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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
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Establishment for state owned bank: I Ithala Bank an answer?

WHILE the battle for Ithala Bank to become a fully-fledged state-owned bank with a right to compete with the big five banks escalates, the KwaZulu-Natal parliament doubts Ithala would be able to acquire its permanent banking licence by the end of next month, which is the cut-off date. The bank…
30 Mar 2022 1AM 14 min

ABSA appoints new CEO.

The bank made the announcement on Tuesday.. Rautenbach has been promoted from the position of Chief Executive for Retail and Business Banking. “He joined Absa in 1997 and has held several senior roles over the years, including Chief Risk Officer, Chief Executive: Retail Banking South Africa,” Absa said in a…
29 Mar 2022 2AM 12 min

How to remove a name from a joint mortgage.

The most common query conveyancers receive is how someone can get their partner’s name off their title deed. This refers to the need to undo, and terminate, the common practice of owning immovable property jointly with another. WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRANSFERRING A HALF SHARE (OR ANY SHARE) IN A…
29 Mar 2022 2AM 20 min

SA’s employment crisis continues

South Africa’s employment crisis continues. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey Q4:2021 by Stats SA shows another increase in the official unemployment rate which now stands at 35.3% - the highest since the start of the QLFS in 2008. • 35.3% is South Africa’s official unemployment rate expanded 46.2% •…
29 Mar 2022 2AM 16 min

Lockdown 2 years on - mental illness looms in the workplace.

After two years of Covid-19 lockdown, as employees shift from remote working back to office work, the challenge for business now is not only adapting to changes in technology and new modes of working, but to guard against a second pandemic of mental illness. Two years ago, on the morning…
28 Mar 2022 2AM 10 min

Four hybrid workplace mistakes leaders should avoid.

With hybrid work, the workplace is no longer inside the four walls of the corporate office—it’s an ecosystem of employees working from home, in coworking spaces, and the office. “It offers employees the autonomy to choose to work wherever and however they are most productive,” said Linda Trim, Director at…
28 Mar 2022 2AM 13 min

Knowing when, and how, to compromise at work.

It’s not clear how or why, but in recent years compromise seems to have become a dirty word. No longer the venerable art of give-a-little-to-get-a-little, compromise is for many people a sign of weakness. It’s for losers, they claim, and it leads to mediocrity. But no. Compromise is your go-to…
28 Mar 2022 2AM 22 min

Wealth Creation: Asset purchase vs stock purchase.

It is an exciting time when a business has reached the point where it is thinking of acquiring another company. Before the process begins, it needs to decide which avenue is right for the purchase. Generally, there are three avenues through which a company can purchase an existing business. The…
28 Mar 2022 2AM 11 min

How the Ukraine conflict is impacting the global and local diamond industry.

The ongoing Ukraine/Russia war has had a devastating impact on global markets over the past couple of weeks, with the global diamond market being one of the sectors that has been hit the most. Kaya Biz host, Gugulethu Mfuphi speaks to the CEO of South African jewellery design brand, Shimansky…
24 Mar 2022 1AM 11 min

How to Dispute an Electricity Bill in South Africa.

Is this a regular occurrence for South Africans to find themselves with a fault or inaccurate electricity bill? Yes, it and quite sadly it is also a common occurrence for most citizens to receive erroneous electricity or water bills. Of course, we are not always just talking about a few…
24 Mar 2022 1AM 15 min

Pivot Point: From Chef Student to Production House Owner.

Lentswe Bhengu, born and raised in KwaZulu Natal, started off plying his trade in the investment finance space. After 5 years in the industry, Lentswe traded in his suit and tie for a chef hat and spatula and in 2010 and enrolled at The Culinary Academy in the Cape Winelands…
24 Mar 2022 1AM 16 min

SA Investment Conference 2022

The Fourth SA Investment Conference is currently under way at the Sandton Convention Centre, north of Johannesburg. The one-day meeting is called to help attract the R1,2 trillion rand worth of investment by the end of 2023. The African Development Bank will commit R42.5 billion in new financing to South…
24 Mar 2022 1AM 9 min

Tourism industry and lifting of COVID-19 protocols.

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa welcomes the further lifting of COVID-19 protocols by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The TBCSA strongly believes the changes announced are a step in the right direction as the sector seeks to recover to pre-pandemic levels. Over the last few months, the tourism sector has…
23 Mar 2022 1AM 9 min
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