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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
5,097 Episodes
2120 – 2140

What SMEs can expect from the Budget Speech

GUEST - Vaughan David, CEO of FNB Cash Investments Business Highlights five key points that SMEs should pay special attention to during the National Budget Speech presentation. Energy – businesses are looking forward to receiving more clarity on the government’s plans to ease the impact of load shedding and electricity…
20 Feb 2023 12PM 11 min

A look into the business of billboards in SA.

As we all know by now, the traditional billboard has evolved, and we have seen a rapid expansion of digital roadside billboards in the South African urban landscape.Around seven years ago there were only two or three media owners in South Africa that had constructed digital billboards, and as a…
16 Feb 2023 1PM 11 min

INSIDE YOUR POCKET – December retail sales volumes show subdued Festive Season

GUEST – Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, FNB Senior Economist SA’s retail trade shrank in December, coming in worse than market forecasts, as retailers and households across the country dealt with recurrent power cuts, rising costs and elevated prices.Retail sales volumes closed 2022 on a sour note, declining by 0.6% y/y in December,…
16 Feb 2023 1PM 15 min

TOP STORY - Much uncertainty about next week’s Budget for FY23/24

GUEST - Peter Worthington - Senior Economist at Absa CIB The 2023 Budget, which Finance Minister Godongwana will present on 22 February, will likely confirm a robust fiscal performance in FY22/23. The 2023 Budget document will update the NT’s revenue and expenditure targets for the current fiscal year that were…
16 Feb 2023 1PM 12 min

EKASINOMICS – Green Scooter is SA’s first and safest electric motor-tricycle

GUEST: Fezile Dhlamini - Scooter RSA CEO Green Scooter is a South African start-up that claims to introduce the first and safest electric motor-tricycle on the African continent. It has two models, the Zbee Cargo and the Zbee RS, aimed at consumers and businesses. The company is targeting daily commuters…
15 Feb 2023 12PM 18 min

LEGALLY SPEAKING - How Can You Tell If Your Boss Is Setting You up to Fail?

GUEST – Kagiso Lebethe - Senior Employee Relations Specialist Is your boss secretly setting you to fail? Your boss is responsible for creating an environment for you and your peers to do your best work. Your supervisor profoundly influences your success and failure. They pump up the morale of the…
15 Feb 2023 12PM 16 min

Competition Commission launches investigation into food prices

GUEST - Avani Manilal, ESD solution strategist at FNB commercial Twitter began as a podcast app. Nokia was originally a paper mill. If Jeff Bezos had stuck to his guns Amazon would still just sell books. The ability to pivot and not become emotionally attached to a single idea is…
15 Feb 2023 12PM 11 min

CPI eases to 6.9% from 7.2%

GUEST – Patrick Kelly, STATS SA Chief Director for Price Statistics Annual consumer inflation cooled to 6.9% in January, from 7.2% in December. This is the third consecutive month of a decline. But food inflation hit the highest rate since 2009. The consumer price index (CPI) declined by 0.1% between…
15 Feb 2023 12PM 8 min

Understanding Joint Home Loans

Guest: Natasha Champion, Regional Sales Manager at ooba Home Loans The journey to joint homeownership can be an exciting one and may improve your chances of being approved for a home loan. However, whether you are financing a home as a couple (married or unmarried), as business partners or even…
14 Feb 2023 1PM 17 min

South Africans can now get tax breaks for investing in renewable energy

GUEST: Jeff Miller, founder of Twelve B Green Energy Fund A new solar and renewable energy fund is launching in South Africa, offering investors a 100% tax break using Section 12B of the Income Tax Act. However, investors will need a minimum of R100,000 to get through the door. The…
14 Feb 2023 1PM 11 min

What Does the Cryptocurrency Decline Mean?

Guest: Jan Vermeulen - MyBroadband editor In recent years, several countries have begun to accept Bitcoin as a form of legal tender, hailing its potential to transform their economies. But in 2022, cryptocurrency markets collapsed: Since peaking at over $68,000 in November 2021, the price of Bitcoin has fallen to…
14 Feb 2023 1PM 8 min

SPAR shows growth amid challenging economic headwinds

GUEST – Makwe Masilela Founder and CIO - Makwe Fund Managers Retail group, SPAR shows growth amid challenging economic headwinds, with turnover increasing by 7.8% % for the 18 weeks to 28 January. Spar’s combined core grocery and liquor turnover rose 8.5%, with the grocery wholesale business climbing 9.7% and…
14 Feb 2023 1PM 9 min

CAREERS CORNER – How forgiving is SA job market to people with criminal record?

GUEST – Linda Thahane, Director of Jotela Mtika Consulting The issue of criminal records and the expungement process is undoubtedly a complex one, attracting much debate, largely resulting from archaic understandings of criminality. For too long this discourse has been used to rationalise the collective marginalisation of people with criminal…
13 Feb 2023 10AM 17 min

Business Partners: Taking over and growing a family business

GUEST: Shaun Ncala The story of Shaun Ncala : Entrepreneur brings father’s dream to life The world is full of examples of children inheriting a business from their parents, and often failing with it. But Shaun Ncala is one of very few entrepreneurs who has not only inherited his father’s…
13 Feb 2023 10AM 18 min

FSCA officially shuts down ZAR X after being under suspension for non-compliance

GUEST – Unathi Kamlana, FSCA Commissioner Financial watchdog, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has officially decided to cancel stock exchange ZAR X’s licence with immediate effect, after the alternative bourse failed to allay liquidity and capital adequacy concerns. The decision to cancel the exchange’s licence was taken together with…
13 Feb 2023 10AM 9 min

Online Romance Scams Surge As Criminals Cash In On Lonely South Africans

GUEST: Carey Van Vlaanderen, Chief Executive Officer At Eset Southern Africa Dating sites can be a wonderful place to meet new people, make connections and find a romantic partner, but as the popular Tinder Swindler documentary showed, it’s easy to fall in love and fall victim to dating scams involving…
8 Feb 2023 10AM 10 min

Sister's @ Work, A Joburg Based Cleaning Service Business

Mbali Nhlapho, Owner Of Sisters @ Work Mbali Nhlapho, a former housekeeper and the owner of Sisters at Work, is someone who is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty. In 2017, she realised that she could do more and make a difference in many…
8 Feb 2023 10AM 17 min

STATE OF SMALL BUSSINESS - What Smes Really Want To Hear Out Of SONA

GUEST – Colin Timmis - Xero South Africa Country Manager In 2022, Xero South Africa commissioned research on how small businesses where fighting for survival post COVID-19. The results of survey found that small businesses were optimistic of the future although the country is still facing a number of challenges…
8 Feb 2023 10AM 15 min
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