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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
4000 – 4020

Pick n Pay Agrees To Cap Some Prices

Pick n Pay has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Competition Commission to cap its gross profit margin on garlic and ginger, amid investigations into alleged price gouging at South African retailers. Pick n Pay has also instructed its franchise stores to not price these items higher than the…
15 Mar 2021 10AM 10 min

Mr Price Buys Yuppiechef

Durban-based clothing and home retail giant Mr Price Group announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the issued share capital of local online kitchenware pioneer Yuppiechef. Investment analyst Chris Gilmour shares insights on what this deal mean.
15 Mar 2021 10AM 8 min

Unpacking Sanlam Results With CFO, Abigail Makhubo

Sanlam, Africa’s largest insurance group, reported a 60% slump in profit in its 2020 fiscal year as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc in all the markets in which it operates, offsetting admirable growth in new business volumes.
11 Mar 2021 9AM 10 min

Domestic Workers Can Claim For On-The-Job Injury/Illness

Domestic workers in South Africa who suffer injury or contract an illness at work now have a practical mechanism to apply for compensation, after the Compensation Fund commissioner Vuyo Mafata gazetted new term.
11 Mar 2021 9AM 7 min

Tourism Sector Open/Where Can People Go Visit?

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa , Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South takes us through current performance of tourism sector and how it’s planning to open.
10 Mar 2021 8AM 6 min

MTN Results

MTN Group has reported a strong set of results for the 2020 financial year, adding 29 million customers, growing adjusted headline earnings per share by 52% and more than doubling operating cash flow to R28.3-billion. Jonathan Tullett , research manager, IT services for IDC sub-Saharan Africa unpack this financial performance…
10 Mar 2021 8AM 7 min

THE THREAT OF FRAUD IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

Despite all the conveniences that technology brings, a new digital world presents new digital threats – especially when it comes to cybercrimes. Real estate transactions usually involve daily transfers of large sums of money. These transactions are particularly vulnerable to phishing scams, which are up 350% since the pandemic began.
9 Mar 2021 9AM 9 min

GDP SHRINKS TO 7%

South Africa’s economy contracted the most in a century in 2020 as restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic ravaged output and disrupted trade. GDP shrank 7%, compared to a 0.2% expansion in 2019, according to a report released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday. That’s the biggest…
9 Mar 2021 9AM 5 min

Tariffs push up chicken prices

When poultry import tariffs were introduced in 2020, the South African National Consumer Union warned that these tariffs would push up chicken prices - a prediction that has come true. A bag of Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) chicken portions has risen from R63.87 to R77.61 - an increase of 9%…
8 Mar 2021 9AM 9 min

THE PIVOT POINT: NTHABELENG MOTSUHI, HEAD OF RISK AND COMPLIANCE AT AKANI

Nthabeleng is a highly experienced risk and compliance analyst of international repute, specialising in risk audit and forensics. She gained her academic qualifications from Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth and later moved to Gauteng to do her articles at the Auditor General South Africa(AGSA) and she is in the…
4 Mar 2021 9AM 12 min

TACKLING TERTIARY EDUCATION FUNDING PROBLEMS

As the 2021 academic year is about to kick off, many families have no idea how they will be able to pay for studies this year. We are seeing strain on traditional sources of alternative financial relief such as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and other government funding,…
4 Mar 2021 9AM 16 min

FNB RESULTS WITH CEO JACQUES CELLIERS

First National Bank’s (FNB’s) performance for the six months to 31 December 2020 reflects some improvement in the operating environment despite sustained pressure on consumers and businesses due to Covid-19 and the related lockdown measures.
4 Mar 2021 9AM 7 min

Why do we(consumers) hate Ads?

Internet and social media users have long been complaining that the digital ads that flood their screens are irrelevant, repetitive and far too frequent. And the millions of mainstream pay television viewers have even more to complain about.
3 Mar 2021 9AM 8 min

Uber - drivers - employees or independent contractors?

Uber drivers are currently classified as independent contractors in South Africa, but there are plans to launch a class-action lawsuit to compel Uber to confer several key rights on its drivers, which, if successful, will affect the rights of platform workers in the country.
3 Mar 2021 9AM 7 min
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