Business Day Spotlight TimesLIVE Podcasts
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Behind the biggest business stories of the week - taking you inside key events, the movements at the top and their effects at the bottom.
An Arena Holdings production
Keywords: BDSpotlight, industry, markets, South Africa, news and views, money, success, entrepreneur, corporation, podcast
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Amazon.co.za boss outlines strategy to win SA e-commerce market
Amazon’s strategy to win SA’s competitive e-commerce market takes centre stage in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Robert Koen, MD of Sub-Saharan Africa at Amazon.
Topics of discussion include: Amazon’s value for customers and merchants by having a presence in SA; logistics and fulfilment; and assessment of competition.
Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo. -
Business intelligence growth, according to Intellinexus
Data led decision making is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Zimkhita Buwa, new CEO at Intellinexus, together with company founder, Jacques du Preez.
Topics of discussion include: Intellinexus; evolution of business intelligence; using data for decision making; and the role of AI.
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The art of passive investing, ETFs in focus
Passive investments and tracking indices is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Daniel Dos Passos, senior portfolio manager at RMB Indexation.
Topics of discussion include: active versus passive investment; FirstRand’s use of indexation products; state of the market; alternative investments; and an outlook for the sector.
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Africa’s sustainable digital revolution, according to Absa
Technology, media and technology (TMT) is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chele Moyo, TMT coverage banker at Absa CIB and Barbara Asafu-Adjaye, head of TMT at Absa Ghana.
Topics of discussion include: the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy, importance of digital infrastructure and connectivity on the African continent, the role of mobile money and financial inclusion; the striking a balance between technological advancement and socio-economic priorities.
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Economic impact of AI in the music business
The economic implications of artificial intelligence use in music is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chola Makgamathe, general manager for legal service at the SA Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO). She also serves as chairperson of the Copyright Coalition of SA.
Makgamathe highlights the current trends, discussions and potential impact of AI use in music and the broader creative industry. Creative industries are estimated to contribute up to 5% of GDP in SA.
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Realities of AI for SA telecoms
Artificial intelligence (AI) development with a telecoms operator is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Stefan Steffen, group head of data and AI at Telkom.
He highlights what AI means for Telkom and the broader telecoms context industry; realities involved in commercialising AI systems; and making clear the relationship between AI and data.
Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.Producer is Demi Buzo.
Customer Reviews
Insightful podcast
This podcast is really thorough in its explanation of various topics and the host Mudiwa is eloquent and clear, keep it up team!
Needs professional production
South African podcasts can learn a thing or two from American podcasts in terms of production quality.