Kaya Biz

In a stagnant economy with declining real rentals, property operating costs become more of an issue in recent years

GUEST – John Loos, senior economist: commercial property finance at FNB Heads of some of SA’s major listed property funds have recently been highlighting the challenge of municipal rates and utilities tariffs that continue to rise in excess of general price inflation rates. This is becoming troublesome for tenants and…

7 Mar 2023 3PM 12 min

UNIVERSITY STRIKES– Why there’s a trend of strikes every beginning of the year?

GUEST – STHANDIWE MSOMI – NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SA YOUTH ECONOMIC COUNCIL Of the more than 40,000 students who begin a degree at a South African university or technical collage each year, only 15 percent will ultimately graduate. Hobbled by their years in South Africa’s massively under-serviced public-school system,…

7 Mar 2023 3PM 13 min

TOP STORY – GDP shock as SA economy shrinks 1.3%

GUEST – Risenga Maluleke, statistician-general and head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA South Africa's economy shrank by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, much worse than economists expected. It is also the largest contraction since the third quarter of 2021, when deadly riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng caused massive economic…

7 Mar 2023 3PM 7 min

BUSINESS PARTNERS – Small businesses urged to ‘go solar’ following the 2023 Budget Speech

GUEST – Jeremy Lang - Chief Investment Officer at Business Partners Limited If anything, the 2023 Budget Speech revealed it was that devising a targeted plan to solve South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis remains the government’s top priority. The immediate future will see a concerted and collective focus on bringing…

6 Mar 2023 10AM 10 min

What it takes running a Valet parking service business

GUEST – Thenjiwe Shezi – Owner of First Class Parking There are few business startups that are as simple (or as potentially profitable) as a valet parking service. When most people think about valet parking, they immediately assume that it is limited to hotels or restaurants. But in fact, there…

1 Mar 2023 6PM 14 min

What the Budget Speech has to do with Netflix, Showmax and Viu

GUEST – Leslie Adams, Sales Director at Reach Africa, experts in streaming During last week's Budget Speech 2023, the Finance Minister announced that a further R3 billion had been allocated for the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to fast-tracking the connection of almost 6 million sites to high-speed internet…

1 Mar 2023 6PM 9 min

INSIDE YOUR POCKET - Vehicle sales growing, but storm clouds loom, warns TransUnion

GUEST – Kriben Reddy - Vice president of Auto Information Solutions at TransUnion Africa) South Africa’s automotive industry shrugged off ongoing vehicle price inflation, declining consumer credit health and looming macro-economic storm clouds to record an increase in vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 – but all indicators…

1 Mar 2023 6PM 8 min

CURRO RESULTS – IMPRESSIVE EARNINGS GROWTH FOR CURRO

GUEST – Cobus Loubser, Curro’s CEO Curro Holdings have today released its results for the year ending 31 December 2022. The JSE-listed independent education provider is pleased with a solid set of results given the prevailing economic conditions. “Curro will celebrate its 25th birthday in 2023. Our business is resilient,…

1 Mar 2023 6PM 7 min

FNB profits increased by 16% to R15.902 billion in 2022

GUEST – Jacques Celliers – FNB CEO Reporting its interim results for the six months ending December 2022 on Thursday (2 March), the group showed a significant jump in profits for the period, along with a healthy increase in active customers across its operations. The group said its upward performance…

1 Mar 2023 6PM 6 min

Load-shedding State of disaster explained

GUEST - Ruse Moleshe - Energy Analyst The National State of Disaster regulations were published on Monday, ostensibly to cut red tape and improve Eskom plant performance, while allowing for the connection of new generation capacity to the grid. The declaration of a state of disaster, announced by President Cyril…

28 Feb 2023 5PM 7 min

EKASINOMICS - Unu Health | Healthcare Tech Platform

GUEST – Tania Joffe, CEO and Principal of Unu Health South Africa’s health care remains a two-tiered space, where access to private healthcare, which accounts for 50% of our total expenditure on health, and which supports 17% of our population, remains linked to the ability to pay for private medical…

28 Feb 2023 5PM 15 min

LEGALLY SPEAKING - Reasonable expectation of employment – What are your rights

GUEST – Bukani Mngoma - Labour law expert A fixed term contract is quite simply as the name implies, a contract which is concluded from one specific date and shall terminate on another specific date. Alternatively, it could be a contract that is concluded for a specific project, in which…

28 Feb 2023 5PM 15 min

INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS – How do we prove OOH drives footfall? By looking at the mobile data!

GUEST – Kristy Yeld – General Manager of Mamela Media

28 Feb 2023 5PM 15 min

Cashbuild's interim results reflect tough trading conditions

GUEST - Werner de Jager – CashBuild CEO Its interim revenue, operating profit, and headline earnings and dividend for the period ended 25 December 2022 were all down significantly compared to the group’s 2021 and 2020 half years. Cashbuild was one of the retail sector’s biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19…

28 Feb 2023 5PM 7 min

The story of Tshepo Letjane: As a child he was deprived of schooling - now he is building rooms for students

GUEST - Tshepo Letjane - Director at Shaka & Sihle Security Services The Shaka Residence of the Tshwane University of Technology is a remarkable residence. The complex of a dozen bright buildings rises above the countless rows of houses in Soshanguve. Set among sports fields and manicured lawns, it provides…

27 Feb 2023 11AM 18 min

Fixxr mobile mechanic service sets sights SA gig economy

GUEST: Mawethu Soga, Fixxr CO-Founder & Head of Commercialization and Growth FIXXR is the newest Mobility as a Service (MaaS) technology company, which offers on-demand reliable car service, connecting experienced mobile mechanics to customers. Fixxr is on a mission to provide efficient, affordable and transparent auto repair and maintenance. Having…

23 Feb 2023 4PM 16 min

CEOs from SA’s biggest retailers disappointed by Budget 2023

GUEST - David North – Chief Business Transformation Officer: Pick n Pay The CEOs of South Africa’s three largest food and grocery retailers are disappointed that the government has not extended the diesel fuel levy refund to food retailers. Pick n Pay’s Pieter Boone, Spar’s Mike Bosman, and Shoprite Checkers…

23 Feb 2023 4PM 8 min

Takatso Aviation welcomes R1 billion SAA allocation

GUEST: Thulasizwe Simelane – Takatso Aviation Spokesperson Takatso Aviation welcomes the provision made in the Finance Minister’s budget today, for the appropriation of R1 billion to South African Airways (SAA), in partial fulfilment of government’s commitment to settle the airline’s historical debt, initially quantified at around R13.5 billion. The bulk…

23 Feb 2023 4PM 13 min

TECH & INNOVATION – CarPark App

GUEST – Xolile Xaba – Founder of CarPark app How many times have you found yourself in a tailspin, unable to remember where you are in the maze of mall parking lots where you’ve parked your car? That is precisely what happened to Xolile Xaba in 2017 when he came…

21 Feb 2023 3PM 12 min

Don’t allow the ghosts of student debt to haunt your future

GUEST: John Manyike, Head of Financial Education at Old Mutual Education is the key to a great future, but, like all good things, it can come with a steep price tag. For many graduates, this means shouldering part of the national R16.5 billion student debt and starting a working life…

21 Feb 2023 3PM 15 min