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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
5,391 Episodes
2780 – 2800

Equal pay for equal work - the law is not enough.

South Africa’s progressive anti-discrimination legislation on its own is not enough to help employees enforce their right to equal pay for equal work, with more than 80% of pay discrimination claims failing in the courts close to 20 years of the Employment Equity Act. The legislation is not lacking but…
19 Sep 2022 5AM 15 min

WEALTH CREATION: How to make yourself traceable by retirement funds.

WEALTH CREATION - How to make yourself traceable by retirement funds that may owe you money. Retirement fund actuaries are urging South Africans to make themselves traceable by retirement funds trying to unite former members and beneficiaries with billions in unclaimed retirement fund benefits. By the end of last year,…
19 Sep 2022 5AM 14 min

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index deteriorates further in Q3, 2022.

The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) deteriorated further by 7 points to 53 in the third quarter following a 2-point decline in Q2, 2022. Higher input costs, friction in some export markets, persistent animal disease challenges, rising interest rates, intensified geopolitical risks which disrupted supply chains, and ongoing weaknesses in…
19 Sep 2022 5AM 9 min

Triple-blow for South Africa this week.

South Africa’s economy faces severe headwinds in the coming weeks as load shedding intensifies, unions threaten to shut down industries, and the Reserve Bank looks set to hike interest rates. The country is gearing up for what could be unprecedented levels of load shedding this week after failures at numerous…
19 Sep 2022 5AM 12 min

FNB delivers strong results with good credit and deposit performance.

FNB delivered a strong set of financial results for the financial year ending 30 June 2022, as 10.96 million customers continued to place their trust in our ability to help them with their financial, business and lifestyle needs. Our performance was driven by more customers, increased transactional volumes, strong deposit…
15 Sep 2022 5AM 14 min

INSIDE YOUR POCKET: The significance of living a fuel-efficient lifestyle.

The significance of living a fuel-efficient lifestyle to mitigate the economic impact of fuel hikes on South African households. In the wake of the fuel price drop, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) along with the Central Energy Fund (CEF) have launched an educational campaign to create awareness…
15 Sep 2022 5AM 17 min

PIVOT POINT: Sibusiso Sitole, Co-Founder of The Odd Number.

Sibusiso Sitole: Co-Founder of The Odd Number & newly named Chairperson of the The Loeries board, in studio. Sbu Sitole is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Director of The Odd Number, South Africa’s Agency of the year 2017 and 2019 respectively. Since it’s founding in 2015, The Odd Number has…
15 Sep 2022 5AM 20 min

Unpacking Airpot safety challenges.

The 1994 democratic elections opened South Africa to the international market, which increased the number of tourists visiting the country (Thobane, 2016). At the same time, aviation and airport threats were impacting tourism. Simons (1997) argued that the implications of terrorism could be seen in the tourism sector in tourists…
15 Sep 2022 5AM 16 min

28 years of diplomatic relations between Botswana and RSA.

28 years of diplomatic relations between Botswana and RSA + 56 years of Botswana Independence As per our telephone conversation a few days ago, Kindly note that Botswana will commemorate 56 years of Independence and 28 years of Establishment of Diplomatic relations with RSA.
15 Sep 2022 5AM 7 min

Tourism Leadership conference 2022.

All roads lead to Sun City Resort from 14 to 16 September 2022, where the Tourism Business Council of South Africa will be hosting its tourism leadership conference. As we all know, every year in September, South Africa celebrates Tourism Month which reminds everyone about the importance of tourism to…
14 Sep 2022 10AM 10 min

EKASINOMICS: Uku’hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics.

The demand for prostheses and orthosis each year exceeds the supply by a very large margin and the cost of prosthetic, splint and brace is unreachably high especially for the underprivileged. The founder investigated the use of 3D printing technology to address the identified need of amputees and those living…
14 Sep 2022 10AM 14 min

LEGALLY SPEAKING: How do you prove you were tricked into signing a contract?

A contract is legally binding so long as it meets the state's requirements for a valid contract. A valid contract has the following basic elements present: • Offer: the specific terms of the contract agreement. • Acceptance: the acceptance of both parties to the terms of the contract agreement. •…
14 Sep 2022 10AM 22 min

INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: Effective cash flow management strategies for businesses.

In the long-term, free cash-flow, equity and debt financing are the best sources of working capital. However, these options may not be available for all businesses. In such cases, there are alternative cash-flow management strategies that small business can use to ease the strain on their working capital.
14 Sep 2022 10AM 14 min

Momentum Metropolitan books record profits as Covid-19 threat recedes.

In the 2021 financial year, MMH recorded a net mortality loss of R2.8 billion because of Covid-19 death claims. This time around, the Covid-19 impact on its earnings was less severe, resulting in the partial release of opening Covid-19 provisions the company had set aside, thus boosting the profits by…
14 Sep 2022 10AM 9 min

SA Express liquidated.

An order was granted in the South Gauteng High Court for its final liquidation. The airline was placed under provisional liquidation back in 2020. No parties opposed the final order. This liquidation comes at a time when other domestic airlines face an uncertain future. Comair recently stopped operating, and Mango…
14 Sep 2022 10AM 8 min

The state of transformation in the South African film and television industry.

Every year, the NFVF commissions research to provide comprehensive and accurate information on the Film and Television Industry to make policy recommendations. In the 2021/22 financial year, the NFVF conducted research on the State of Transformation in the South African Film and Television Industry to understand the extent of transformation…
13 Sep 2022 7AM 18 min

ITS MY HOUSE: Residential Property Barometer and Estate Agents Survey results.

The risk of a less transitory rise in inflation and higher inflation expectations has driven more aggressive policy tightening in advanced markets and should result in the SARB further front-loading interest rate hikes. We now expect interest rates to peak at 6.75% by the end of 2022, slightly above the…
13 Sep 2022 7AM 19 min
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