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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
5,387 Episodes
2240 – 2260

Solving SA’s Unemployment Crisis Starts at School Level

GUEST: Dr Corrin Varady, CEO IDEA SA The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2023 has revealed a 0.2% increase in the country's official unemployment rate, confirming the International Monetary Fund’s prediction that South Africa will have the highest jobless rate globally this year. In light…
17 May 2023 5PM 7 min

LEGALLY SPEAKING: The most complained-about banks in South Africa

GUEST – Reana Steyn, Ombudsman for Banking Services The Ombud for Banking Services (OBS) says banking disputes regarding current accounts and internet banking remain high, despite banks making a greater effort to resolve consumer disputes internally. In the OBS Annual Report 2022, Reana Steyn, Ombudsman for Banking Services, said 2022…
17 May 2023 5PM 17 min

Network operators ask for diesel rebate and relaxed competition rules over load-shedding

GUEST – Nomvuyiso Batyi - CEO of the Association of Comms and. Technology(ACT) South Africa’s mobile network operators have asked government for a diesel rebate and permission to collaborate on sharing power sources and security at their towers. Through their industry association, the Association of Comms and Technology (ACT), the…
17 May 2023 5PM 9 min

Post Pandemic Supply Challenges Drive Shift in Vehicle Purchasing Behaviour

GUEST: Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa Vehicle sales in South Africa dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2023 in the face of ongoing vehicle price inflation, declining consumer disposable income and negative consumer and business sentiment. TransUnion Africa figures show the number of financial agreements in the passenger…
16 May 2023 5PM 12 min

OPINION PIECE: Our beloved SA is once again at risk from politics

GUEST – Mamokgethi Molopyane - Founder of Creative Voodoo Consulting Daily, the country moves towards an unknowable future defined by despair and frustrations resulting from the exigencies of poisonous political careerism. The incompetence, greed, corruption and tendency to turn politics into a lifelong career has seen government work reduced to…
16 May 2023 5PM 12 min

ANALYSIS – Growing calls for restoration of positive relations between SA and the USA

GUEST – Busi Mavuso - Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO South Africa needs to undertake concerted efforts to restore positive relations with the US, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her weekly newsletter. “Our economy is already damaged by so much, from loadshedding…
16 May 2023 5PM 14 min

Unemployment rate rises to 32.9% in first quarter

GUEST - Risenga Maluleke – Statistician-General, Stats SA. The official unemployment rate increased by 0.2 of a percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023, from the fourth quarter of last year, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday. However, this was due to a large number of people who…
16 May 2023 5PM 9 min

Competition Commission approves Clicks’ R105 million Sorbet takeover

South Africa’s Competition Commission has approved Clicks Investments’ proposal to acquire Sorbet from Old Mutual Private Equity – with conditions. In November 2022, retailer Clicks announced it is set to acquire beauty salon franchise chain Sorbet for a cash consideration of R105 million. The deal will result in Clicks holding…
15 May 2023 5PM 12 min

COMPANY RESULTS – Vodacom reports 6.4% drop in full-year profit

GUEST – Shameel Joosub, the Vodacom Group CEO Vodacom has announced a 17.2% increase in Group service revenue (up 7.2% excluding Vodafone Egypt) and a net profit of 2.1% in its preliminary annual results for the financial year that ended on 31 March 2023, despite the economic impact of load…
15 May 2023 5AM 14 min

TOP STORY – Affirmative action, BEE has brought Eskom to its knees – IRR

GUEST – Mlondi Mdluli, IRR Campaign Manager & Gregory Mofokeng, CEO of the Black Business Council for the Built Environment The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) warned that load-shedding would continue to worsen if the government refuses to put value for money before race-based procurement. The IRR has written to…
10 May 2023 5PM 9 min

EKASINOMICS: Leratong Poly Clinic.

GUEST – Lerato Asnath Pato – Founder & CEO of Leratong Poly Clinic A dedicated nurse with 15 years’ worth of experience has been lauded on social media for starting her own clinic in the Soshanguve township. Lerato joins KAYABiz host, Gugulethu Mfuphi to talk all things Leratong Poly Clinic.
10 May 2023 8AM 10 min

CLARITY – Will SASRIA pay for claims related to grid failure?

GUEST – Mpumi Tyikwe – CEO Of South African Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria) SA's special risk state-owned insurer has withdrawn circulars announcing that it will no longer provide cover for damage to property caused during riots and protests in the event the electricity grid collapses. At the end of…
9 May 2023 5PM 10 min

The rising costs of funerals in South Africa

GUEST - Tebogo Paul Tsholo- Metropolitan Branch manager Ongoing load shedding is affecting every sector of society and business including the funeral industry. Various economic factors and challenges like load shedding have meant the rising cost of doing business in the funeral industry. Aside from crime, load-shedding is also putting…
9 May 2023 4PM 11 min
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