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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
5,365 Episodes
1580 – 1600

Binance to discontinue Nigerian currency services as legal squabble deepens

GUEST – Maurice Madiba - Head of Primary markets at the JSE The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria’s naira currency as the government puts cryptobusinesses under increasing scrutiny. The decision came after authorities in Africa’s biggest economy-imposed restrictions on cryptocurrency exchanges as part of attempts…
11 Mar 2024 4PM 9 min

OLD MUTUAL SAGA: Consumers rights regarding insurance contracts.

GUEST – Vuyolwethu Skolo - Case Assessment Manager in the Life Division of the National Financial Ombud Scheme Insurance and financial institution Old Mutual has been facing a public relations nightmare after a user’s post on social media sparked outrage over the company allegedly defying a court order. Case Assessment…
11 Mar 2024 4PM 15 min

South Africa's Sanlam reports 48% rise in annual profit

GUEST – Abigail Mukhuba – SANLAM Group CFO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS The group achieved superior results across all the key metrics it uses to measure its performance. Highlights included: 1. Net result from financial services totalled R12,4 billion, a record achievement, and 21% higher on a per share basis; 2. The…
7 Mar 2024 3PM 9 min

PIVOT POINT – Vuyo Henda, Spur Corporation’s Chief Marketing Officer

Restaurant franchisor Spur Corporation, owner of brands including Spur Steak Ranches, Rocomamas and Panarottis, in MAY 2022 appointed Vuyo Henda as its new chief marketing officer. Henda grows the already strong female representation in the company's executive team and brings with her an impressive track-record in marketing, both locally and…
7 Mar 2024 3PM 14 min

SA AIRLINE SAGA: South African Airways and FLYSAFAIR

GUEST – Guy Leitch – Aviation Analyst Safair, which has captured 60% of the domestic air travel market and is making inroads into the region, is under investigation for contravening its licence conditions requiring a majority local shareholding. Safair is the parent company to South Africa's low-cost passenger airline, FlySafair…
7 Mar 2024 3PM 9 min

SA AIRLINE SAGA: South African Airways and FLYSAFAIR

GUEST – Guy Leitch – Aviation Analyst Safair, which has captured 60% of the domestic air travel market and is making inroads into the region, is under investigation for contravening its licence conditions requiring a majority local shareholding. Safair is the parent company to South Africa's low-cost passenger airline, FlySafair…
7 Mar 2024 3PM 11 min

FOLLOW UP – Transnet’s ongoing efforts to improve port efficiency

GUEST – Luvuyo Mkontwana - TNPA (Transnet National Port Authority) General Manager, Special Projects Transnet SOC Ltd. (Transnet) is implementing key measures to improve the performance of local ports. This is part of the overall Transnet Recovery Plan, which is being implemented to improve the operational and financial performance of…
7 Mar 2024 3PM 9 min

Empowering young women to write their own future

GUEST – Jill Snijman - Marketing Manager – L’Oréal Luxury South Africa Write Your Future campaign launched in South Africa last month. The local campaign is spearheaded by a pilot project, which launched in Mashite, Limpopo on 20 September, with plans to roll out countrywide over the next few years…
6 Mar 2024 3PM 6 min

EKASINOMICS – Film & Entertainment law expert, PMA incorporated

GUEST - Palesa Maseko - Director & Founder of PMA incorporated Palesa Maseko is the founder and director of the PMA incorporated, a Johannesburg based law firm providing specialist legal advice in Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law & Employment Law. PMA provides a full film and entertainment law offering for retainer…
6 Mar 2024 3PM 21 min

1st for Women - There’s no limit to what women can accomplish.

GUEST - Katia Ribeiro – Owner of Bella Trends Bella Trends, their mission is to uplift and support Women in Business, providing them with the tools and resources they need to thrive in this competitive industry. Bella Trends is a home away from home a clean safe environment that caters…
6 Mar 2024 3PM 10 min

RMB/BER BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX STUCK AT A LOW LEVEL

GUEST – Siobhan Redford, an economist at Rand Merchant Bank Following a two-point decline in the fourth quarter of 2023, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) ticked down by another point to reach 30 in the first quarter of 2024. This means that seven out of ten survey respondents are…
6 Mar 2024 3PM 14 min

How South Africa stumbled into a fiscal trap

GUEST – Roy Havemann is Principal: Financial Sector Policy and Public Economics at Krutham (previously Intellidex). Over the past decade, the interest rate that South Africa pays on its debt has consistently been above the economic growth rate. Mathematically, this means that debt grows as a percentage of GDP. It…
6 Mar 2024 3PM 12 min

SA unit trust assets grew to record R3.5 trillion in 2023

GUEST – Sunette Mulder, senior policy adviser at ASISA Local Collective Investment Schemes (CIS), commonly known as unit trusts, grew assets under management (AUM) to almost R3.5 trillion by end-2023, a new record for the industry. That represents a more than 11% year-on-year growth in assets from the R3.14 trillion…
6 Mar 2024 3PM 10 min

The Effects of Badly Run Municipalities on Commercial Property Demand

GUEST - John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate Badly-run municipalities do more than just annoy residents and lead to rubbish pile-ups – they can also be a slippery slope to wide-scale economic decline. For urban centres in particular, the signs of a badly run municipality soon become impossible…
5 Mar 2024 3PM 12 min

COMPANY RESULTTS: Nedbank Group headline earnings increased 11% to R15,7bn.

GUEST – Mfundo Nkuhlu - Nedbank chief operating officer Nedbank's share price lifted more than 4% at one point on Tuesday after it raised its final dividend almost a fifth on the back of strong earnings growth. The bank reported an 11% rise in headline earnings to R15.7 billion in…
5 Mar 2024 3PM 8 min

COMPANY RESULTS – Curro Holdings earnings up by 29% to R426 million.

GUEST – Cobus Loubser - Curro Holdings CEO Curro has reported strong growth in revenue and profitability for the year ending 31 December 2023, with 1,307 more learners in 2023 compared to the previous year. In its financial report for the 2023 financial year, Curro Holdings reported a year of…
5 Mar 2024 3PM 12 min

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry to cast spotlight on media sustainability

GUEST - Chris Charter, Director in the Competition practice area at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) South Africa's Competition Commission has initiated the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI), aiming to scrutinize the influence of digital platforms on the nation's media landscape. With over 50 stakeholders, ranging from mainstream to…
4 Mar 2024 3PM 9 min
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