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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
3,909 Episodes
24 – 44

What are the main reason these cars are hijacked the most in South Africa

GUEST - Duma Ngcobo – Tracker COO The demand for Toyotas, Volkswagens, Fords and Nissans remains high on the black market, with vehicle hijackings largely a business driven by demand and supply. So says Fidelity Services Group, which has released a list of the seven most high-risk models for hijacks…
16 Apr 1PM 35 min

Purple Group revenue for six months was up 29.3% to R188.8 million.

GUEST - Charles Savage – CEO of Purple Group Purple Group, the owner of retail trading platform EasyEquities, has posted record half-year revenue which it says marks a pivotal juncture on what it believes will be a "milestone year" for the group. The small-cap financial services group, which has also…
16 Apr 1PM 9 min

eMedia vs Multichoice- Sports broadcasting rights unpacked

GUEST – Michael Markovitz - Head, GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank In October 2023, eMedia escalated its ongoing dispute with MultiChoice over sports rights by taking it to the Competition Commission. This came after the High Court removed eMedia’s urgent application from its roll. Through its Openview satellite TV service,…
16 Apr 1PM 10 min

ACSA warns of a potential jet fuel crisis.

Guest: Terence Delomoney - Group Executive Operations Management at Airports Company South Africa & Guy Leitch - Aviation Analyst. The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has warned it is faced with a potential jet fuel crisis, and blamed it on a dispute between South African Revenue Service (SARS) and petroleum…
15 Apr 2PM 24 min

Why Joburgers are outspending the rest of SA

GUEST - Jurgen Eckmann, Wealth Manager at Consult by Momentum. SpendTrend24, a survey released last week, has revealed that the City of Gold is deserving of its name: when it comes to ka-ching, Joburgers are SA's biggest spenders, shelling out almost 50% more than the average citizen! The study, which…
15 Apr 1PM 13 min

Analysis: Shein and Temu:

GUEST - Jan Vermeulen, Editor - MyBroadband. South African consumers frequently shopping from popular online Chinese stores Shein and Temu should be aware that the cheap prices they pay for products might carry a high cost in other areas. While the stores have taken South Africa by storm, cybersecurity experts,…
15 Apr 1PM 7 min

SAHPRA recalls two batches of Benylin Paediatric Syrup.

GUEST Deon Poovan, SAHPRA Senior Manager: Inspectorate and Regulatory Compliance. Two batches of Benylin cough syrup have been recalled after high levels of diethylene glycol were discovered in the medicine. According to the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), diethylene glycol is a toxic compound that can be fatal if…
15 Apr 1PM 17 min

Uber for teens launched in South Africa

GUEST - Kagiso Khaole, GM, Uber Sub-Saharan Africa. Uber has launched a new solution for South Africa in the form of Uber for teens. The solution is available today locally, and should be accessible to all account holders in order to create a paired profile for those aged 13 to…
11 Apr 4PM 11 min

Ellies heads for liquidation – Where did it go wrong?

GUEST - Zwelakhe Mnguni – Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder at Benguela Global Fund Managers Ellies is going into liquidation with no reasonable prospect of the company being rescued. In January, Ellies announced it was going into voluntary business rescue proceedings in terms of 129(1) of the Companies Act. This…
11 Apr 4PM 18 min

Blacklist warning for property owners in Joburg

GUEST – Tebogo Moraka, Group Chief Financial Officer for the City of Johannesburg The City of Joburg has issued a warning to all defaulting residential property owners and businesses that it will soon start blacklisting them to recover debts owed. The city said that it is facing a growing municipal…
11 Apr 4PM 10 min

INSIDE YOUR POCKET– Is buying new listings profitable?

GUEST – Simon Brown – Founder of JustOneLap WeBuyCars will debut on the JSE on Thursday following Transaction Capital’s decision to unbundle the business and list it separately. There is, understandably, a lot of retail investor interest in this listing, not only because of the car retailer’s high profile –…
11 Apr 4PM 15 min

WeBuyCars officially lists on the JSE

Guest - Faan van der Walt, CEO of WeBuyCars. WeBuyCars listed on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Thursday (11 April) under the share code “WBC.” Established in 2001, WeBuyCars, as the name suggests, is a buyer and seller of pre-owned vehicles, which was previously a…
11 Apr 4PM 8 min

Employers in South Africa are looking to fill these positions

GUEST – Paul Byrne’s - Head of Insights and Customer Success at Pnet. Hiring activity has seen a year-on-year decline, but there are still jobs that are in high demand. According to Pnet’s latest Job Market Trends Report, hiring activity increased from January to February 2024. That said, hiring activity…
10 Apr 4PM 17 min

Choosing to serve at boardroom frontiers

If serving on a board is your goal, then this conversation is for you! Dondo Mogajane, CEO of the Moti Group and Chairperson of the Government Employees Pension Fund joins us to unpack how you can best position yourself for a board position.
10 Apr 4PM 20 min

The top 5 suburbs rich South Africans want to live in

GUEST - Hayley Ivins-Downes, Head of Digital at Lightstone Property Lightstone’s latest property newsletter revealed South Africa’s top five suburbs for homes priced over R1 million, ranked based on sales numbers and total purchase price for 2023. According to Lightstone’s latest data, the real estate market in South Africa witnessed…
10 Apr 4PM 9 min

KPMG speaks on R16.5 million bursary fraud case.

GUEST - Ignatius Sehoole - CEO of KPMG South Africa KPMG South Africa said on Friday that its identification and investigation of potential bursary fraud at the auditing and professional services firm was an integral part of the arrest of a former employee, Fidelis Moema. KPMG Chief Executive, Ignatius Sehoole…
10 Apr 4PM 6 min

KPMG - lifestyle audits as an anti-corruption tool

GUEST - Steven Powell, head of ENSafrica's forensics practice SA continues to experience high levels of corruption, as illustrated by its two-place year-on-year decline to a rank of 72nd out of 180 in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International. Given the corruption risks present in SA,…
10 Apr 4PM 14 min
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