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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
3340 – 3360

Can you afford your dream car if petrol prices hit R30-R40/litre this year?

With global inflation and the war in Ukraine stoking higher oil prices, South Africans are facing record fuel prices. Though it’s hard to know where it will end, some analysts say that a petrol price of R40 per litre is not inconceivable in an extreme scenario. Given that fuel is…
21 Mar 2022 5AM 15 min

Human Rights Commission hearings on racism in the advertising industry.

The SA Human Rights Commission is currently holding an inquiry into the advertising industry. The five-day inquiry, held in Rosebank, Johannesburg, focuses on the production chain within the advertising sector to look at ways to eliminate racism, tribalism, homophobia and sexism, among other forms of discrimination. There is no doubt…
21 Mar 2022 5AM 15 min

High oil prices have biggest positive impact on Angola, followed by Nigeria.

Angola's twin surpluses are strengthening with the current account likely to well exceed 10% of GDP in 2022 owing to increasing oil prices. High oil prices should result in Nigeria's current account surplus swinging into surplus for the first time in three years, assuming oil production remains unchanged from 2021…
21 Mar 2022 4AM 16 min

Netflix Wants to Charge Users Who Share Accounts.

Netflix will soon launch a test that would prompt subscribers to pay an additional fee to allow users outside their households to use the account. According to the subscription streaming service's current "Terms of Use" agreement, any content accessed through its service for personal use "may not be shared with…
17 Mar 2022 5AM 11 min

Inside Your Pocket: Getting out of debt review when your financial situation changes.

The National Credit Act allows a debt counsellor to issue a clearance certificate when a consumer has settled all obligations covered by the debt review, or shows they are able to cover future liabilities, including mortgage or other long-term obligations, provided other credit agreements have been settled in full. This…
17 Mar 2022 4AM 13 min

Pivot Point: South Africa being globally competitive player in the 4IR

Mr Dagada was officially appointed to be a Member of the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution(4IR). Amongst many of Mr Dagada’s other undertakings, he has his best foot forward with this consignment in order to ensure that he positions South Africa as a globally competitive player in the…
17 Mar 2022 4AM 12 min

OIL price surge & how can the country mitigate that problem.

[SOURCE:IOL NEWS] MINERALS Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has shot down suggestions that South Africa should approach Russia and negotiate a deal to buy oil directly from them as a means of mitigating sky-rocketing fuel prices in the country. South Africa is currently grappling with record fuel price hikes as the…
17 Mar 2022 4AM 10 min

COMAIR suspension lifted, KULULA.COM & BA flights can resume

British Airways and kulula.com flights will be back in the air on Thursday morning. This comes after the South African Aviation Authority reinstated its air operations certificate following a five day suspension citing safety concerns. The operator says its schedules will be restored in a phased manner. Customers are advised…
17 Mar 2022 4AM 10 min

Ekasinomics: Choice Spices & Herbs, beat 510 entrants to take the top prize.

Zama Ngwenya is the 2021 winner of the SME Toolkit-Business Partners Ltd Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Entrepreneurs. Ngwenya, the owner of a seasoning and spice business called Zama’s Choice Spices & Herbs, beat 510 entrants to take the top price. Ngwenya won a R30 000 mentorship voucher and R30…
16 Mar 2022 4AM 20 min

Inside Your Business: Effect of late payments for SMEs and how to deal with it.

According to the quarter 3: 2021 Business Partners Ltd SME Index, the biggest challenge that South African small businesses project they will face in the next six months is around cashflow. For a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), so much rests on being able to strike the delicate balance between…
16 Mar 2022 4AM 13 min

What rights do consumers have?

Like most consumers worldwide, South African consumers are offered a wide range of protection in the form of legislated consumer rights. These rights have been developed and applied over the years into the framework that we know today. “Over the years, this has been vital; particularly in the financial services…
16 Mar 2022 4AM 7 min

Old Mutual reports 41% rise in annual profits

South Africa-based Old Mutual reported a 41% rise in annual profit on Tuesday, but shares in the insurer fell by more than 2% as it raised provisions to cover higher-than-expected claims linked to Covid-19 deaths. Headline earnings per share, the main profit measure in South Africa, rose to 163.8 cents…
15 Mar 2022 5AM 12 min

Proudly South African’s annual buy local summit & expo

Proudly South African’s annual Buy Local Summit & Expo will this year be a hybrid event live streaming from the IDC’s headquarters in Sandton. Now in its 10th year, the Summit & Expo seeks to educate, inform and assist anyone with an interest in creating jobs and re-building the economy…
15 Mar 2022 5AM 15 min

It's My House: Solar energy and property value

Energy supply is a critical factor when it comes to social and economic activities. Without a stable supply of energy, economic activities are hampered and often damaged irreparably. Economic industries need consistent energy supply to achieve their business objectives just like households depend on a reliable supply of energy for…
15 Mar 2022 5AM 16 min

Major banks analysis

Combined headline earnings of R86.8bn increased 99% against FY20, combined ROE of 15.9% (FY20: 8.3%), net interest margin of 408 bps (FY20: 387 bps), credit loss ratio of 74 bps (FY20: 180 bps), cost-to-income ratio of 55.8% (FY20: 56.4%) As the books closed for 2021, the operating environment that contextualised the period was…
15 Mar 2022 5AM 8 min

SA Government must suspend fuel levies to relieve pressure on food prices

Agri SA’s research and analysis has revealed that that the Ukraine-Russia crisis will have a serious impact on South Africa’s food security and poses very real risks to parts of the agricultural sector. With global wheat prices and agricultural input costs skyrocketing, government must take urgent action and suspend the…
15 Mar 2022 5AM 9 min
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