in 2022; learnings from investing in Thungela; local versus international investments; and a 2023 investment outlook.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
32 min
February 01, 2023 Mapping opportunities for advertisers in the metaverse
The potential disruption of the communications and advertising business caused by the metaverse is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tebogo Skwambane, country manager for WPP SA.
Skwambane spends the discussion explaining the opportunity for communications firms in the metaverse; the estimated size of advertising spend already being ploughed in video games and other meta universes; and the intersection between traditional advertising and technology.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
36 min
January 30, 2023 inDrive’s strategy to win in SA ride share market
Competition in the local ride sharing industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Vincent Lilane, business development representative at inDrive SA.
Lilane walks us through the company’s operations at present; its move to ‘zero-rate’ local use of its platform for passengers and drivers; the state of gig economy work in SA; and the local competitive landscape.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
21 min
January 27, 2023 The SA Reserve Bank has once again raised lending rates
In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec.
The MPC expects the economy to grow by 2.5% in 2022, compared with its previous prediction of 1.8% in November.
Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
13 min
January 25, 2023 Behind the scenes of successful media buying in SA
Advertising is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Mfundo Ntsibande, MD at AMA.
Ntsibande spends the session explaining how media buying works; challenges faced by black owned businesses in the spaces; AMA’s new digital platform; and the impact of online advertising on the sector;
36 min