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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
2220 – 2240

ITS MY HOUSE: Six Projected Home Loan Trends for 2023.

Looking ahead, Dyer believes that with most of the interest rate hikes now behind us, the following six property trends will lead the way in 2023. ooba’s latest statistics indicate that while Western Cape remains a strong contender in the property realm, and, while prices have been slowing the most…
10 Jan 2023 3AM 23 min

Pharma industry seeks meeting with officials over medicine price increase.

Pharma industry seeks meeting with officials over ‘puzzling’ medicine price increase set by health minister SA’s key industry association for pharmaceutical manufacturers is to seek a meeting with senior health officials over the “puzzling” 3.28% maximum price increase for private sector medicine sales in 2023. The Pharmaceutical Task Group (PTG)…
10 Jan 2023 3AM 10 min

South African manufacturing output down 1.1% y/y in November.

South Africa's manufacturing output fell 1.1% year on year in November after rising by 1.0% in October, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday. Factory production rose 2.0% month on month in November. Analysts had predicted a 2.3% drop in annual terms and a 1.1% month-on-month drop The largest negative contributions…
10 Jan 2023 3AM 9 min

Online retail study revealed that South Africa reached R55 billion in 2022.

Online retail study revealed that South Africa reached R55 billion in 2022, a 35% year-on-year increase.World Wide Worx and Mastercard’s online retail study revealed that South Africa reached R55 billion in 2022, a 35% year-on-year increase. Online sales growth was driven by a boom in demand for home deliveries which…
9 Jan 2023 4AM 19 min

WEALTH CREATION: My will is “with the bank” – is that okay?

is a general misconception that banks and other financial institutions may be trusted with wills and estates. They look so “great” and after all, they are the financial giants of the world – surely they are equipped to look after my assets after my death? Maybe those that believe this…
9 Jan 2023 4AM 10 min

SA to meet FATF in Morocco in bid to avoid greylisting.

South African authorities will meet peers from a global financial watchdog next week as they seek to avert being placed on its so-called grey list denoting nations with shortcomings in tackling illicit financial flows. A delegation led by the National Treasury’s acting director general Ismail Momoniat will meet with the…
9 Jan 2023 4AM 15 min

Rand expected to remain volatile in 2023.

The rand has maintained its volatile nature in the first few days of the year with some dramatic moves last week, indicating that it is in for another bumpy ride in 2023. “In the short term, the rand moves will still be dominated by what happens in the US, as…
9 Jan 2023 3AM 8 min

South Africans are threatening to close their bank accounts

Sarah Lamb, head of client service at DataEQ talks about Capitec Bank is at risk of losing customers – and if customers make good on their threats to close their accounts and leave, banks like Discovery Bank stand to be the biggest winners. This is one of the key findings…
8 Dec 2022 10AM 5 min

PIVOT POINT: Mkhuleko Hlengwa – (SCOPA)

Mkhuleko Hlengwa – Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) talks about Mkhuleko Hlengwa (born 12 June 1987) is a South African politician who serves as a Member of the National Assembly for the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). He is the Chairperson of parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA). He became a Member of…
8 Dec 2022 10AM 27 min

Changing minds: How can insurers make a difference on the mental health journey?

Sinenhlanhla Sithomo - Head of Insurance Business: Investec Life talks about A December 2021 report by the Chief Risk Officer’s (CRO) Forum shows that over the past decade there has been a significant shift in insurance claims from physical to mental health with ailments such as burnout, anxiety, and depression…
8 Dec 2022 10AM 18 min

Latest AFSCI Index shows credit extension increase

Keith Lockwood, Independent consultant talks about Altron FinTech’s latest Short-term Credit Impact (AFSCI) Index for the third quarter of 2022 shows a 0.9% quarter-on-quarter increase in net short-term credit extension. The index tracks the impact of short-term credit extension on the South African economy on a quarterly basis. “Based on National…
8 Dec 2022 10AM 10 min

Big turnaround for middle class South Africans, says FNB

Mamello Matikinca-Ngwenya, FNB Chief Economist talks about South African consumers are gaining confidence in the economy, according to the latest FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI), with middle-class and upper-income South Africans reigniting a spark in consumer spending. The overall index, compiled by FNB with the Bureau for Economic Research (BER)…
8 Dec 2022 10AM 12 min

Year-end fatigue: let’s rethink resilience, aim for antifragility

Peter Laburn is the founder of Lead with Humanity talks about Resilience fatigue has hit. Global economic upheaval, the climate crisis and social turmoil — to say nothing of our local experiences of load shedding, water cuts and political instability — has made the expectation and experience of being resilient…
7 Dec 2022 10AM 6 min

INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: Multimillion-dollar boost for small business.

Collen Dlamini is the Group Executive: Corporate Affairs for MultiChoice Group talks about Following the success of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme, which secured $16 million (USD) of funding for six emerging businesses last year, the programme has been expanded to eight more countries across Africa.  Many more small businesses…
7 Dec 2022 10AM 14 min

LEGALLY SPEAKING: Quiet Promotion and how to deal with it

Laura Pycraft - Career Coach ‍and Talent Management Expert talks about You May Get A 'Quiet Promotion' And Not Realize Until It's Too Late There's a difference between a stretch opportunity and this exploitative behavior. Quiet promotions can lead to quiet quitting. Don't let this happen to you. If you…
7 Dec 2022 10AM 18 min

A Residential Property Facing Headwinds To Move Forward

Hayley Ivins-Downes, head of Digital at Lightstone talks about Johannesburg, South Africa – November 2022: South Africa’s residential property is facing domestic and global headwinds after bouncing back positively from Covid-19, according to Lightstone, a provider of comprehensive data, analytics and systems on property, automotive and business assets. Hayley Ivins-Downes,…
6 Dec 2022 10AM 14 min

TECH & INNOVATION: South African app shows which petrol stations to use

Rob Gardner – Founder of MyTank talks about A recently-launched online app in South Africa shows motorists which fuel stations they should use for the cheapest refills and best cash-back rewards from their banking and other fuel rewards programmes. The tool — called MyTank — was developed by Capetonian Rob…
6 Dec 2022 10AM 10 min

How the government spends every R100 of taxpayers’ money in South Africa

Elizabeth Makhafola – STATS SA Director for National and provincial government institutions talks about Stats SA has published its annual breakdown of government spending for the 2021/22 financial year, showing exactly where taxpayers’ money is going. This year marked the first time that government spending exceeded the R2 trillion mark,…
6 Dec 2022 10AM 13 min
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