Business Day Spotlight

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the logistics around SA’s vaccine rollout.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Professor Alex van den Heever from the Wits School of Governance.

The discussion focuses on the state of vaccinations in SA, the economics of procuring doses, difference in rollout between developed and developing countries and the potential of a third wave of infection in SA.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the use of online platforms to access international investment opportunities.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Scott Picken, CEO of Wealth Migrate, an investment technology platform.

The discussion focuses on crowdfunding shares, the increasing power of retail investors over the last year, the use of technology to give people access to international investing opportunities, ending off with thoughts around recently development in blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NTF’s) which have been making the news in recent weeks.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the implications of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David Thomson, Senior Legal Advisor at Sanlam Trust to discuss the proposed changes to the law.

The discussion focuses on why the current Customary Marriages Act is inconsistent with the SA Constitution and invalid; what the amended act would change in terms of law and what this means for those currently married under the current act or those who plan to enter into a customary marriage in the future; together with real life examples of recent customary marriages cases.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the state of SA’s neighbouring economies as Covid-19 vaccination efforts get underway.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Daniel Kavishe, an economist at investment bank, RMB, who specialises in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kavishe talks to us about the state of African economies, especially those in SADC since the start of the year, how they been affected by the second wave of the pandemic, ending with an outlook for the region in light of ongoing vaccination efforts and the start of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the state of SA mobile network providers, listed on the JSE.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by David Lerche, head of equities at Sanlam Private Wealth.

Lerche spends time focusing on the investment case for each of the large listed telecoms operators: Vodacom, MTN and Telkom; as well as a look at growth prospects for each of the companies; how telecoms operators performed relative to their JSE counterparts over the last year; and an outlook for telecoms companies for the rest of 2021.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the feasibility of free education in SA, given the strain on state finances as the country grapples to recover from the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Dr Oscar Van Heerden, director of Kelello Consulting, a firm that has been operating in the education space for the last two decades, to discuss the issues.

The discussion focuses on the viability of free education in SA, the state of pubic finances, the effects of Covid-19 on the economy, social spending and the value of getting a tertiary education.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the economics of running one of SA’s best known restaurant and takeaway businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Simon Adams, chief financial officer at Nando’s SA, to discuss the issues.

Adams discusses Nando’s business model in SA and other parts of the worldNando’s business investment in online food delivery and marketing, what makes Nando’s operating model different to its competitors, as well as the importance of a good CFO during crisis times.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about how much ordinary South Africans actually care about macroeconomic issues like the recently announced national budget for 2021.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Matt Kloos, CFO of CompariSure, a fintech operator.

The discussion focuses on the key findings from CompariSure’s recent survey on what South Africans thought of the 2021 Budget Speech; how South Africans are feeling about the direction of SA's economy; as well as some positive take-outs from what the data in the survey revealed.

In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the shift in mindsets around remote working and the implications for businesses relating with customers.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Robin Fisher, senior area vice president of Salesforce’s Emerging Markets unit to discuss the issues.

The discussion focuses on work from home trends, Salesforce’ shifting relationship with its clients due to the change, the company’s software, the role of cloud computing in a remote working world, the economic impact of Salesforce’ business in SA as well as career prospects for people who choose to become a part of the ecosystem.

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In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about how much money SA is making by selling goods to the rest of the world versus money spent bringing in items from other countries.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Bobby Madhav, FNB’s head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance, to discuss the issues.

The discussion focuses on what international trade is, current trade statistics, the role of a bank when businesses import and export goods, sectors that engage in significant international trade and an outlook of how the economic recovery will affect the trade balance.