Kaya Biz

At the helm of Gauteng’s biggest business radio show, Kaya Biz, is Gugulethu who will be leading the conversation on what is next for the Afropolitan business landscape. The show presents local and international business news, entrepreneurship, corporate and investment banking. Since its inception in May 2006 Kaya Biz has grown from a half-an-hour daily finance update to an hour show bringing compelling business news and market reviews to listeners.
Daily English South Africa Business News · Investing
3,843 Episodes
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RESEARCH – Non-financial census of municipalities

GUEST - Risenga Maluleke - Statistician-General of South Africa consumer units receiving services from municipalities increased between 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 financial years. For the period under review, water showed the highest percentage increase (5,9%), followed by sewerage and sanitation (3,7%), electricity (1,7%) and solid waste management (1,6%). The provision of…
26 Mar 4PM 16 min

Life insurers paid R599 billion in claims and benefits in 2023

GUEST – Gareth Friedlander, a member of the ASISA Life and Risk Board Committee Policyholders and beneficiaries received R599 billion in 2023 from life insurers that are members of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) following tragic life events like death and disability or significant life stage…
26 Mar 4PM 9 min

RESEARCH – Who South Africans trust the most

GUEST – Busi Roberts – Group Account Director: Edelman The Edelman Trust Barometer for 2024 shows that South Africans don’t trust the government on its own – but change their tune if private businesses get involved and partner with the state to resolve issues. The barometer assesses the influence of…
25 Mar 4PM 12 min

99% have changed their FMCG shopping habits to save money

GUEST- Zak Haeri, MD for NIQ in South Africa According to NIQ, 44% of South African consumers feel they are in a worse financial position this year compared to a year ago. Of those respondents, 82% say that increased costs of living are to blame for their recent financial struggles,…
25 Mar 4PM 19 min

Automate your admin

GUEST - Lornelle Jonas - Managing Director at E'lique Advisory (part of Xero Partner Advisory Council Running a business means being constantly on the move, and traditional accounting systems can't keep up with the dynamic lifestyle of an entrepreneur. This is where the beauty of cloud accounting comes in. Cloud…
25 Mar 4PM 11 min

What Markus Jooste’s death means for his charges

GUEST: Rob Rose – Author of Steinheist Former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste has tragically died. Jooste's death comes following a penalty of R475million imposed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after it found that he contributed to the publication of misleading or deceptive financial statements about the company.
22 Mar 4PM 9 min

Social entrepreneur tackles issues of water supply

GUEST - Kusini Water founder Murendeni Mafumo Kusini to equip communities with water skills, unlock economic opportunities A Fourways-based enterprise provides water treatment facilities to rural settlements while providing jobs to unemployed youth across the country. Kusini Water is a social enterprise that builds water treatment systems from nanotechnology and…
21 Mar 7PM 6 min

BOOK: Exploring a country of two agricultures

GUEST – Wandile Sihlobo - Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of ‘two agricultures’. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand,…
21 Mar 4PM 15 min

Ex-Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste dies

GUEST: Former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste has tragically died. Jooste's death comes following a penalty of R475million imposed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after it found that he contributed to the publication of misleading or deceptive financial statements about the company.
21 Mar 4PM 10 min

INSIDE YOUR POCKET - How to prepare your family business for generational wealth

GUEST - Carol Mazaka, Head of Consumer Services at 1Life Insurance There are some astounding statistics surrounding family business succession. First, the average lifespan of a family-owned business is only 24 years, or roughly one generation. In addition, nearly 60% of family-owned businesses fail to make it to the second…
21 Mar 4PM 9 min

South Africa’s middle class is in deep trouble

GUEST – Andrew Fulton, Director at Eighty20 Eighty20 has released its 2023 Q4 Credit Stress Report (CSR) in collaboration with Xpert Decision Systems (XDS) outlining developments in the credit sector as well as its impact on the economic landscape. The 2023 Q3 analysis brought a glimmer of hope to South…
21 Mar 4PM 15 min

FSCA fines Markus Jooste R475M for Steinhoff misconduct

GUEST - Alex Pascoe, Departmental Head for Market Abuse at the FSCA The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has today issued a penalty of R475 million to Mr Markus Jooste, following a thorough investigation. The investigation found that Mr Jooste and Mr Dirk Schreiber made or published false, misleading, or…
20 Mar 4PM 12 min

Unbundling strategies – Do they always guarantee success?

GUEST - The Finance Ghost – Retail Analyst 2024 promises to be a good year for new listings on the JSE as more holding companies announce their plans to unbundle their subsidiaries and list them separately on the stock exchange. WeBuyCars, Boxer, Rainbow Chicken and TymeBank are some of the…
20 Mar 4PM 9 min

Discovery reports profit growth of 13% to R5.6bn

SA's biggest medical scheme administrator, Discovery reported a net profit growth of 3% to R3.3 billion in the six months to end-December. Discovery Group CEO, Adrian Gore joins KAYABiz with Gugulethu Mfuphi to unpack the company's latest performance update
20 Mar 4PM 11 min

What are the insurance implications of product recalls?

GUEST - Molebatsi Langa, head of strategic retail accounts at Old Mutual Insure The interview unpacks: What are the risks that businesses face in today's environment, especially regarding product quality and safety? How does Product Liability and Recall Insurance help mitigate the financial losses for companies facing product recalls? What…
19 Mar 3PM 18 min

Beef prices resilient despite load shedding and consumer pressure – Absa

UEST – Nkhensani Mashimbyi, Economist at Absa Agribusiness Beef prices, which have historically been sensitive to increases in the frequency and intensity of load shedding, have responded favourably to a surge in consumer demand over the festive season, despite an escalation in the occurrence and severity of load shedding. This…
19 Mar 3PM 12 min

RETAILERS’ CONFIDENCE DIPPED DESPITE HIGHER SALES VOLUMES

GUEST – Lisette IJssel De Schepper. Senior Economist at Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Data from the Bureau for Economic Research’s (BER) latest Retail Trade survey yesterday showed BER’s retailer confidence index slumped back to 34 in the first quarter of 2024 – implying that only a third of the…
19 Mar 3PM 9 min
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