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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
4,904 Episodes
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How TransUnion and MTN are rewriting the rules of credit scoring.

In this conversation we speak to Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa, about an innovative credit scoring model that could reshape access to finance across the continent. In partnership with MTN, TransUnion has launched the Telco Data Score, a system that uses mobile call data patterns to assess creditworthiness particularly…
18 Jun 2PM 14 min

Capitec Business Is Here: A new chapter in SME Banking

In this conversation we’re joined by Karl Kumbier, Executive for Business Banking at Capitec, to unpack the bank’s bold move into the business banking space. With a proven track record in growing and transforming financial institutions, Karl shares how Capitec Business is positioning itself to serve South African entrepreneurs with…
18 Jun 2PM 8 min

Capitec CEO: Rethinking SA’s true unemployment picture.

Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie makes the case that South Africa’s real unemployment rate could be closer to 10% not 32.9% if we properly accounted for the country’s informal economy. With 24 million clients and access to trillions of data points, Fourie argues that the vibrant township economy, full of self-employed…
18 Jun 2PM 9 min

Investing in the Arts: 40 Years of Creative Impact with Standard Bank

Guest: Bonga Sebesho – Head of Sponsorship, Standard Bank Group In celebration of Youth Month, we spotlight Standard Bank’s enduring commitment to nurturing South Africa’s creative economy. For over 40 years, the bank has stood as a champion of the arts, investing in music, visual arts, theatre, and performance platforms…
17 Jun 1PM 8 min

Unpacking Vukile’s township triumph and global growth.

GUEST: Laurence Rapp – CEO, Vukile Property Fund In this episode of KayaBiz, we speak with Laurence Rapp, CEO of Vukile Property Fund, as the company reports standout results in a year defined by bold expansion, smart capital deployment, and record-breaking operational performance. With property assets now exceeding R50 billion…
17 Jun 12PM 12 min

Climate Disasters and the Insurance Gap.

GUEST: Pamela Ramagaga – General Manager: Insurance Risks, South African Insurance Association (SAIA) As climate-related disasters grow in frequency and intensity, South Africa faces a daunting reality: low insurance penetration, rising disaster costs, and mounting pressure on government relief efforts. In this urgent and enlightening episode, Pamela Ramagaga joins us…
17 Jun 12PM 13 min

YOUTH & DEBT- With 6.7 million youth aged 18-24, only 1 million are credit active.

GUEST - Andrew Fulton – Director at Eighty20 South Africa's youth are grappling with deepening financial challenges, including crushing unemployment, limited asset ownership and mounting debt levels. Eighty20, South Africa’s leading consulting, analytics and research company analyses those aged 24 and younger, who make up 44.5% of the population—bearing the…
17 Jun 5AM 10 min

Strengthening global ties through Youth cultural exchanges and skills development.

In this enlightening conversation we explore the transformative impact of global youth cultural exchanges and skills development initiatives with a distinguished panel of guests: Rev. Theophous Reagans, Director of Global Ministries; Mr. Harrison Harvey, a youth leader and entrepreneur; and Ms. Brennen White, a youth representative from Allen Temple Baptist…
17 Jun 5AM 23 min

Five things you might not know about SA’s youth consumer class

GUEST – Brandon de Kock - BrandMapp’s Director of Storytelling Young South Africans between 18 and 37 years, internet-connected and living in households with incomes of R10k+ a month, now make up the majority of the country’s tax paying base. This ‘youth consumer class’, a blend of older Gen Zs…
17 Jun 5AM 18 min

The history of BEE and where those first BEE deals are now?

GUEST - Duma Gqubule - Research associate at the Social Policy Initiative In 1994, the ANC went to the general elections with a blueprint that was called the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), which said: “The domination of business activities by white business and the exclusion of black people and…
12 Jun 3PM 18 min

In conversation with Akhona Qengqe - General Manager, KFC Africa.

Akhona Qengqe is the recently appointed General Manager at KFC Africa. She is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and overall operations of the organisation and will also be working closely with the full leadership team to continue to drive profitability and relevance for the business. She started at KFC…
12 Jun 3PM 21 min

Store Accounts: Are credit sales the new normal for fashion retailers?

GUEST – Finance Ghost – Retail Analyst With several South African retailers having recently released results, it’s become clear that the taps have been opened on credit sales. This says a lot about the resilience of South African consumers, despite all the bad news we are confronted with daily. South…
12 Jun 3PM 15 min
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