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
5,488 Episodes
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Wealth Creation Feature: How To Buy Dsichem Shares

Royal Bafokeng Holdings is buying a stake of almost 7% in Dis-Chem from the Saltzman family, who founded the pharmaceutical retailer. Dis-Chem was founded in 1978 by pharmacists Ivan and Lynette Saltzman, who are lowering their shareholding in the group from above 50% to around 31% through a number of…
30 Aug 2021 12PM 12 min

Why Price Of Electricity Is Shockingly High

Municipal tariffs are gobbling up an increasing portion of household income in South Africa, with especially electricity becoming almost unaffordable, says economist Mike Schüssler. Of the amount Joburg inner-city tenants pay for their council bills, almost half is for electricity.
30 Aug 2021 12PM 7 min

Our Africa Feature: Why Are Companies Exiting Nigeria?

Nigerian conglomerate UAC plc has signed an agreement to acquire the minority shares of its unlisted subsidiary UAC Foods from South Africa’s Tiger Brands next month, it said. The sale makes Tiger Brands the latest South African business to exit Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy – where…
30 Aug 2021 12PM 9 min

Bizz Lifestyle

The State of the Luxury Market Report 2021 has been issued, revealing that not only do tough times send South Africans shopping, they make them even more discerning. The report, issued annually by Luxity, and covering the period of 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021, has revealed that Louis…
26 Aug 2021 1PM 9 min

Loan Defaults Decrease

The rate people defaulted on their loans for the first time decreased in the second quarter of the year, according to Experian South Africa’s Consumer Default Index (CDI). Although consumer debt remains at R1.9 trillion, the index improved from 4.33 in March to a reading of 4.03 in June 2021.
26 Aug 2021 1PM 18 min

Inside Your Pocket: Creating Generational Wealth

As the South African economy continues its sluggish growth trajectory, too many South Africans are struggling to make ends meet. If we look at the recent unemployment stats released, this is only going to get tougher – coupled with mounting pressure to both support families and create wealth.
26 Aug 2021 1PM 19 min

The Pivot Point

Matseleng Mogodi founded Snooks Estates in September 1997, the 51 year old businesswoman who is a also a former school educator by profession, cut her teeth within the construction sector first before moving into real estate, as she worked during the weekends as well as after work during her time…
26 Aug 2021 12PM 12 min

Unclaimed Benefits Totaled R44.9 Billion

Treasury and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority are considering forcing pension funds to transfer all of their unclaimed benefits into a central fund. At the end of 2019, unclaimed benefits totaled R44.9 billion, figures presented by the regulator show. The FSCA's divisional executive of retirement funds, Olano Makhubela, estimates that…
26 Aug 2021 12PM 17 min

Ekasinomics

Lufuno Rasoesoe is the founder of TOSH Detergents which provides a wide range of quality household detergents. Its 100% black female owned. This product is available At Spar in Centurion.
25 Aug 2021 1PM 12 min

Legally Speaking: Understanding The Law On Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

Sexual harassment at the workplace has become commonplace in South Africa, as is the case elsewhere in the world. International study that investigated the prevalence of sexual harassment at workplaces points that although it affects both men and women, most reported incidents portray women as more prone than men.
25 Aug 2021 1PM 20 min

Inside Your Business

When the Covid-19 hard lockdown at the end of March 2020 abruptly closed small-business owner Letlhogonolo Motseeng’s Soweto chicken restaurant after less than a year of operation, he gave away all his stock to stop it from spoiling, and gave up his flat, sold much of his furniture and slept…
25 Aug 2021 12PM 11 min

Revised GDP Data For SA: Stats SA

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has published updated estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Africa, following a comprehensive rebasing of the data. The stats body said this is in line with international best practices to periodically review and update the estimates of the size, structure and performance of…
25 Aug 2021 12PM 8 min

Biotech Industry In SA

The 2021 Convention happens in a world that is badly scarred by the Covid pandemic. As if that was not enough, as Vaccines start to make a breakthrough in terms of giving hope to humanity, the global North-South divide of the have and have nots rears its ugly head again.
24 Aug 2021 1PM 9 min

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
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