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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
5,514 Episodes
4040 – 4060

Life Insurers Report Significant Increases In Funeral Insurance Fraud For 2020

South African life insurers reported a 12% increase in fraudulent and dishonest claims across all lines of risk business in 2020 when compared to 2019. The 2020 fraudulent and dishonest claims statistics, released this week by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), show that last year 3…
24 Aug 2021 1PM 5 min

Greyhound Bus And Citiliner Brands Under Auction

The Greyhound Bus and Citiliner Brands will go under the hammer of Van’s Auctioneers, with the buses, trailers, local route permits and brand assets up for auction in one of the largest online auctions of its kind in the passenger transport sector. The public sale of brand assets is a…
24 Aug 2021 1PM 8 min

It’s My House: Buy An Unrenovated House Or Not?

Tackling a property in need of renovation will require patience, time and of course, money. But whether it's a financial investment or to create your perfect home, it can all be worth it. However, with any project requiring budget management and large time scales, you will have to weigh up…
24 Aug 2021 1PM 25 min

Unemployment Rate Hits 34.4%

With the latest breaking news today from Stats SA that our unemployment rate hits 34.4% for the second quarter of 2021, the question is what needs to be done as a matter of urgency to accelerate job creation in our country. SA’s alarming unemployment rate is a long time coming…
24 Aug 2021 12PM 17 min

Careers Corner: How To Deal With A Dishonest Co-Worker

Have you ever dealt with a colleague and deep inside you knew they are not telling the truth? They did not send the report and now it is affecting your reputation. How do you deal with lying that affects you?
23 Aug 2021 1PM 6 min

Moms Battle Bias When Resuming Careers

Businesses looking to resolve gender imbalance in the workplace could be losing up to 60% of their female talent due to hiring managers negative perceptions of the commitment and competence of women who take a career break to be stay-at-home mothers in their children’s formative years.
23 Aug 2021 1PM 19 min

Wealth Creation

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has suspended the exchange licence of stock exchange, ZAR X, over liquidity and capital adequacy concerns. The suspension has been in effect since Friday (20 August), and the exchange has three months to get its affairs in order or face having its licence cancelled.
23 Aug 2021 12PM 13 min

New Social Security Proposals Unrealistic

While Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu’s proposals to overhaul the country’s social security system shows willingness from government to address the fact that millions of South Africans find themselves in dire straits at retirement or after a life-changing event, it is poor timing, says Debt Rescue CEO Neil Roets.
23 Aug 2021 12PM 7 min

Inside Your Pocket: Wine Sales

At the end of June Cyril Ramaphosa introduced another ban on alcohol sales for 14 days . The restriction was due to end on 12 July, but was extended for two more weeks as coronavirus cases continued to rise. As of 25 July retailers are now allowed to sell alcohol…
19 Aug 2021 1PM 9 min

Bizz Lifestyle

Studies have concluded that men tend to have higher self‐confidence than women and that this affects their entrepreneurial intentions. However, little is known about how self‐confidence affects entrepreneurs in their start‐up decision, career and even less is understood about how it affects entrepreneurs' decisions and actions in their ongoing business.
19 Aug 2021 1PM 19 min

Inside Your Pocket: Tips To Help You Get The Most Suitable Credit For Your Needs

Access to credit is very important as it allows consumers to buy goods that they cannot necessarily buy with one month’s salary. Having access to credit also allows consumers to start small businesses. This not only benefits individual consumers, access to credit also helps the economy of a country to…
19 Aug 2021 1PM 17 min

The Pivot Point

Nsovo Manganyi is a full-stack software developer at Yoco, hitting her six-month mark at the company this/next month. While she admits this role and area is still very much a man's world, she believes the brain has no gender and the capability to think is given to everyone who has…
19 Aug 2021 12PM 12 min

Kulula.Com & British Airways To Restart Flights

If all goes according to plan, Comair, which operates kulula.com as well as British Airways domestically, plans to restart flights in September, its business rescue practitioners said on Thursday. In a status report to affected persons dated 31 July and seen by Fin24, rescue practitioners Richard Ferguson and Neil Hablutzel…
19 Aug 2021 12PM 6 min

South African Economy Is Losing Over Millions Every Week

A new study from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that the South African economy is losing over R180 million every week it remains on the UK’s ‘red list’ for travel. All UK travellers, regardless of their vaccine status, travelling to countries on the ‘red list’ are required…
19 Aug 2021 12PM 8 min

Ekasinomics: ThaPlanka

ThaPlanka was established in 2020 by Thabang Shiners who is self-taught carpenter by watching videos, when he started Thaplanka, he did not know how to use a circular saw,angle grinder, jigsaw and others but he managed through the use of online resources hence our motto is NO RISK, NO STORY.
18 Aug 2021 1PM 10 min

Ekasinomics: Zuri Online

As a young black woman, Luve Masoka, often struggled to find beauty products for her hair and her skin. So last year she launched Zuri Online, which is a beauty supplier platform for women of colour, by women of colour. She told Vutivi News that the site specialised in skincare…
18 Aug 2021 1PM 12 min

Legally Speaking

With unemployment figures at an all-time high and South Africa facing numerous economic challenges, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Department of Labour (DoL) are again taking steps to curb the employment of illegal foreign nationals living in South Africa. With a spotlight on corruption at immigration level,…
18 Aug 2021 1PM 14 min

South African Décor Partners With A Global Retail Giant

South African décor brand Mo’s Crib has partnered with a global retail giant Crate and Barrel. Mo’s Crib décor items not only exude luxury and elegance but are practical and sustainable and made by black female artisans. Founders, Morongwe ‘Mo’ and Michelle Mokone(sisters) will be in studio.
18 Aug 2021 12PM 15 min
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