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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
2820 – 2840

Anyone can be subjected to a Sars lifestyle audit – here’s what to expect.

Lifestyle audits have been a part of the South African lexicon for several years. Recently, the government has threatened a wide-spread implementation of lifestyle audits for public-sector workers in an attempt to crack down on fraud and corruption. Eskom’s new CEO Andre de Ruyter, has also extended lifestyle audits -…
7 Jun 2022 1AM 17 min

How much cash are you allowed to hold in your house?

A traveller is allowed to declare and carry a maximum of R25 000/unlimited foreign currency, whether leaving or entering. The South African bank notes is unlimited if the traveller is going to / coming from a country within the Common Monetary Area (CMA). It might happen that a South African…
7 Jun 2022 1AM 13 min

Africa PMI figures reveal growth concerns - Africa Markets Insider report.

As inflationary pressures continue unabated across the continent, businesses must contend with higher input costs. The latest PMI data shows that business conditions have deteriorated throughout the continent in May, with output falling and general demand waning. PMI is below the 50 mark in most markets, barring Nigeria and Mozambique…
7 Jun 2022 1AM 8 min

How Many People Can Afford To Retire in South Africa?

Financial services group Just SA has published its retirement survey for 2022, showing an increasing number of South Africans are unsure if they can afford to retire at all. Bjorn Ladewig - Head of Distribution at Just SA joins to discuss.
6 Jun 2022 9AM 6 min

Looking at the business opportunities in the aviation industry

It’s all systems go for hosting of the International Flight Inspection Symposium! Ahead of the 5-day symposium, to be hosted for the first time in Africa, the South African Civil Aviation is proud of this milestone and is excited at the prospects it promises to connect local entrepreneurs to the…
6 Jun 2022 9AM 12 min

Careers Corner: Surviving And Thriving Under a Toxic Boss

Your relationships at work are extremely important to your mental health. You spend as much (if not more) time at your job than anywhere else, so getting along with your coworkers and your boss is crucial to your overall happiness. But unfortunately for some, that’s not always the case. Some…
6 Jun 2022 9AM 25 min

Does investing in art (and other collectables) make financial sense?

So, is art collecting a valid investment strategy? The truth is, it depends. Collecting may not be right for everyone, and your knowledge about collecting, the art market, and investing all play a factor. Answering these seven questions will help you determine if art collecting is a smart investment for…
6 Jun 2022 9AM 10 min

South Africa’s municipalities are on the brink of collapse

The latest findings from ratings agency, RatingsAfrika, show that six of South Africa’s eight major metropolitan municipalities are financially unsustainable and need critical government intervention. Charl Kocks – Ratings Afrika Principal rating officer discusses this with us.
6 Jun 2022 9AM 6 min

PIC suspends its COO for alleged misconduct.

South Africa’s Public Investment Corp, the continent’s biggest fund manager, said it suspended Chief Operating Office Vuyani Hako pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct against him. The Pretoria-based PIC, which released a statement on Hako’s suspension on Thursday, didn’t give details of the allegations. Separately, Lusanda Kali, the acting…
2 Jun 2022 2AM 9 min

Parly committee calls for long-term fix to soften the blow of fuel price hikes.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has called on the government to undertake a "comprehensive review" of South Africa's fuel pricing regime. This comes after the National Treasury stepped in to provide relief to South African motorists ahead of this week's fuel price adjustment by extending a cut…
2 Jun 2022 2AM 7 min

SA's first Black hot air balloon pilot shakes up once-exclusive sport.

She spends her days floating around - literally. She is the first black South African woman to receive a hot air balloon license and she's super excited about it. She fell in love with hot air ballooning when she started working as a marketing assistant in a hot air balloon…
2 Jun 2022 2AM 14 min

UIF invites employers to appeal COVID-19 TERS payment, application outcomes.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is calling on employers, who are dissatisfied with their COVID-19 TERS application or payment process, to lodge a dispute or appeal with the fund in order for cases to be reviewed by a dispute committee. According to UIF Assistant Director: Provincial Operations in the Western…
2 Jun 2022 2AM 19 min

Proposed new rules threaten to kill .CO.ZA - and the regulator just doubled down.

South Africa’s regulator for the .za namespace, the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), has doubled down on controversial new rules for the country’s Internet domains. ZADNA published draft regulations on 22 April, proposing sweeping changes to South Africa’s country code top-level domain (ccTLD) — .ZA.
2 Jun 2022 2AM 14 min

COMAIR suspends flights until funding secured.

Comair, operator of IAG SA-owned British Airways trips in South Africa, grounded all flights after running out of funds and is awaiting further investment. The carrier, which also runs the domestic low-cost airline Kulula, halted all ticket sales with immediate effect, according to a statement late Tuesday evening. The company’s…
1 Jun 2022 2AM 13 min

SA to eat half as much meat: Proposal as Climate Change Bill is debated.

An animal welfare organisation has proposed SA should reduce its animal protein consumption and production by 50% by 2040. This is in line with the proposed Climate Change Bill which was open for public comment until Friday last week . The draft legislation is aimed at changes proposed by the…
1 Jun 2022 2AM 8 min
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