Business Day Spotlight

Procurement as a service is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Leon Steyn, CEO at Dante Deo, a specialist IT sourcing and procurement firm.

Topics of discussion include: what is procurement as a service; what problem the trend is solving for; best methods and practices for implementing it in a business; and what businesses need to know when it comes to acquiring procurement as a service.

Confidence in SA’s manufacturing industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Justin Schmidt, head of manufacturing at Absa Relationship Banking.

Topics of discussion include: results of Absa’s Manufacturing Survey for the third quarter; issues affecting local production; and ways in which load shedding is impacting the sector.

Online hotel bookings are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Samantha Williams, commercial director at Profitroom.

Topics of discussion include: Profitroom’s business model; elements that have helped the platform to standout amongst competitors; strategy in terms of acquiring customers; and some of the results that the company has already achieved in the local market.

The ways in which one of the world’s largest technology companies manages its human resources and skills development in 2022, is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Fran Katsoudas.

Topics of discussion include: Cisco’s strategy around finding and retain talent in its ranks; the group’s investment in skills development; the impact of a global economic downturn on human resource management; and trends in hybrid work.

Email impersonation - what it is, its impact on businesses, and possible protection against it - is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Steve Porter, MD at IronTree, together with Sacha Matulovich, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Sendmarc.

Topics of discussion include: IronTree and Sendmarc’s respective business models; details around the partnership between the two companies; ways in which email impersonation is perpetrated; and tools for mitigating this risk.

The contribution of film and other creative sectors to SA’s economy is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Keitumetse Lebaka, CEO of the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC).

Topics of discussion include: the mandate of the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC); the contribution of film and other creative industries to the local economy; efforts by the commission to increase investment in the local film sector; ways to increase Gauteng’s attractiveness as a filming location; and efforts to support local productions.

Changes in online advertising driven by the growth of TikTok is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Scott Thwaites, head of Africa and Turkey at TikTok For Business. 

Chinese founded TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media and video entertainment platforms in the world, with over 1-billion active users.

TikTok For Business is the group’s unit focused on bringing advertisers on to the platform. 

This discussion focuses on some of the insights that TikTok For Business has found around changes in advertising brought on by the platform.

The use of satellite internet access in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kathleen Janse van Rensburg, satellite product manager at Vox.

Topics of discussion include: the state of satellite internet in SA; costs involved in setting it up; comparison with other forms of access; and trends likely to shape the sector in the coming years.

Support for small business in SA using technology is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Asha Patel, head of business to business marketing for Sub Saharan Africa and head of marketing for SA at Google.

Topics of discussion include: Google’s investment in Africa; how SA is benefiting from this investment; the development of an undersea cable project; and support for small businesses in the region.

Sentiment amongst South African consumers is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sanisha Packirisamy, an economist at Momentum Investments.

Topics of discussion include: key findings from Momentum’s latest Consumer Pulse report; the impact of inflation on consumer sentiment; the response of different income