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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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National Lotteries Commission collusion

[SOURCE, FIN24] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) raided the offices of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) in Kimberley, Northern Cape on Thursday morning. This follows an explosive report by the SIU submitted to Parliament last week detailing collusion between NLC officials and purported non-profit organisations. It found that in a…
10 Mar 2022 12AM 7 min

5.5% pension increase for GEPF members

The Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF) has announced that its pensioners will receive an annual pension increase of 5.5% from April 1, 2022. According to the fund, it instituted the increase to enable its beneficiaries to keep up with rising inflationary rates. “This pension increase is based on the 5.5%…
9 Mar 2022 1AM 8 min

Legally Speaking: Revisiting WFH rules

As South Africa enters into the third year of its Covid pandemic, businesses are grappling with continued remote working rules. A growing concern is whether employees are in fact working their required hours, or if they may instead be abusing time for personal matters or even second jobs. “The Covid-19…
9 Mar 2022 12AM 17 min

Gauteng Education & Health Department receive more budget

[SOURCE, SOWETAN] Gauteng health and education departments are set to receive the lion's share of the province's R153bn budget for the 2022/2023 financial year. This was revealed by finance MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko as she delivered the budget speech on Wednesday at the Gauteng legislature. Education is due to receive R59.7bn…
9 Mar 2022 12AM 14 min

Nedbank Group 2021 financial performance

Nedbank Group says it delivered a strong financial performance for the year ended December 2021 with headline earnings up by 115% to R11.7 billion from the prior period, but still 7% below 2019 levels. Headline earnings growth was driven by significantly lower impairments, a higher net interest margin, a recovery…
9 Mar 2022 12AM 9 min

Russia/Ukraine war may disrupt SA business

The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)/Bureau for Economic Research Business Confidence Index (BCI) has increased to 46 in the first quarter of this year, after remaining flat at 43 points in the fourth quarter of last year. Although the reading remains below the neutral 50-point mark, RMB says it is, nonetheless,…
9 Mar 2022 12AM 7 min

ICASA spectrum auction begins

The long-awaited auction of broadband spectrum kicks off on Tuesday following several delays and hiccups. The process will see six network providers, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, MTN, Cell C, Rain, Telkom and Vodacom bid for various frequency bands crucial for the rollout of new generation technologies. The Tuesday auction will be…
7 Mar 2022 11PM 18 min

GDP increases by 1.2%

[SOURCE, FIN24] South Africa’s economic growth was slightly stronger than expected in the fourth quarter of 2021, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growing by 1.2%. Hit by the impact of July’s civil unrest, the economy shrank by 1.7%. in the third quarter. Economists were expecting growth of around 1%…
7 Mar 2022 11PM 16 min

Our Africa: Has Ghana Achieved Economic Independence?

In a statement shared through the Twitter handle of the Russian Embassy in Ghana, Putin wished every Ghanaian happiness and prosperity. Does this show signs of economic independence for Ghana? Victor Kgomoeswana, Executive Director for Marketing & Communication at The University Of Limpopo joins us to tackle this question.
7 Mar 2022 8AM 14 min

Wealth Creation: Is Coin Collecting Still A Good Investment?

The South African Mint has launched the second coin in its second series of the country's Big Five collectible coins, and it's a lion. Is collecting coins still a good investment to get? Honey Mamabolo, Manager Director at the South African Mint joins us to answer this question.
7 Mar 2022 8AM 13 min

Careers Corner: Creating Different CV’S For Different Jobs

According to career experts, If you are searching for multiple job titles that require different skills, qualities or qualifications, it might be helpful to create multiple core resume types for each job title, tailoring each as you apply. But how do you know if you need more than one version…
7 Mar 2022 8AM 18 min

Government Is Set To Launch New Job Opportunities

The Department of Employment and Labour will launch several new training projects aimed at creating jobs in the fibre optics, food handling and mixed farming sectors. The projects are being undertaken through a partnership agreement between the Fuze Institute for Humanitarian Praxis and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). Makhosini Buthelezi,…
7 Mar 2022 8AM 13 min

Update On SAA And Taskasto Consortium 51% Deal

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s failure to appoint two crucial air licensing councils, allegedly to benefit South African Airways (SAA), may come back to bite the very same SAA as it seeks regulatory approval for the sale of 51% of its shares to the Takatso consortium. Guy Leitch, Aviation Analyst joins…
7 Mar 2022 8AM 11 min

Should employees access a portion of their earned wages before payday?

On-demand access to earned pay – a service that allows employees to access a portion of their earned wages before payday, has gained significant momentum amongst South African employers in the last few years. It is now being recognised as a critical solution to help employees build financial wellness and…
3 Mar 2022 8AM 8 min

How do you deal with sponsorship cancellation?

Furniture giant IKEA temporarily halted its Russia operations Thursday, including closing its shops and stopping its sourcing from the country, as well as Belarus, joining a growing list of companies like Netflix, Dell, Google and Ford that are distancing themselves from Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine last week.
3 Mar 2022 8AM 12 min
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