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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
3020 – 3040

ITS MY HOUSE: Upgrades that can actually lower your home’s value.

Many homeowners look for ways to increase the value of their homes and a common and efficient way of doing so is through upgrades, which can be an excellent way to not only boost the eventual selling price but also make a home more enjoyable for the family. However, Yael…
28 Jun 2022 4AM 14 min

South African homes are losing their value – except the really cheap ones.

The real value of South African homes is falling, new data from property and automative information company Lightstone shows, across regions and value bands – except for the cheapest class of residential property. In May, the average year-on-year rate of inflation for residential property was at 4.46%, Lightstone says. That…
28 Jun 2022 4AM 19 min

PPC pays down R1.2bn in debt on the back of strong cash generation

JSE-listed cement manufacturer PPC has posted a 19% year-on-year improvement in cash available from operations to R1.2-billion for the financial year ended March 31. Together with net proceeds from the sale of noncore assets, PPC was able to pay down R1.2-billion of its debt in the year under review. Its…
27 Jun 2022 12PM 9 min

Takealot makes R111 million loss despite massive revenue increase

Takealot grew its gross merchandise value by 34% and revenue by 27%, Naspers reported in its annual results for the period 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022. Naspers noted that these percentages represent growth in local currency, excluding mergers and acquisitions. Takealot’s revenue grew from $606 million (R9.6 billion)…
27 Jun 2022 12PM 9 min

Careers Corner: The Costs of Over-Sharing At Work - How Much Is Too Much?

Authenticity’ is the leadership quality you’re told to strive for – and in doing so you may find yourself sharing personal anecdotes, beliefs, and opinions with those you work with. But how much of yourself is it wise to put out there, and can revealing too much backfire?
27 Jun 2022 12PM 15 min

Helping Black Consultancy Firms Survive

South African black owned consultancies have always had to play second fiddle to big corporate like McKingsey, Bain, KMPG and EY, in both the public and private sector. Derek Thomas – CEO and Founder of Letsema Consulting joins to discuss.
27 Jun 2022 12PM 14 min

South Africans have stopped going out to restaurants

While South Africa’s hospitality sector has seen a post-Covid rebound from a low base, both hotels and restaurants still haven’t seen a full return to normal. George Kershoff - Deputy Director at the Bureau for Economic Research gives us possible reasons why, and solutions to the problem.
27 Jun 2022 12PM 11 min

Shoprite launches new division aimed at small businesses in South Africa.

The Shoprite Group has launched Shoprite Next Capital – a new business division dedicated to capacitating and growing commercially-viable small businesses. This forms part of the group’s continued efforts to give small suppliers access to its consumer market. As drivers of growth, job creation and innovation, SMMEs are crucial to…
23 Jun 2022 6AM 10 min

South Africa repeals Covid rules on mask-wearing, gatherings, entry.

South Africa has repealed Covid-19 restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at its borders, a notice in the government gazette showed. In the brief notice, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said he had repealed regulations promulgated in May under the National…
23 Jun 2022 6AM 9 min

Coca-Cola retrenchments breached merger conditions, watchdog rules.

The Competition Appeal Court has ruled that there was a breach of merger conditions when Coca-Cola Beverages SA retrenched 368 bargaining unit employees in 2019. The ruling, which relates to two mergers involving Coca-Cola, could result in merger approval being revoked - or in an administrative penalty or an order…
23 Jun 2022 6AM 14 min

How to survive Cyril’s economy.

David “Slaying Goliath” Tshabalala uses his visual art to tell a story of the status quo. He cleverly uses art to express what is going on, without using many words too.
22 Jun 2022 5AM 10 min
3020 – 3040