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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
2240 – 2260

Tips on how to win a disciplinary hearing.

GUEST - Osbourne Molatudi – Employment Law Specialist How to be successful at a disciplinary hearing A disciplinary hearing is likely to be a challenging experience for all concerned. It is common for individuals, who are the subject of the hearing, to feel as though there is nothing that they…
8 May 2023 5PM 21 min

CAREERS CORNER: When (and When Not) to Talk About Salary at with colleagues

GUEST: Boniwe Dunster – HR Professional and career expert The Robert Walters' annual Salary Survey shows that only 25% of employees discuss salaries with colleagues. The subject is still often avoided because it can bring problems and jealousy. Why should you, for example, earn less than your colleagues, or vice…
8 May 2023 5PM 19 min

How biases impact our investments decisions

GUEST – Simon Brown – Founder of JustOneLap RECENCY BIAS, WHERE THE EVENTS OF RIGHT NOW CLOUD OUR MEMORY OF THE MORE DISTANT PAST AND THOUGHTS OF THE FUTURE, IS A DANGEROUS FACTOR IN DECISION-MAKING, WHETHER YOU ARE BUYING A HOUSE OR A SHARE As humans we are a mess…
8 May 2023 5PM 9 min

COMPANY RESULTS – Redefine slumps as load shedding adds to 14% dividend drop

GUEST Andrew Konig – REDEFINE Properties CEO Redefine Properties – one of the country’s biggest real estate groups with R94.1 billion in assets under management and R60 billion of which is in South Africa – reports in its half-year results that net diesel costs had a 1.5% impact on its…
8 May 2023 5PM 11 min

Dilemma - Should I sell my car or continue spending on repairs?

GUEST: Pogiso Dibakoane – Motoring expert We’ve all been there. We’ve all looked at an invoice for a repair and asked, “Is this really worth fixing my car?” Maybe the results of the MOT are in and you’re going to need to stump up a few thousand rands for your…
4 May 2023 6PM 8 min

Risks for financial service providers offering professional advice beyond their expertise

It is not uncommon for people, investors and businesses to suffer financial losses as a result of sub-standard professional advice offered by financial service providers, as defined in the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Act (“FAIS Act”). In some instances, a financial advisor is not duly qualified and/or adequately experienced. Sometimes,…
4 May 2023 4PM 13 min

Is cancelling your medical aid in these tough economic times a good idea?

GUEST: Charleen Rix, Head of Healthcare at Sasfin Wealth What we initially thought may be a few months of inconvenience has turned into something much more prolonged and intense. The cost of living in South Africa is becoming more expensive each year and this has been exacerbated by the frailty…
4 May 2023 4PM 13 min

TOP STORY – Lack of infrastructure maintenance, corruption will lead total collapse

GUEST – Zeph Nhleko - Chief Economist at DBSA Africa now does not have a functioning integrated public logistics infrastructure anymore, with roads, rail, and ports all in disarray. The lack of infrastructure maintenance, corruption in which dodgy black economic empowerment companies have been gifted tenders and often build flimsy…
4 May 2023 4PM 10 min

Pick n Pay reveals that load shedding costs them R522m

GUEST: David North, Chief Business Transformation Officer at Pick n Pay Pick n Pay says it has delivered an “encouraging performance” in its financial results for the year ended 26 February 2023, despite the damaging impact of load shedding on its bottom line. The group said that its underlying earnings…
4 May 2023 4PM 12 min

Unpacking Checkers & PRIME’s clever marketing trick

Guest: Renaldo Phillips, Head Buyer of Private Label and Imports at Checkers. Checkers and PRIME have used an established sales and marketing trick called price anchoring to convince people that paying R39.99 for a sports drink is good value. Price anchoring is a strategy where an initial price for a…
2 May 2023 5PM 7 min

How to teach your kids about property and ownership

GUEST – Cacisa Mgudlwa, a Property Expert As those that invest in real estate already know, purchasing properties can be a game changing investment. Not only can it help to secure passive income, it can give you a solid piece of collateral that can appreciate and eventually, return far more…
2 May 2023 5PM 8 min

ITS MY HOUSE: Managing your home loan as interest rates spike

GUEST – Corne Welman, Franchise Principal and Certified Financial Planner at Consult by Momentum Points: Be aware of an upward move in the interest rate, having an impact on your cash-flow if the interest rate rises as little as 1%, it increases your home loan rate (the interest rate paid…
2 May 2023 5PM 14 min

South Africa’s economy is getting bogged down

GUEST – Nicky Weimar - Nedbank's chief economist The underlying operating environment for businesses across the country is unlikely to improve amid an escalation in the frequency and duration of power outages, with the economy stuck at stages 5 and stage 6 load shedding, says Nedbank. In its latest Economic…
2 May 2023 5PM 13 min

Investment perspectives – four key economic themes for Q1 2023

GUEST – Luigi Marinus, is portfolio manager at PPS Investments The first quarter of 2023 started with a growing expectation of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve not too far on the horizon. This did appear to be short-lived though but certainly increased fears of a US recession…
2 May 2023 5PM 11 min

The cost public holidays to SA’s productivity

South Africa's ranking on apparent labour market inflexibility (129th out of 138 countries according to the World Economic Forum Competitiveness rankings 2016/2017) suggests that businesses perceive South Africa to be a rigid operating environment. Is this justified and can employers limit their exposure to the cost inherent in paid public…
2 May 2023 4PM 11 min

Auto industry must urgently address lack of transformation at dealership level

GUEST – Edward Makwana, General Manager of Legacy Motor Group The pace of transformation within vehicle dealerships remains woefully slow, and urgent action is needed if the automotive industry is to achieve true transformation, warns Mpho Dipela, chair and shareholder of the Legacy Motor Group (LMG). “A lack of diversity…
1 May 2023 5PM 11 min

CAREER’S CORNER – Is happiness at work overrated?

GUEST: Tsametse Nkuta, Mental Health Specialist for Corporate Organisations So much is written about happiness at work — yet judging from Gallup statistics that show 85% of employees aren’t engaged, few know how to attain it. Given that the average person spends 90,000 hours at work in a lifetime, it’s…
1 May 2023 5PM 15 min

CORPORATE GIFTS: ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE VS CORRUPTION

GUEST – Cynthia Schoeman is the founder and MD of Ethics Monitor The giving and receiving of gifts is especially prevalent at this time of the year. This not only highlights the question of what is and is not acceptable and ethical, but also increases the potential for abuse. In…
1 May 2023 5PM 19 min
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