Kaya Biz

GDP Data Is Signalling A Better Than Expected

The South African economy is growing at a steady pace, and more briskly than we’ve experienced for several years. Guest: Reza Hendrickse, PPS Investments Portfolio Manager

8 Jun 2021 9AM 5 min

Coffee Prices Are Heading Higher

Prices of arabica coffee moved above $1.60 per pound (R22,40 0,4 per kilogram) last Friday for the first time since the spring of 2016. Open Line. Guest: Dr Sifiso Ntombela, Chief Economist At National Agricultural Marketing Council

7 Jun 2021 9AM 13 min

Our Africa Feature: POPI Act Is Here

It’s been over seven years since the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act (or POPIA) was first signed into law, but on 1 July 2021 it will come into full effect at last. Guest: Dr Peter Tobin, POPI Act Compliance Specialist

7 Jun 2021 9AM 7 min

Middle Class Struggle With Debt Grows

Enquiries about debt counselling have grown significantly in 2021, according to the National Debt Counsellors Association (NDCA), with some members recording increases of over 30%. Guest: Benay Sager, National Debt Counsellors Association Chairperson

7 Jun 2021 9AM 5 min

The Pivot Point

Mbali Nwoko, launched her Green Terrace crop farming business in 2016, says her curiosity and determination to farm enabled her to create partnerships in the sector. These have ensured a bright future for her young business.

3 Jun 2021 9AM 11 min

How Maternity Leave Could Change In South Africa

Despite years of progress and an increased awareness surrounding gender equity in the workplace and society in general, women bare a disproportionate responsibility when it comes to childcare, says Muhammed Goolab, executive committee member of the South African Rewards Association (SARA).

3 Jun 2021 9AM 7 min

Understanding The South African Banking Space

As long as the South African Reserve Bank keeps its stringent requirements to apply for a bank licence in place, most black people will remain beggars, says South Africa's first black female CA, Nonkululeko Gobodo.

3 Jun 2021 9AM 8 min

Inside Your Business

According to GG, the informal business sector is the next great frontier of Africa and it is undergoing an economic revolution – a new world of small people doing big things, transforming the continent. Guest: GG Alcock, Marketer, Author, Entrepreneur & Speaker

2 Jun 2021 9AM 13 min

SA Wants To Regulate Netflix

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies plans to enforce local content quotas and other regulations on streaming services such as Netflix. Guest: Arthur Goldstuck, World Wide Worx MD

2 Jun 2021 9AM 8 min

Eskom And Union Wage Dispute

Eskom said wage talks between unions and the state-owned entity have collapsed on Wednesday. The utility said it had declared a dispute because it was not able to reach an agreement at the central bargaining forum with the three unions. Guest: Khangela Baloyi, Num Energy Sector Coordinator

2 Jun 2021 9AM 5 min

The Competition Commission And Burger King South Africa

The Competition Commission has blocked the proposed acquisition of Burger King South Africa by private equity fund, ECP Africa, on the basis that BEE shareholding in the company would drop to 0%. Guest: Hardin Ratshisusu, Deputy Commissioner Competition Commission

2 Jun 2021 9AM 4 min

Reserve Bank's 50% Stake In African Bank

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has invited interested parties to put up their hands for its 50% stake in African Bank.

1 Jun 2021 9AM 4 min

Employment In South Africa Has Declined

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on June 1 that employment in South Africa declined by 28,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2021. The data indicated that after the country lost 2.2 million jobs in 2020Q2 and regained 876,000 of these during the second half of the year, job…

1 Jun 2021 9AM 9 min

Latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QFLS)

Stats SA has published its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QFLS) for the first quarter of 2021, showing a marginal increase in the number of unemployed people in the country, to an all-time high of 32.6%. Guest: Andrew Levy, Labour Expert

1 Jun 2021 9AM 7 min

City of Joburg Plans To Take Over Electricity

The City of Joburg (CoJ) plans to take over electricity distribution in part of the city from Eskom, a move that will be very costly for business, the Association of South African Chambers (Asac) has warned. Guest: David Mertens, Association Of South African Chambers (ASAC)

31 May 2021 9AM 8 min

Businesses In South Africa Will Start Offering Covid-19 Vaccines To Workers

South Africa aims to rapidly scale up its vaccine efforts in the coming months as it aims to vaccinate a total of 40 million adults in the next year. Guest: Cas Coovadia , B4SA (Business For South Africa) Convenor

31 May 2021 9AM 6 min

The Pivot Point With Bruce Dube

Recently listed on Forbes 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa, Bruce Dube is Managing Director of Nine80 Digital which is a Pan African digital publishing company that owns numerous digital media platforms ranging from youth portals, eCommerce sites, reference sites, classifieds platforms, gaming sites , video platforms , online…

27 May 2021 9AM 7 min

The Results of African Bank

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…

27 May 2021 9AM 4 min

New Unemployment Grant May Target The Unemployed Between The Ages Of 19 And 59

Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu says her department wants to submit a proposal for income subsidies to the Cabinet this year. Guest: Mamokgethi Molopyane, Labour Analyst

27 May 2021 9AM 7 min

Cooking Oil Price Increase

The price of cooking oil has shot up over the past 17 months, causing sunflower oil, a staple in South Africa, to become one of the most expensive oils – thanks to a shortage globally caused by poor harvests of oil producing crops such as sunflower, palm, soya, and canola…

27 May 2021 9AM 7 min