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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
1980 – 2000

RCL Foods profit drops 46% as sugar levy, feed costs weighs.

GUEST - Paul Cruickshank - Chief Executive Officer of RCL Foods RCL Foods, which is majority-owned by Johann Rupert's Remgro, reported that full-year earnings growth fell by more than 40% as it battled input costs in its poultry business and saw load shedding severely hit production in its pet food…
4 Sep 2023 4PM 9 min

JOBURG FIRE – The economics of Hijacked buildings in Joburg CBD

GUEST – Angela Rivers, General Manager: Johannesburg Property Owners and Managers Association (JPOMA) The City of Johannesburg mothballed a task team to clean up the 80 Albert Street building, where 74 people perished in an inner-city blaze. The building, owned by the City, is one of 57 hijacked buildings that…
31 Aug 2023 4PM 12 min

R4.8 billion in investment pledge in local motoring sector

GUEST – Renai Moothilal – CEO of National Association of Automotive Component & Allied Manufacturers (Naacam) NAACAM's Renai Moothilal announced that sixteen exhibitors at this year's conference pledged over R4.8 billion in investment. Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel, who delivered a keynote address at the event in Tshwane today,…
31 Aug 2023 4PM 9 min

Department of Public Enterprises to close down in 2024 – What happens to SOEs?

GUEST - Wayne Duvenage – CEO of OUTA South Africa’s government intends to shut down the Department of Public Enterprises, which oversees seven of the biggest state companies, when a new administration takes office after elections in about a year’s time. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the closure of the department…
31 Aug 2023 4PM 8 min

BUSINESS IN AFRICA – RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

GUEST – Rutendo Hwindingwi – Africa business specialist Drawing from one of the most famous boxing showdowns in world history in which George Foreman fought Muhammed Ali on Africa solid (Rumble in the Jungle). Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi is able to glean some key nuggets from this fight and how you…
30 Aug 2023 5PM 17 min

GUEST – Lee Naik – CEO of TransUnion Africa

Key findings from the report show that: 1. New vehicle pricing moved from 3.9% in the second quarter of 2022 to 6.7% in the second quarter of 2023, with used car pricing moving from 8.3% to 9.8%. 2. Three-year-old used vehicles saw the biggest increase, with this segment of vehicle…
30 Aug 2023 5PM 9 min

EKASINOMICS – Queen Ndlovu, the swashbuckling founder and CEO of QP Drone Tech

Queen Ndlovu is the CEO and Founder of QP Drone Tech, which offers commercial drone services such as mapping, inspection, disaster management, and surveying to clients in industries such as mines, critical infrastructure, security, and agriculture, among others. She has been in business for 25 years, with portfolios in maritime,…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 12 min

INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS – UIF partners with IDC in R5bn jobs fund

GUEST - Teboho Maruping, UIF Commissioner The UIF has partnered with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to establish a R5 billion UIF Fund II which is being co-managed by the PIC. The IDC has been marketing the fund that focuses on job creation and job retention initiatives by providing senior…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 8 min

Municipal Finance Insights: Municipalities Struggle with Compliance and Reporting

GUEST – Jan Hattingh, Chief Director for Local Government Budget Analysis at Treasury The report begins by highlighting the persistent challenges faced by municipalities, particularly in complying with the Municipal Standard Chart of Account (mSCOA) Regulations. These regulations, instituted in 2014, aim to standardize the recording and classification of municipal…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 11 min

Woolworths turnover up 7% to R85.7Bn, with profit before tax up 29.5% to R6.7Bn

GUEST – Simon Brown – Founder of JustOneLap Woolworths has hiked its full-year dividend payout by more than a third thanks to double-digit earnings growth, with margins picking up even though it experienced some volume pressure in its food and fashion businesses. The JSE-listed retailer, which reported results for the…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 14 min

R2.5 billion Agro-Energy Fund to assist farmers minimize loadshedding impact

GUEST - Minister Thoko Didiza - Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Ms Thoko Didiza, today launched the Agro Energy Fund to assist farmers to alleviate the impact of loadshedding. Earlier this year, in response to the energy challenges…
29 Aug 2023 5PM 12 min

TECH & INNOVATION – EnviAfrica, insurance company for lower-middle class South Africans

GUEST – Lebohang Mehalane - EnviAfrica founder and executive director A black female-owned South African microinsurance company, EnviAfrica Life, launched its first two products: life and funeral cover products aimed at the lower-middle income market. EnviAfrica founder and executive director Lebohang Mehalane told Sunday World that she was looking at…
29 Aug 2023 4PM 12 min

Why exactly is SA struggling to solve its unemployment crisis?

GUEST - Duma Gqubule is research associate at the Social Policy Initiative The fact that more than half of the South African population is under 30 years could be beneficial for the country’s economic growth and development. But South Africa has not been able to reap this demographic dividend. This…
29 Aug 2023 4PM 16 min

FASSET Executive Women Development Programme

GUEST - Ms. Leoni Grobler Director: Executive Education Wits Business School and Ms. Charmaine Houvet, Director IWFSA Wits Business School (WBS), in partnership with the Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET), is offering senior black female managers in the Finance and Accounting sector the opportunity to…
29 Aug 2023 4PM 19 min
1980 – 2000