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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
760 – 780

What happens to employees when a business is sold?

GUEST – Kagiso Lebethe - Senior Employee Relations Specialist In the event that a company/business is sold as a ‘going concern’, section 197 of the Labour Relations Act becomes applicable. Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act regulates the transfer of a business and the rights of all employees affected…
16 May 2024 12PM 15 min

INSIDE YOUR POCKET: Liquor Retail Growth Outstrips Groceries

GUEST: Andrea Ellens - Retail Industry Specialist at Trade Intelligence The Liquor Retailing in South Africa Report by Trade Intelligence reveals a sector that continues to grow despite economic pressures and shifting shopper behaviour. Despite significant pressure on the economy and shoppers’ ability to spend, South Africa’s liquor sector continues…
16 May 2024 10AM 17 min

AARTO traffic system is expected to start rolling out across SA

GUEST – Barry Berman is the CEO of Fines SA On 1 July 2024, the new AARTO traffic system is expected to start rolling out across South Africa (it’s currently only active in Johannesburg & Tshwane). This means that there will be two traffic fine systems in. operation across the…
16 May 2024 10AM 12 min

IISA hopes to tackle skills shortage in local insurance industry

GUEST: Thokozile Mahlangu - CEO of Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) In a bid to bridge the skills shortage in the sector and prepare matriculants and graduates for employment in the insurance industry, the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) recently launched its Youth Accelerator Programme. IISA CEO Thokozile…
15 May 2024 11AM 7 min

LEGALLY SPEAKING: Does your medical aid cover traditional healer consultations?

GUEST – Mbuso Mchunu – founder of Springforth Consulting and a medical aid advisor and Mkhulu Solly Nduku – Sector Leader – Traditional Health Practitioners In South Africa, the landscape of traditional medicine coverage within medical aid schemes exhibits a notable variance. While comprehensive cover for all Homeopathic treatment remains…
15 May 2024 10AM 20 min

Ekasinomics – The Business of ATMs

GUEST – Steven Kark, CEO Paycorp The average journey time for a South African to the closest ATM is 22 minutes. On Friday in peri-urban areas the waiting time for customers at an ATM can be as long as 60 minutes – and even longer in the bank branches. As…
15 May 2024 10AM 15 min

How Australia has been able to sustain their universal healthcare insurance

GUEST – Dr Nicole Higgins, President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. For over 40 years, Australia's universal health insurance scheme Medicare has been the foundation of Australia's health care system. The universal insurance scheme means, at least in theory, guarantees all Australians (and some overseas visitors) access to a…
15 May 2024 10AM 13 min

NHI Explained – How will it work?

GUEST – Dr Katlego Mothudi, Managing Director at Board of Healthcare Funders President Cyril Ramaphosa has made good on his promise to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law before the 2024 national election, bringing the contentious healthcare system into South Africa’s reality. The president signed the NHI…
15 May 2024 10AM 16 min

TECH & INNOVATION – How undersea internet cables work

GUEST - Prenesh Padayachee, Chief Digital Officer at SEACOM Sending a message or an email takes just a few seconds. With a click of a button, it is possible to connect with any website. Even though the internet functionality looks so simple, it is actually quite complicated. The world is…
14 May 2024 11AM 11 min

Union believes signing NHI Bill into law will leave healthcare sector worse off

GUEST – KC Makhubele – Spokesperson for South African Health Professionals Collaboration (SAHPC) Doctors and medical professionals have taken aim at President Cyril Ramaphosa as he is expected to sign the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law this week, saying the legislation in its current form will limit…
14 May 2024 10AM 15 min

FOLLOW UP – Construction regulations crucial for professionalizing industry

GUEST – Lufuno Ratsiku - President of the The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Profession Incompetence of professionals in construction is a matter of life or death. Following the unfortunate building collapse in George, we reflect on the regulatory role industry bodies like the South African…
14 May 2024 10AM 18 min

South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 32.9%.

GUEST - Risenga Maluleke - Statistician-General of South Africa According to Stats SA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the number of employed persons jumped by 22,000 quarterly to 16.7 million in Q1 2024. However, the number of unemployed persons increased by 330,000 to 8.2 million over the same quarter. Moreover,…
14 May 2024 10AM 11 min

Anglo American to sell De Beers, Amplats in historic restructure.

GUEST – David van Wyk, mining analyst and lead researcher at the Bench Marks Foundation. Anglo American Plc will exit diamond, platinum and coal mining in a massive restructuring designed to fend off a takeover approach from rival BHP Group and turn the 107-year old miner into a copper giant…
14 May 2024 10AM 14 min

Survey finds that financial barriers are the primary reason people rent

GUEST - Waldo Marcus, Industry Principal at TPN Credit Bureau The majority of people who rent residential accommodation do so for financial reasons with nearly half admitting they can’t afford to buy a property, according to credit bureau TPN’s latest Tenant Survey. The annual Tenant Survey Report provides the property…
13 May 2024 11AM 16 min

Motorbike advertising unpacked:

GUEST - Jon Berkowitz, MotionAds co-founder As the South African on-demand delivery industry flourishes, the concept of motorbike advertising, pioneered by MotionAds, has seen over R10 million paid to drivers who embraced the concept of advertising on their delivery boxes in the past five years. Founded in 2019 by two…
13 May 2024 10AM 11 min

There was a 32% increase in the number of fraud incidents reported in 2023.

GUEST - Manie Van Schalkwyk, CEO at the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service The South African fraud landscape has steadily increased over the past five years, making this one of the top risks South Africans face daily. "This increase is alarming and indicative of how South Africans are becoming easy…
13 May 2024 10AM 24 min
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