Siz the World with Sizwe Dhlomo
Siz the World with Sizwe Dhlomo on Kaya 959 weekdays, 06h00 to 09h00.
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Today's theme is singers turned actors
Business Update - Frozen Potato Chips Price Increase
On Business Update today, Gugu chatted with the team about the expected increase in the price of frozen potato chips. She also broke down how the Telkom share price plunged after profit warning.
Protecting Your Stuff In Communal Spaces
Sol searched and searched for his special coffee mug in the office yesterday. He wants to do something that ensures everyone knows it’s his mug and should stay away from it. Print a photo of his face when he had monkey pox into his mug. We asked the listener, “what…
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Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan says he won’t name any politicians who have been implicated in alleged corruption at Eskom by former chief executive Andre de Ruyter. Is he sincere or just protecting his interests? KFC has lashed out at an entrepreneur who accused them of stealing his chicken kota…
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Today's theme is singing kids of famous musicians
Business Update - South Africa facing A Downgrade?
On Business Update, Gugu spoke to the team about South Africa facing a threat of a downgrade. She also covered Google’s undertaking to delete inactive accounts.
Being Estranged From Family
Singer Brian McKnight has been under fire from social media atter it was revealed he is estranged from his kids from his previous marriage. He has responded to the backlash by confirming this, and saying the estrangement was mutual. Listeners shared their own stories of being estranged from family.
#959BreakfastChamps
• This is 959 breakfast champs • We are looking for kaya’s coolest kid
#FirstThingFirst
South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32.7% in the final quarter of last year, data showed on Tuesday. We played a short clip from Kaya Biz interview with Statistician General of Stats SA. Listeners weighed in on this unwelcome news. The gun…
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Today's theme is songs about cars
Sorbet Have A New Owner In Clicks!
On Business Update, Gugu reflected on an interview she had with Vodacom CEO, who shared the impact of loadshedding on their annual results. She also spoke about Click’s new ownership of nail bars and salons Sorbet.
Good Deeds Gone Bad.
Sol shared a story of a guy who approached him in Sandton city, asking for petrol money. He later realised that the guy a scammer. They say no good deed goes unpunished. Have you tried to do good, but it turned bad?
#959BreakfastChamps
• This is 959 breakfast champs • We are looking for kaya’s coolest kid
#FirstThingFirst
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be a part of a global power contest between the US and Russia. Do you share same sentiments as President Ramaphosa on this issue? A "flimsy" application brought by the State's latest witness, to bar the media from broadcasting her testimony in…
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Today's them is Brown Songs
Business Update - SAA Gets Closer To New Ownership
On Business Update, Gugu Mfuphi spoke to the team about SAA getting closer to having new owners, as the Competition Commission moves closer to approving its take over by Takatso Consortium; and also touched on the country facing shortage of vaccines for livestock which could later affect the supply of…
What Is Holding Ramaphosa Back From Leading?
Between Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe and Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, somebody should be held responsible for all the losses (jobs, business closures, etc) relating to load-shedding. This goes back to lack of leadership from…
#959 Breakfast Champs
• This is 959 breakfast champs • We are looking for kaya’s coolest kid
#FirstThingFirst
Well, it seems we had a new Mayor, but it was only for a weekend. Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene was the acting mayor of Joburg until Monday. In a tell-all book about his time at the helm of Eskom, former CEO André de Ruyter says syndicates looting the…