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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
5,482 Episodes
3580 – 3600

Why Is SA Not Making Progress On Infrastructure?

No significant government-led infrastructure project has been initiated since 2018,” said Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise, at the release of a new report. This CDE report is based on a high-level workshop between leaders in the financial sector and the senior government officials responsible…
8 Feb 2022 11AM 10 min

Au Marks Its 20th Anniversary This Year

To discuss the twentieth anniversary of the African Union, and what the organisations future holds, we speak to Victor Kgomoeswana, an Afro-Optimist, Media Commentator, Columnist, Speaker And Author.
7 Feb 2022 11AM 10 min

Job Creation Must Top The Agenda At Upcoming SONA

The number of South Africans who are employed has plunged by 2.1 million since Covid-19 first hit local shores, translating to an alarming average of over 3,800 fewer breadwinners each day. This calls for urgent attention to be given to creating jobs in the upcoming State of the Nation Address…
7 Feb 2022 11AM 7 min

Permanent Work Positions Equating To Job Security

The mindset of a permanent work position equating to job security for the long-term, has changed over the past two years. Many permanent staff in SA have faced retrenchment, as seen in Q3 of 2021, with 660 000 locals becoming unemployed, thus showing that a permanent position does not equate…
7 Feb 2022 11AM 16 min

Critical Skills List Finally Gazetted

Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Home Affairs, has Gazetted the long-awaited new Critical Skills List, which had not been updated since 2014. This has been welcomed with open arms by corporations across South Africa
7 Feb 2022 11AM 6 min

CompCom Charges Wesbank And Toyota Financial Services For Corruption

A Competition Commission (CompCom) investigation has implicated JSE-listed FirstRand Bank Limited, through its WesBank division, and Toyota Financial Services South Africa Limited (TFS) in a vehicle finance collusion scheme, and recommends that the Competition Tribunal fine the companies 10% of their total turnover. To discuss this investigation, we’re joined by…
3 Feb 2022 11AM 11 min

Pivot Point: Johnny Muteba, CEO Of the Pan African Chamber

Johnny Muteba has a very special ability of connecting entrepreneurial vision, creative passion and innovative problem solving. He offers a broad range of professional services for artists, corporations, universities and government across all he does; he taps into the power of creativity to innovate lives, bottom lines, organizations and communities…
3 Feb 2022 11AM 12 min

Inside Your Pocket: How Does Compound Interest Work?

We received voice notes from two Kaya Biz listeners who asked about compound interest on retirement and car loan. So, we’ve decided to bring in Andile Fulane, CEO Of Finlite, Pioneer and Advocate of Financial Literacy to answer questions around how compound interest works, the types of accounts that offer…
3 Feb 2022 11AM 14 min

Biz Lifestyle: How Gold Scam Happens and How To Avoid Being Caught In It

South Africa's tax authority has uncovered a $1.8 billion gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally smelted into gold bars for sale overseas, a watchdog said Thursday. How does these incidents keep happening? And how do we avoid them? Peter Major, a Veteran Mining Engineer, Fund Manager and…
3 Feb 2022 11AM 13 min

Facebook Daily Active Users Fall For First Time In History

Meta Platform's shares plunged more than 20% late on Wednesday after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, blaming Apple's privacy changes and increased competition for users from rivals like TikTok. Does the mean a shift to other platforms is near? To find out more, we’re joined by Bryan…
3 Feb 2022 11AM 12 min

Inside Your Business: Can the Country Afford A SMME Tax Relief?

Two years post pandemic- SMMEs are reeling from the impact that COVID has had on their businesses. It’s time to consider how they can be given a break in order to expedite their recovery- SAB’s VP of Corporate Affairs Zoleka Lisa implores government to give SMMEs along its value chain…
2 Feb 2022 11AM 12 min

How is the Petrol Price Calculated?

As we head towards the National Budget Speech on 23 February, all eyes are on government to find a way to lower petrol prices, and perhaps even more importantly, to delineate how they will review how the latest petrol price was calculated. How will the latest petrol price hike affect…
2 Feb 2022 11AM 9 min

Legally Speaking: 5 Key Tax Changes Taxpayers Need to Know

The President has given effect to the 2021 tax proposals by signing three tax Acts into law. In January, the President gave his assent to the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws (“Rates Act”), the Taxation Laws Amendment (“TLAA”) and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment (“TALAA”). Thomas…
2 Feb 2022 11AM 14 min

Extension of Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant: Is It Worth It?

When it comes to the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant, Eskom have decided that since Koeberg produces electricity at a cost of around R0.45 per kWh, it is a ‘no-brainer’ to spend whatever is needed on a refurbishment to extend the life of the plant beyond the end of its design…
2 Feb 2022 11AM 18 min

SA Consumers Still Sinking Deeper in Debt

South African consumers are sinking deeper into debt. The overall debt to annual net income ratio across all income bands reached its highest level ever at the end of 2021, according to the latest DebtBusters report.
1 Feb 2022 11AM 18 min

It’s My House: What Is The Property Practitioners Act?

As of today, the 01st of February 2022, the Property Practitioners Act (PPA) comes into effect replacing the outdated 1976 Estate agency affairs act 112, including positive changes that will protect and benefit consumers as well as the property industry as a whole. But what does that mean for us?…
1 Feb 2022 11AM 18 min

Old Mutual Wins Against Peter Moyo

Old Mutual has succeeded in having the R250m damages claim lodged against it by former CEO Peter Moyo thrown out with costs, due to a lack of evidence that it had done anything wrong. To give us more details on the case, we are joined by Tabby Tsengiwe, General Manager…
1 Feb 2022 11AM 5 min
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