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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.
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5,097 Episodes
1860 – 1880

Why Local government struggles to retain critical skills and engineers

GUEST – Steven Kaplan – President of the SA Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) Senior professional civil engineers in local government have progressively been replaced by young graduate technicians and technologists who are not being properly mentored to gain the experience necessary to perform the work, says SA Institution of…
26 Jun 2023 2PM 16 min

Why chaos in Russia could spell trouble for the global economy

GUEST – Isaah Mhlanga - RMB chief economist After the pandemic and war in Ukraine, and the inflation shock that followed, the global economy is in a precarious state. The last thing it needs right now is another nasty surprise. That’s what it nearly got at the weekend as disaffected…
26 Jun 2023 2PM 11 min

INTERVIEW: The IDC urges young people to become industrialists

GUEST: Manyatsa Nkutha – Youth Segment Lead at the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, (IDC) The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, (IDC) is urging young people to become industrialists, and take full advantage of the various funding mechanisms that the IDC can support them with. He said: “The…
22 Jun 2023 2PM 13 min

PIVOT POINT – In conversation with Lerumo Maisela CEO at Kena Group

With an innovative mind and a burning passion for success, Lerumo Maisela is a mogul with an appetite for building businesses that change the landscape within their varying fields. As CEO of Kena Group, he administers a diverse portfolio of companies, namely Kena Outdoor, The Digital Plug, Mzala Print &…
22 Jun 2023 2PM 21 min

SA’s competitiveness takes a dip

GUEST – Dr Leroi Raputsoane - Productivity SA Chief Economist South African Businesses have cited energy security, inflationary pressure, global recession and socio-economic disparity as major obstacles to South Africa ‘s competitiveness. This is according to the 2023 World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) released today by the Swiss based Institute of…
22 Jun 2023 2PM 10 min

Economic and reputational ramifications of corruption

GUEST – Solly Moeng is brand reputation management advisor and MD of strategic corporate communications consultancy DonValley South Africa lost R1.5 trillion through corruption in just years between 2014 and 2019, according to the Unite 4 Mzansi's first case study titled State Capture 101. Unite 4 Mzansi - an initiative…
22 Jun 2023 2PM 10 min

EKASINOMICS: PrimHive, a cleaning services tech start-up

GUEST: Mbali Primrose Skosana - PrimHive founder PrimHive is an online on-demand cleaning service platform created to connect cleaning service providers to customers. The platform, marketing, and advertising costs are managed by PrimHive, which allows cleaning service providers to focus on their business offerings and ultimately grow their customer base…
21 Jun 2023 2PM 12 min

INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS – Telling your story and positioning your brand in Africa

GUEST –Thuli Phiri, the founder and managing director of The African Storyteller Africa is a fast-growing market offering unlimited growth prospects for its local and international investors. In the last decade, the continent has seen an improvement in the number of investors making Africa their next investment bet. What are…
21 Jun 2023 2PM 13 min

SA launches $1bn green hydrogen fund to address energy crisis

GUEST – Adil Nchabeleng – Energy Expert A new fund to promote the financing of green hydrogen initiatives in South Africa was announced in Pretoria on Tuesday as part of a joint effort between the Netherlands, Denmark and South Africa. The fund aims to capitalise on South Africa’s abundance of…
21 Jun 2023 2PM 14 min

Inflation slows to its lowest level since April 2022.

GUEST - Isaac Matshego – Economist at Nedbank May's annual consumer price inflation slowed to 6.3% from 6.8% in April, with food prices finally cooling. May's inflation rate, which was also slowed by an easing in fuel prices, is the lowest since April 2022, Statistics SA said. It was also…
21 Jun 2023 2PM 11 min

What financial support for Black-owned businesses

GUEST: Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Old Mutual Director of Small and Medium Enterprises Black-owned tech startups in South Africa face a funding gap not experienced by their white-owned counterparts, according to a provisional report by the country’s competition regulator the Competition Commission (CompCom). The CompCom report, which is generally focused on dominance…
20 Jun 2023 2PM 9 min

Why entreprenuers should know about “dangerous goods” rules

GUEST - David Khumalo, Dangerous Goods Inspector: Aviation Security Division South African Civil Aviation Authority. Some 40% of e-commerce shippers are unaware of dangerous goods regulations – “a very alarming” situation, revealed by an IATA shipper survey. Host of KAYABiz, Gugulethu Mfuphi is joined by Dangerous Goods Inspector at South…
20 Jun 2023 2PM 13 min

Loashedding, inflation & high interest rates cause retail confidence to fall by 14%.

GUEST – Helanya Fourie – Senior Economist, BER The BER’s retailer confidence and profitability indices fell to their lowest levels since mid 2020, when hard Covid-19 lockdowns were in place Retail confidence dropped in the second quarter of 2023 as a result of soaring load-shedding-related costs, persistently high food inflation…
20 Jun 2023 2PM 9 min

SA auditors could face up to R25 million in penalties for improper conduct.

GUEST - Imre Nagy, CEO for the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana recently increased the maximum monetary fines that the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) can impose on auditors. These new fines will apply to auditors and auditing firms that have been charged…
20 Jun 2023 2PM 11 min

Daddy Awards South Africa recognises fathers who go the extra mile

GUEST - Neo Mothopeng, founder of the Daddy Awards South Africa South African fathers are in for a treat as the inaugural Daddy Awards South Africa (DASA) take place with the aim of inspiring daddy greatness by honouring fathers who go the extra mile. Neo Mothopeng, founder of the Daddy…
19 Jun 2023 2PM 10 min
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