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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
3060 – 3080

Black Business Lobby Group ready to fight national treasury's new draft procurement rules.

The Black Business Federation (BBF) will be heading to court to challenge to the National Treasury's newly released draft Preferential Public Procurement Framework guidelines, saying that the draft guidelines leave black South Africans and their businesses at a disadvantage when bidding for government tenders. National Treasury released updated tender regulations…
23 Mar 2022 1AM 13 min

4th SA Investment Conference must not leave entrepreneurs behind.

The JCCI calls on big business and government, not to leave behind SME’s at this year’s edition of the SA Investment Conference, which is set to take place on the 24 March in Sandton. In the last three iterations of the conference, it was announced with great fanfare the billions…
23 Mar 2022 1AM 7 min

Consumer inflation unchanged in February, but bread and maize meal prices jump.

Annual consumer price inflation reached 5.7% in February, unchanged from 5.7% in January. Still, food and transport prices saw big increases last month. With diesel and petrol prices up by a third over the past year, transport prices increased by 14.3% year-on-year. Statistics SA recorded large monthly price increases for…
23 Mar 2022 12AM 9 min

Government concludes auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telecommunications.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government has concluded the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile telecommunications and says that this will prove a significant milestone in growing and transforming the economy. Writing in his weekly letter to the public, Ramaphosa said the new spectrum will be accompanied by agreed…
22 Mar 2022 1AM 15 min

Lessons for scheme executives.

In mid-February this year, the City of Tshwane caused a big stir with their highly-publicised #TshwaneYaTima campaign, which was rolled out via Twitter. This contentious, yet very effective, initiative named and shamed big entities - such as PRASA, SuperSpar, and ODI - whose service payments were, in some cases, up…
22 Mar 2022 1AM 14 min

It's My House: How Property co-ownership works.

Many people want to invest in property, but not everyone can afford to purchase a house, apartment or piece of land. Co-ownership for investment purposes is a good way to get onto the property ownership ladder, but it’s not something to jump into blindly. Owning property with a friend, sibling…
22 Mar 2022 1AM 20 min

Retirement savers can now invest up to 45% of their portfolios offshore.

The South African Reserve Bank recently confirmed that the offshore investment limits for all investment and product providers, including retirement funds, have been increased to 45%. The relaxation in exchange control regulations is very positive news for South African investors over the long term. Earl Van Zyl, head of Retail…
22 Mar 2022 1AM 9 min

South Africans should expect higher interest rates this week.

SOURCE: BUSINESSTECH] The South African Reserve Bank is likely to hike interest rates by a further 25 basis points this week to 4.25% in an attempt to slow inflation, say economists. A Reuters poll of economists said prices could rise faster than they had expected before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
22 Mar 2022 1AM 7 min

How do we break the cycle of black tax?

Thinking about the upcoming public holiday, Human Rights Day, which falls on a Monday (yay) later this month (double yay), brought me to wondering how we each should celebrate the rights we have and the people who won them for us. South African Human Rights Day is celebrated in memory of the…
21 Mar 2022 2AM 13 min

Trends in the post-pandemic workplace.

The 2021-22 Trends Tracker report compiled by Carryn Dewig and Atka Young, is the first in a series of reports that will not only track the shifts in the world of work, but look ahead at the trends shaping the inevitable next wave of change. An important example to consider…
21 Mar 2022 2AM 12 min

Can you afford your dream car if petrol prices hit R30-R40/litre this year?

With global inflation and the war in Ukraine stoking higher oil prices, South Africans are facing record fuel prices. Though it’s hard to know where it will end, some analysts say that a petrol price of R40 per litre is not inconceivable in an extreme scenario. Given that fuel is…
21 Mar 2022 2AM 15 min

Human Rights Commission hearings on racism in the advertising industry.

The SA Human Rights Commission is currently holding an inquiry into the advertising industry. The five-day inquiry, held in Rosebank, Johannesburg, focuses on the production chain within the advertising sector to look at ways to eliminate racism, tribalism, homophobia and sexism, among other forms of discrimination. There is no doubt…
21 Mar 2022 2AM 15 min

High oil prices have biggest positive impact on Angola, followed by Nigeria.

Angola's twin surpluses are strengthening with the current account likely to well exceed 10% of GDP in 2022 owing to increasing oil prices. High oil prices should result in Nigeria's current account surplus swinging into surplus for the first time in three years, assuming oil production remains unchanged from 2021…
21 Mar 2022 1AM 16 min

Netflix Wants to Charge Users Who Share Accounts.

Netflix will soon launch a test that would prompt subscribers to pay an additional fee to allow users outside their households to use the account. According to the subscription streaming service's current "Terms of Use" agreement, any content accessed through its service for personal use "may not be shared with…
17 Mar 2022 2AM 11 min

Inside Your Pocket: Getting out of debt review when your financial situation changes.

The National Credit Act allows a debt counsellor to issue a clearance certificate when a consumer has settled all obligations covered by the debt review, or shows they are able to cover future liabilities, including mortgage or other long-term obligations, provided other credit agreements have been settled in full. This…
17 Mar 2022 1AM 13 min

Pivot Point: South Africa being globally competitive player in the 4IR

Mr Dagada was officially appointed to be a Member of the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution(4IR). Amongst many of Mr Dagada’s other undertakings, he has his best foot forward with this consignment in order to ensure that he positions South Africa as a globally competitive player in the…
17 Mar 2022 1AM 12 min

OIL price surge & how can the country mitigate that problem.

[SOURCE:IOL NEWS] MINERALS Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has shot down suggestions that South Africa should approach Russia and negotiate a deal to buy oil directly from them as a means of mitigating sky-rocketing fuel prices in the country. South Africa is currently grappling with record fuel price hikes as the…
17 Mar 2022 1AM 10 min
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