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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
3260 – 3280

Legally Speaking: Constructive dismissal - What do you need to know.

Employees often find themselves in employment conditions that are difficult to deal with. However, how does one mark the difference between difficult employment conditions and employment conditions that are so intolerable that the employee is forced to resign? What Is Constructive Dismissal? Constructive dismissal can be defined as a situation…
13 Apr 2022 5AM 20 min

Mr Price signs R3.3bn deal to take control of fashion group Studio 88

Mr Price has reached a deal for a 70% stake in Studio 88, which will add more than 700 stores, predominantly in SA Fashion group Mr Price has signed a R3.3bn agreement to take a controlling stake in the Studio 88 group, SA’s biggest unlisted apparel retailer, as it seeks…
13 Apr 2022 5AM 8 min

Call for Gauteng Government to pay SMEs timeously

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the latest unemployment data this week, confirming what many of us expected given the state of the economy. The official unemployment rate increased by 0.4 of a percentage point to 35.3% during the fourth quarter of 2021 – revealing yet again, the dire rate of joblessness in South…
12 Apr 2022 2PM 8 min

How The Under-35s Are Reclaiming South Africa’s Inner-Cities

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in 2020, the Central Business District (CBD) of the country’s major metropolitans Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town became ghost towns as office workers were forced to work from home.   Two years later, some working professionals have chosen to take advantage of flexible work-from-home…
12 Apr 2022 2PM 12 min

It's My House: Affordable ways you can convert your house into a disability-friendly home

A home can quickly become an obstacle course when new disabilities affect your life. Stairs, doorways, passages, bathrooms, and doorknobs may become overwhelming challenges, and some surfaces may suddenly be hazardous. Fortunately, there are ways of updating your home to ensure your safety and comfort and enable independent living without…
12 Apr 2022 2PM 16 min

Group Five taken to Concourt

The Competition Commission is taking its bid to prosecute Group Five for allegedly being part of a construction cartel that rigged tenders for the Fifa 2010 World Cup stadia, to the Constitutional Court. Group Five has thus far blocked action against it based on a claim that the Competition Commission…
12 Apr 2022 2PM 13 min

SARB says economic recovery threatened by inflation

South Africa’s central bank said on Tuesday in a biannual review of its monetary policy stance that a continued economic recovery was threatened by inflation, as price pressures had risen markedly. The bank added that it expected monetary policy to remain accommodative and in a presentation accompanying the review described…
12 Apr 2022 2PM 18 min

Chicken could get a lot pricier in the months to come.

The managing director of RCL Foods' chicken division, Marthinus Stander, says poultry price increases may be unavoidable, and both producers and consumers are likely to feel the impact of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of the major crops produced by Ukraine are maize and soybeans, which are critical…
11 Apr 2022 4AM 11 min

Careers Corner: Making the transition from Practitioner to Consultant.

Moving from employee to consultant requires a shift in mindset. As an employee, you enjoy much less risk and greater predictability than a consultant. You work with the same people, are assigned working space and equipment to do your job, are prescribed days off (paid, no less!), and generally know…
11 Apr 2022 4AM 19 min

Ekurhuleni, Joburg want tariff increases of up to 11%

Two of the country’s largest metros are proposing tariff increases for its utilities of around 10%. The City of Ekurhuleni wants to increase the prices of water and sanitation by 11% for the 2022/23 period which begins on July 1. The City of Joburg has proposed increases of 9.75%, very…
11 Apr 2022 4AM 11 min

South Africa will face a fifth COVID wave in coming weeks

South Africa has seen a sharp decline in the number of new coronavirus cases since the Omicron-driven peak in December 2021, but analysts and the government are warning of a possible fifth wave of infections in the coming weeks. Covid cases in the country appeared to have bottomed, but new…
11 Apr 2022 4AM 12 min

South Africa continues to see a huge amount of unclaimed pension fund benefits.

South Africa continues to see a huge amount of unclaimed pension fund benefits, with billions of rands owed to approximately five million members. The figure was first reported at R42 billion in 2020, but has subsequently increased to R47.3 billion in 2021, a report published by the Financial Sector Conduct…
7 Apr 2022 4AM 5 min

Ghana Msibi to look after WESBANK as CEO

With WesBank stalwart Chris de Kock retiring as CEO from the end of June, the vehicle finance division of JSE-listed FirstRand announced on Tuesday that Ghana Msibi – the current CEO of WesBank’s motor retail division – will take over the driving seat as WesBank CEO.
7 Apr 2022 4AM 13 min
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