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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
3280 – 3300

Five Cryptocurrency Tips For First-Time Investors In 2022

Globally, there are now more than 15 000 cryptocurrencies available with a total market value of over R48 trillion. With the technology gaining increased adoption and new use cases being found, there’s certainly no sign of this growth slowing down. However, as with most things, there have been different waves…
11 Jan 2022 8AM 7 min

2022 Could Be A More Difficult Year For South Africa

Ongoing concerns around the Omicron variant, electricity supply constraints, a poor jobs outlook, and material fiscal constraints do not set South Africa’s expected economic growth recovery on a good path, says Sanisha Packirisamy, economist at Momentum Investments. She joins us on the line for more.
10 Jan 2022 8AM 9 min

Eskom Tariffs That May Increase By More Than 40%

Stakeholders have until Friday (January 14) to submit written comments to energy regulator Nersa on Eskom tariffs that may increase by more than 40%, according to Nersa’s latest pro forma implementation plans. Ted Blom A Senior Energy, Mining, And Commodities Strategist And Tactician, joins us to discuss this topic.
10 Jan 2022 8AM 7 min

Careers Corner: How Do You Excel In Your Career Path In The New Year?

Do you know that fore-thinking and fore-planning helps you get to your destination faster and more efficiently? As we are starting the New Year, it’s important to give your their career planning a thought. Vumile Msweli, CEO Of Hesed Consulting And Career Coach.
10 Jan 2022 8AM 18 min

Mandatory Vaccinations in SA Universities

The SA Union of Students (SAUS) has not ruled out national student protests in its efforts to reject the move by the country’s universities to enforce mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.
10 Jan 2022 8AM 7 min

The Pros and Cons Of Buying A Car This Time Of Year

As we run into the last two weeks of the year, a question that many prospective car buyers ask is whether it’s best to buy now or wait until the New Year. Whether you’re downgrading to a smaller car due to working from home, getting a bigger car because your…
15 Dec 2021 8AM 20 min

Ekasinomics: eWaya Technical Systems

eWaya Technical Systems (PTY) LTD is a 100% black owned company, 51% black women owned, 51% black youth owned and an Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME). The company offers a wide range of technical and technological services to medium and large organisations. eWaya Technical Systems (PTY) LTD is a B-BBEE Level…
15 Dec 2021 8AM 16 min

Don’t give yourself debt for Christmas

Between Covid-19 and social unrest, major retail outlets have taken a knock this year and will be pulling out all the stops to entice shoppers this festive season, but being vigilant about pricing and specials over December will prevent unnecessary debt at the start of the new year. Bryan Habana,…
15 Dec 2021 8AM 10 min

It’s My House: Projected Residential Property Trends for 2022

It appears that the recent announcement of the repo rate hike wasn’t enough to deter residential property demand. The momentum gained over the past two years has not been experienced in decades and Grant Smee, Managing Director of Only Realty predicts that this uptick will continue well into 2022.
14 Dec 2021 8AM 21 min

South Africa is now enforcing Cybercrimes Act

Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Cybercrimes Bill into law, only parts came into effect from 1 December 2021. "It is important to spell out the dos and don'ts of the new Cybercrimes Act and it's everyone's interest to familiarise themselves the with changes," says Ryan van de Coolwijk,…
14 Dec 2021 8AM 8 min

Nearly Half Of SA Employers Won’t Be Issuing A 13th Cheque

A recent poll commissioned by leading on-demand pay provider, Floatpays revealed that almost 50% of South African employers surveyed will not be issuing 13th cheques as part of their employee value proposition (EVP). This finding comes as many local companies continue to face financial pressures exacerbated by a struggling economy…
14 Dec 2021 8AM 17 min

SA government plan to force Zimbabweans in SA to return home

South Africa jettisoned a plan that would have forced about 200 000 Zimbabweans to return home, to the satisfaction of critics who said it would have caused a humanitarian crisis. The Department of Home Affairs gave no reason for withdrawing its directive to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit on Monday…
13 Dec 2021 10AM 13 min

Careers Corner: SA's most in-demand jobs

Wessel Botha, Spokesperson For Skills Development Corporation And Md For Sdc Wealth speaks to us about the most in-demand jobs in the country, and what SDC Wealth does to help develop future entrepreneurs and more jobs.
13 Dec 2021 10AM 23 min

Are There Possible Lockdown Restrictions?

New daily Covid-19 cases continue to rise sharply in South Africa, with indications pointing to the introduction of new lockdown restrictions, say economists from the Bureau for Economic Research (BER). In a research note on Monday (13 December), the group said that Covid-19 cases are increasing markedly in all provinces,…
13 Dec 2021 10AM 8 min
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