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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
5,387 Episodes
1692 – 1712

FOLLOW UP - Climate change risk is raising South Africans’ insurance premiums

GUEST – Lizo Mnguni, spokesperson for Old Mutual Insure. After a financially challenging month, commonly known as "JanuWorry," the decision by the South African Reserve Bank recently to keep the repo rate steady at 8.25%, comes as a relief to many consumers. In addition, although there has been some initial…
30 Jan 2024 3PM 9 min

Are South Africans affording new cars?

GUEST – Mikel MABASA – CEO of The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa Tough trading conditions for the motor industry last year culminated in December sales taking a dip. Naamsa, the automotive business council, released its statistics for the final month of 2023 – with figures reflecting…
30 Jan 2024 3PM 13 min

RAF processes to protect beneficiaries against fraudulent lawyers

GUEST – McIntosh Polela, the spokesperson for The Road Accident Fund The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is delighted at the 10-year jail term that was imposed on a thieving lawyer by the Durban specialised commercial crimes court. Langelihle Dube was sentenced for the theft of R2.3m belonging to his clients…
29 Jan 2024 3PM 8 min

More than 290 000 jobs on the line as steel sector continues its decline.

GUEST – Tafadzwa Chibanguza - Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) COO Over a five-year period, the average 1.3% a year decline in the metals and engineering sector will lead to an average 2.9% decline in employment, or 293 754 direct and indirect job losses, industry organisation…
29 Jan 2024 3PM 5 min

STATE OF SOUTH AFRICA – SOCIAL MEDIA EDITION

GUEST – Lorato Tshenkeng - CEO of Decode Communications The annual South African Government Leaders on X is a benchmark tool with the purpose of reflecting on the presence and activity of cabinet members and their spokespeople on the microblogging app, mainly how they use it for citizen engagement. The…
25 Jan 2024 3PM 18 min

Repo rate holds steady

GUEST – Thabani Ndwandwe, Chief Risk Officer at Standard Bank South Africa The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee have kept rate constant at a repo of 8.25%, prime 11.75 for the fourth time since May last year. While the SARB has acknowledged the easing inflationary environment, the bank remained hawkish,…
25 Jan 2024 3PM 7 min

How your credit score is calculated

GUEST - Kabelo Teme – Spokesperson for the Office of the Credit Ombud Your credit score is an indication of how well you have managed your credit in the past. The higher your score, the more responsible you have been with credit in the past, and the greater your chance…
25 Jan 2024 3PM 7 min

WesBank denies claims of overcharging clients

GUEST – Ghana Msibi – WesBank CEO Vehicle finance institution, Wesbank has refuted allegations of discrimination against customers based on race, gender, or age. This follows reports about a former employee making allegations of how the finance provider used a specific system to overcharge black clients.
25 Jan 2024 3PM 7 min

EKASINOMICS - aYo, an African Insurtech specialising in microinsurance solution

GUEST – Julius Sikhuza – CEO of aYo aYo, an African Insurtech specialising in microinsurance solutions, is an insurance platform provider and is jointly owned by telecommunications giant MTN and insurance group Sanlam. aYo SA is the broker behind MTN’s newly launched Khava product MyMTN Prepaid Funeral Cover underwritten by…
24 Jan 2024 3PM 16 min

Impact of ArcelorMittal South Africa imminent closure on SA’s steel business sector

GUEST – Neels van Niekerk – CEO of International Steel Fabricators of South Africa Over 20 industry associations, including three scrap recycling associations, and industry experts came together in a crisis summit in Johannesburg on 17 January 2024 to determine an urgent plan of action to prevent the imminent closure…
24 Jan 2024 3PM 10 min

CPI eases by 0.4% in December.

GUEST - ISAAH MHLANGA, Chief Economist and Head of Research, RMB Annual consumer price inflation pulled back in December a little bit further than expected, easing to 5.1% from 5.5% in November and 5.9% in October. The inflation figure was slightly lower than market expectations of 5.2% The consumer price…
24 Jan 2024 3PM 5 min

DMRE going after dodgy diesel stations in South Africa

GUEST – Reggie Sibiya, the chief executive at Fuel Retailers' Association The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has its sights set on companies – particularly retailers – that have been selling “adulterated” diesel in attempts to cut costs and evade tax. This comes after the department found that 70…
23 Jan 2024 3PM 14 min

Total in-store card spend for December 2023 amounted to R112.5 billion.

GUEST - Solly Bellingan, Head of Marketing at BankservAfrica Despite a generally bleak economic backdrop, total in-store card spend for December 2023 amounted to R112.5 billion, an almost 13% increase year on year. Grocery stores and supermarkets were particularly busy, with sales almost doubling in value to R50 billion, while…
23 Jan 2024 3PM 10 min

ELECTIONS 2024: Emerging markets brace for wave of elections

GUEST – Dr Martyn Davies – Emerging Markets expert Emerging markets are gearing up for their biggest election year in decades, with investors focused on fiscal discipline and populist shifts that could stir markets and blur the outlook for some key economies.
23 Jan 2024 3PM 10 min

Clicks retail sales rose by 11.8% driven by a strong festive season.

GUEST - Bertina Engelbrecht – CLICKS Group Chief executive South African pharmacy chain Clicks Group said on Tuesday retail sales for its 20-week period rose by 11.8% driven by strong festive season trading and growth in personal care, beauty and essentials such as cleaning products. Sales in comparable stores increased…
23 Jan 2024 3PM 11 min
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