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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.
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5,365 Episodes
1740 – 1760

What are the best performing ETFs for 2023

GUEST – GUEST – Simon Brown – Founder of JustOneLap As we wrap up the year, Simon helps us look at the top ETFs for the year 2023. The stand out is wildly impressive returns with the 23 below all recording over 20% gains (including dividends) and the top two…
13 Dec 2023 3PM 21 min

SA will see an "exodus" of doctors if bill is signed into law, healthcare bodies warn.

GUEST - Dr Katlego Mothudi, CEO of Board of Healthcare Funders SA will see an "exodus" of doctors, while the country’s struggling poor and middle-class will suffer through higher taxes if President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the 'unconstitutional' National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law in its current form, numerous healthcare…
12 Dec 2023 3PM 13 min

In conversation with Banking Giant, Hannah Sadiki

Hannah Sadiki is the Chief Executive of Bidvest Financial Services and Managing Director of Bidvest Bank. She has spent 36 years in the South African banking industry and her experience encompasses financial management, sales, customer experience and service, credit, digital services and digital transformation, people management, risk and compliance.
12 Dec 2023 3PM 25 min

LIFT Airline turns 3 - What led to its success?

GUEST - LIFT CEO Jonathan Ayache Johannesburg-based domestic carrier LIFT is preparing to celebrate its third birthday on December 10, 2023. The airline is looking back on a tremendous three years, which have seen it achieve several milestones to become a prominent player in South Africa's domestic aviation market. The…
11 Dec 2023 4PM 18 min

Anglo American shares suffer biggest one-day fall since financial crisis

GUEST - Peter Major, director of mining at Modern Corporate Solutions ANGLO American has reduced capital expenditure across its operations by $200 million (R3.79 billion) after cutting production at Kumba Iron Ore and moving to only one plant at the Los Bronces copper mine in Chile as it pursues lower…
11 Dec 2023 3PM 8 min

SA Post Office to go on ahead with rescue plan despite job losses

GUEST - Anoosh Rooplal SAPO’s Business Rescue Practitioner The South African Post Office (Sapo) business rescue plan has been endorsed by creditors, receiving the majority vote following the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) meeting with creditors on Thursday. However, the plan comes with substantial job cuts. The joint BRPs – Anoosh…
11 Dec 2023 3PM 12 min

What criteria did ESKOM use when seeking a new CEO?

GUEST – Mteto Nyati – ESKOM Chairperson Daniel Leseja Marokane has been appointed as chief executive officer of Eskom. ESKOM Chairperson, Mteto Nyati joins us to reflect on the new ESKOM CEO appointment.
11 Dec 2023 3PM 9 min

INTERVIEW - Residential rental vacancies at 6-year low

GUEST - Waldo Marcus, Industry Principal at TPN Credit Bureau Demand for residential rental property remains strong with residential rental vacancies nationally declining to 6.76% in the third quarter of 2023, the lowest quarter since 2017, according to the latest TPN Credit Bureau Vacancy Survey Report. Year-on-year, overall vacancies have…
7 Dec 2023 3PM 14 min

Consumers displaying more positive sentiments

Consumers displaying more positive sentiments GUEST - Rodger George, Consumer Industry Leader at Deloitte Africa The report indicates: - Affordability remains the most significant barrier to leisure travel in South Africa. - Consumers are still engaging in cost saving behaviours as cost of living continues to rise. - 47% of…
7 Dec 2023 3PM 10 min

Old Mutual settles disputes with employees dismissed during Covid-19 pandemic

GUEST - Celiwe Ross, Director of Group Strategy, Sustainability, People and Public Affairs AND Kagiso Lebethe - Senior Employee Relations Specialist Old Mutual confirms it has reached an amicable agreement with former employees who were dismissed during the height of the Covid-19 crisis, in the wake of the declaration of…
7 Dec 2023 3PM 17 min

Festive gifting trends: What products do we buy the most?

GUEST – Andrew Fulton, Director at Eighty20 Eighty20, South Africa’s leading consumer analytics and research business unwraps how shopping behaviour has changed over the past year across retail categories. According to MAPS research, top findings reveal significant shifts in consumer behaviour towards value-centric offerings in South Africa as the reality…
6 Dec 2023 3PM 5 min

2023 Economic year wrap according to SA’s Consumer Goods Council

GUEST - Zinhle Tyikwe – CEO of Consumer Goods Council of South Africa South African manufacturers and retailers of food and other essential products warned on Wednesday that consumers will face much higher prices unless the government urgently finds solutions to the power cuts that are crippling the economy. Food,…
6 Dec 2023 3PM 23 min

SA government owes suppliers R11.1 billion – Says Public Service Commission.

GUEST - Vusumuzi Mavuso a Commissioner at the Public Service Commission The Public Service Commission (PSC) says the late and non-payment of suppliers remains a serious problem which needs to be addressed by government. The PSC released its quarterly Pulse of the Public Service bulletin in Pretoria on Tuesday. The…
6 Dec 2023 3PM 6 min

Warning over jobs bloodbath in one of South Africa’s automotive sector

GUEST - Renai Moothilal, CEO of National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers [NAACAM] South Africa’s shift towards helping manufacturers participate in the global move to electric vehicles (EVs) is a double-edged sword, threatening over 100,000 jobs in the country if policymakers don’t tread lightly.
6 Dec 2023 3PM 8 min
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