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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
4,729 Episodes
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Priorities for SA's new government.

GUEST - Ann Bernstein - Executive director at the Centre for Development and Enterprise. The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) today called on political decision-makers who believe in the constitution, the rule of law and deepening economic reform to put the country ahead of narrow interests. South Africa’s political…
13 Jun 2024 11AM 14 min

Busting the myths: Your guide to a smooth Two-Pot transition

GUEST - Thabo Hollo – Old Mutual Education Manager As South Africa eagerly anticipates the launch of the Two-Pot Retirement System on 1 September 2024, there's a pressing need to dispel the myths surrounding the new approach to retirement planning. Only 6% of the country's population is on track to…
13 Jun 2024 11AM 15 min

SA media: Is print media dead?

GUEST – Rob Rose - Multi-award-winning investigative journalist and former editor of the Financial mail. While the newspaper industry has always been cyclical, in recent years newspaper circulation has dropped. Why is there a decline in circulation though? Are people showing less interest in their surroundings and world events?
13 Jun 2024 11AM 9 min

Why the US government is suing Apple for anti-competitive behaviour.

GUEST – Jan Vermuelen, mybroadband editor With an impressive 60% of the US smartphone market, Apple is undeniably big, but not a clear monopoly. Yet, years of innovation by Apple have effectively given the company its own exclusive tech ecosystem. Now, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has alleged this…
12 Jun 2024 11AM 7 min

Analysis: How top political parties stack up on land and farm policy

GUEST: Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) With votes counted and the ANC’s support having fallen sharply to only 40%, some form of coalition government is likely to govern SA. The nature of such an arrangement is likely to emerge in…
12 Jun 2024 11AM 17 min

Tough decisions made, sets the tone for a more positive 2024 for SPAR

GUEST – Angelo Swartz – SPAR Group CEO SPAR’s latest financial results for the six months ended 31 March 2024 came in below expectations. SPAR’s total turnover, including Southern Africa, Ireland, South West England and Switzerland, increased by 7.9% to R77.2 billion. However, profits were flat, with headline earnings declining…
12 Jun 2024 11AM 13 min

INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: What are Africa’s top brands?

GUEST – Thebe Ikalafeng - Brand Africa founder and chairman. KEY HIGHLIGHTS 68% of South Africans believe in Africa, but only 33% are loyal to South African brands. Nike retains rankings as the no. 1 most admired brand overall in South Africa. 9 years old Bathu Shoes is the no…
12 Jun 2024 11AM 23 min

Illegally imported second-hand vehicles are becoming a huge challenge in SA.

GUEST - Mikel Mabasa - CEO of the National Association Automobile Manufacturers South Africa (Naamsa) Illegal second-hand vehicles are becoming a significant challenge locally, with many South African unknowingly buying these cars. Despite efforts to control the imports, some 50 000 new imports are entering the local market each year…
12 Jun 2024 11AM 10 min

MultiChoice loses 9% of its subscriber base in 2023/24

GUEST - Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice Group CEO. Media group Multichoice’s losses have doubled in the last year as the group continues to bleed customers. In its financial results for 31 March 2024, the group said that it delivered “positive organic revenue growth” of 3% despite the severity of the macro…
12 Jun 2024 11AM 8 min

SA construction activity weaker than expected in early 2024

GUEST – Roelof Botha, Economist Afrimat, the JSE-listed mid-tier mining and materials company providing construction materials, industrial minerals, bulk commodities, and future materials and metals, has released the findings of its Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the first quarter of 2024. The ACI is a composite index of the activity…
11 Jun 2024 11AM 17 min

Will Cell C really be shutting down majority of their retail stores?

GUEST - Chris Lazarus - Chief Officer for Sales, Distribution & Regions at Cell C Reports came in last night that Cell C is looking to sell 44 out of 47 retail stores that it currently owns. This is in the wake of intense competition in the market with many…
11 Jun 2024 11AM 12 min

Freight association push back on report that SA ports are the world's worst

GUEST - Jacob van Rensburg – Researcher at South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) A report by the World Bank and rating agency S&P's that ranked four South African ports as among the worst in the world for efficiency and competitiveness is flawed and contains inaccuracies. This is according…
11 Jun 2024 11AM 9 min

Can you challenge a dismissal when the company is in business rescue?

GUEST: Gareth Cremen Cox Yeats Partner AND Kagiso Lebethe - Senior Employee Relations Specialist Facing dismissal after years of service can be tough, but what happens when the company goes into business rescue before you can challenge the decision? The Companies Act 71 of 2008 places a moratorium on legal…
11 Jun 2024 9AM 25 min

SA telecoms companies face significant consumer sentiment challenges

GUEST - Liska Kloppers - DataEQ Telecoms Lead. The latest South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index, undertaken by PwC South Africa in collaboration with DataEQ, has revealed that the local telecommunications industry continues to face significant challenges related to consumer sentiment. An assessment of 1.62-million public mentions about Cell C, MTN,…
6 Jun 2024 11AM 14 min
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