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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
5,399 Episodes
3420 – 3440

Should employees access a portion of their earned wages before payday?

On-demand access to earned pay – a service that allows employees to access a portion of their earned wages before payday, has gained significant momentum amongst South African employers in the last few years. It is now being recognised as a critical solution to help employees build financial wellness and…
3 Mar 2022 11AM 8 min

How do you deal with sponsorship cancellation?

Furniture giant IKEA temporarily halted its Russia operations Thursday, including closing its shops and stopping its sourcing from the country, as well as Belarus, joining a growing list of companies like Netflix, Dell, Google and Ford that are distancing themselves from Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine last week.
3 Mar 2022 11AM 12 min

Pivot Point: ViacomCBS unveils new company name

ViacomCBS recently announced that the global media company will become Paramount Global, bringing together its leading portfolio of premium entertainment properties under a new parent company name. This is a huge global opportunity in streaming, with a much larger potential market than can be captured by linear TV and film…
3 Mar 2022 11AM 12 min

EXXARO interim results

Exxaro Resources, one of Eskom's largest coal suppliers, has declared a final cash dividend of R11.75 on the back of booming commodity prices and a good operational performance for the year ended in December. In releasing its annual results on Thursday, Exxaro reported a 13% increase in group revenue to…
3 Mar 2022 11AM 14 min

A rise in FNB eWallet users

FNB says it has delivered robust interim results for the six months ended December 2021 with pre-tax profits increasing 31% to R13.8 billion, and an improved Return on Equity (ROE) of 39.7%. Operational performance was bolstered by a macroeconomic recovery, deposit growth, and an improved credit performance, coupled with continued…
3 Mar 2022 11AM 9 min

Santam: Company results season

[SOURCE, FIN24] Santam paid R24.5 billion in claims in 2021, the highest in its 104-year history. The Sanlam-owned insurer said this was not even driven by the business interruption claims that it fought all the way to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) - only to lose. Only R3.2 billion…
3 Mar 2022 11AM 6 min

Major interest rates changes for SA - PWC

Professional services firm PwC says both businesses and individuals should carefully consider whether to fix their interest rates ahead of an expected round of hikes in the coming years. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on 27 January that the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided…
2 Mar 2022 4AM 8 min

Ekasinomics: Urban Mobility helps curb youth unemployment

Urban Mobility works with companies who want to introduce motorbikes and or scooters into their operation. The company was founded in 2019 and works with fast food outlets, pharmaceutical companies, supermarket, spaza shops, courier, logistics, cleaning and security companies. The solutions include: driver training, bike rentals, bike deliveries, house-call services,…
2 Mar 2022 4AM 10 min

More than 100 employees of the City Of Johannesburg to laid off

[BUSINESS REPORT] More than 100 employees of the City of Johannesburg are facing the chop after new council bosses said their contracts were unlawfully changed to permanent positions. Just three months after the African National Congress (ANC) lost control of Johannesburg in last year’s local government elections, some workers are…
2 Mar 2022 4AM 37 min

Inside Your business: 25 ways of dealing with clients

Without clients, we don’t have businesses and livelihoods. Dealing with internal and external customers effectively is crucial to personal and business success. Here are 25 tips to help you deal with your clients even better.
2 Mar 2022 4AM 15 min

Solidarity proposes alternative petrol price model

[BUSIESS TECH] Labour union Solidarity has drafted a parliamentary petition to deregulate the country’s petrol price and lower fuel costs. Solidarity said that the determination of fuel prices should be left entirely to the market so that healthy competition can prevail for the benefit of consumers. Solidarity said that most…
2 Mar 2022 4AM 8 min

The PSG Group to divest from certain companies and delist with the JSE

The Mouton family business, which was instrumental in establishing Capitec, Curro and Pioneer Foods, is delisting from the JSE. The PSG Group has been weighing its options in terms of remaining listed on the JSE for a while now. Among other things, the group's CEO Piet Mouton felt that there…
1 Mar 2022 3AM 11 min

It's My House: How to buy government subsidy house

A home is a good investment everyone wishes to successfully achieve. However, the South African landscape makes it difficult for low-income earners to afford to buy houses in the private market. That’s why your next best option as an earner is to look into social housing subsidy.
1 Mar 2022 3AM 26 min

Is WEB3 the next big thing on the internet? What is it?

The term Web3 has suddenly become popular and is often referred to in the literature. But what is Web3 and what does it entail? To properly understand Web3, it is important to know what the preceding Web1 and Web2 entailed. Web1 refers roughly to the initial period from 1991 to…
1 Mar 2022 3AM 11 min

City Of Johannesburg has extended its debt rehabilitation programme

The City of Johannesburg has extended its Debt Rehabilitation Programme from 1 March until 30 June 2022. The relief measures were initially introduced in May 2021 and are designed to ease the financial burden on ratepayers amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The city said that the program aims to assist…
1 Mar 2022 3AM 10 min

Wealth creation: Investing in Macadamia Farming

An initiative that exposes investors to the benefits of macadamia as a stream of revenue has been launched by Livestock Wealth Investments. The enterprise is centered around bringing farmers and investors together, for the benefit of both parties – on the one hand, the farmer gets the investment funding he…
28 Feb 2022 4AM 16 min

The Constitutional Court ruling on salary increase for public servants

South Africa’s top court upheld a ruling by a lower tribunal that allowed the government to renege on salary increases for public servants, bolstering its efforts to rein in runaway debt and the budget deficit. The Constitutional Court announced the ruling in a judgment published on its website on Monday…
28 Feb 2022 4AM 6 min
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