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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
2000 – 2020

How vaping affects your life insurance.

GUEST – Motshabi Nomvethe, Head of Technical Marketing, Professional Provident Society In most cases, vaping will affect your life insurance in the same way that smoking does. This is because life insurers will see you as having an increased risk of developing a serious illness or dying prematurely. Most people…
28 Aug 2023 4PM 9 min

How grief and other trauma can affect how you manage money

GUEST – Gugu Sidaki – Director and Wealth Manager at Wealth Creed Divorce. Job loss. Business failure. Eviction. Bankruptcy. Poverty. Few people get through life without experiencing a financially traumatic situation of some kind – whether as a child watching your parents go through it or experiencing it yourself as…
28 Aug 2023 4PM 16 min

Invest in your Tomorrow with a MoneyMarket Select

The Standard Bank MoneyMarket Select is a savings account offered by Standard Bank. Unlike notice or fixed deposits, savings accounts allow quick and easy access to your money. MMS is an account that pays interest based on current interest rates in the money markets. The interest rates paid are generally…
28 Aug 2023 4PM 11 min

How minimum wage is strangling agricultural sector growth

GUEST – Johan Wege - Chair of Agri SA's Centre of Excellence: Labour Agri SA said the rapid national minimum wage increase is throttling South Africa’s agricultural sector growth. The organisation said it would be making a submission to Parliament that demonstrates the negative impact of the national minimum wage…
28 Aug 2023 4PM 13 min

Why Transnet is suing SASOL & TotalEnergies for nearly R1.3 Billion.

GUEST – Khaya Sithole – Independent Analyst Transnet is suing energy giants Sasol and TotalEnergies for nearly R1.3bn, accusing the companies of short-paying tariffs due to it, as the fallout from the cancellation of an apartheid-era variation agreement for the transport of crude oil intensifies. The state-owned freight and ports…
28 Aug 2023 4PM 8 min

PIVOT POINT – In conversation with Thokozile Mahlangu, CEO of the Insurance Institute of SA

Thokozile has 20 years experience within the short term insurance market, with experience in claims management, underwriting, sales, marketing and communications and drafting contracts. One of her key strengths is in business growth and nurturing development of skills in others, this strength is reflected in her transformational leadership qualities. Thokozile…
24 Aug 2023 4PM 20 min

TransUnion: New-car prices in SA hiked 6.7% in Q2

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…
24 Aug 2023 4PM 20 min

Post BRICS Analysis – Where to from here?]

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…
24 Aug 2023 4PM 18 min

FOLLOW UP – An update on the 4-day week

GUEST – Karen Lowe - Director 4 Day Week South Africa 4 Day Week SA Pioneer Pilot Research Results and Insights: As the 4 Day Week SA Pioneer Pilot draws to a close, we are eagerly anticipating the release of research results from a collaborative effort between Boston College and…
23 Aug 2023 4PM 6 min

EKASINOMICS: In conversation with The People’s Fund

GUEST – Luyanda Jafta – CEO of the People’s Fund The People’s Fund is a purchase order funding company that has over the past 5 years outlaid R350 Million in capital, funded over 2000 businesses, and enabled half a billion in turnover for emerging businesses. SMMEs with purchase orders from…
23 Aug 2023 4PM 20 min

INTERVIEW – Women’s Rights and Representation in the Music Industry

GUEST – Annabelle Lebethe – SAMRO CEO The Southern Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is striking the perfect chord with its relentless dedication to acknowledging and uplifting female talent, as evidenced by the fact that its Executive Committee is composed entirely of women. This milestone follows the recent appointment of Leanne…
23 Aug 2023 4PM 17 min

In conversation with FASSET CEO, Ayanda Mafuleka

Ms Ayanda Mafuleka, is the CEO of Fasset. She is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA). With a finance career that spans more than 16 years, Mafuleka has operated mostly in the public sector. In 2018, her dedication to finance was recognised when she won the Woman of Stature Award as “Woman…
22 Aug 2023 4PM 21 min

Is a new BRICS currency the way to go?

GUEST – Harry Scherzer, CEO at Future Forex With the 15th annual BRICS Summit now underway in South Africa, talk of a new unified currency for the bloc and a more concerted effort to move away from the dollar as the global currency for trade is gaining attention. The summit…
22 Aug 2023 4PM 16 min

INTERVIEW – Women-led SMEs lag in tech use

GUEST – Arthur Goldstuck - World Wide Worx CEO The inaugural South African SME Tech Index 2023 showed an overall level of 63.3%, which indicates that 63.3% of small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMEs) in South Africa are making effective use of technology. However, this also means that there is still…
21 Aug 2023 4PM 12 min

Women Struggle to Retire as Early or as Securely as Men – Sanlam

GUEST – Farzana Botha - Segment Manager at Sanlam Risk and Savings Longevity literacy is critical to help women live confidently and securely when it comes to their wind-down years. South Africa’s gender pension gap sits at 26%, reflecting the average difference in retirement income between men and women. Farzana…
21 Aug 2023 4PM 14 min
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