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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
5,097 Episodes
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If Africa Has So Much Unused Farmland, Why Does It Still Import So Much Of Its Food?

Guest: Abrie Rautenbach – Managing Executive, Sector Head: Agriculture, Absa CIB Africa holds nearly two-thirds of the world’s remaining arable land—yet it remains a net importer of food. Why is the world’s most promising agricultural continent not feeding itself, and how do we turn this potential into prosperity? Abrie Rautenbach,…
30 Jul 10AM 24 min

Inside Your Business - Fix These Payroll Mistakes Before SARS Finds Them

Guest – Tanya Tosen, Tax and Remuneration Specialist at Tax Consulting SA. In a tightening economy, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is under increasing pressure to collect every cent it can to shore up the South African fiscus. While many compliant businesses play by the rules, it is becoming…
30 Jul 9AM 16 min

SASRIA Achieves R20bn Riot Buffer: Building Resilience For The Next Crisis

Guest: Mpumi Tyikwe – CEO of SASRIA After paying out a staggering R32 billion in claims following the July 2021 riots, South Africa’s state-owned risk insurer Sasria is now battle-ready with a R20 billion buffer in place to respond to future unrest without leaning on taxpayers. Sasria CEO Mpumi Tyikwe…
30 Jul 9AM 13 min

BofA Sees Rate Cut Ahead As SARB Anticipated To Shifts Gears On Inflation

Guest: Tatonga Rusike – Sub-Saharan Africa Economist at Bank of America With inflation cooling and South Africa's Reserve Bank eyeing a bold new 3% target, Bank of America is betting on a rate cut and a structural shift in monetary policy. We speak to Tatonga Rusike, Sub-Saharan Africa Economist at…
30 Jul 9AM 12 min

Rising Credit Debt: NFO Calls For Greater Consumer Vigilance

Guest – Kwanda Vabaza, Manager - Adjudication at the NFO’s Banking and Credit Division With the dramatic shifting of credit from a tool for upward mobility to a survival mechanism for basic necessities like food, rent, electricity and transport, alarm bells are being sounded about unsustainable debt levels of consumers…
29 Jul 9AM 16 min

Kumba’s Growth Story And Strategic Outlook

Guest: Mpumi Zikalala – CEO, Kumba Iron Ore Kumba Iron Ore is showing no signs of slowing down, even as global markets reel from uncertainty. We chat to the CEO Mpumi Zikalala to unpack how the mining giant reported a remarkable R7.9-billion in half-year free cash flow and declared a…
29 Jul 9AM 12 min

What’s Next For The US - SA Trade Deal?

Guest: Donald MacKay, CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors As the countdown to the US’s tariff deadline ticks closer, we unpack the high-stakes US-South Africa trade talks with Donald MacKay, one of the country’s top global trade experts. In this conversation, we delve into Minister Tau’s recent reaffirmation of South…
29 Jul 9AM 9 min

SA’s Citrus Industry On The Brink As US Deadline Nears

As the August 1 deadline looms for a harsh 30% US import tariff on South African goods, citrus farmers are raising the alarm: without urgent government intervention, thousands of hectares of fruit could rot in packhouses, and entire rural economies may collapse. In this episode, we speak to Thabile Nkunjana,…
28 Jul 10AM 16 min

Valterra Platinum Profit Drops 81% In Half-year Profit

Valterra Platinum’s profits may have plunged by 91% in the first half of the year, but the newly independent miner remains bullish on global platinum demand. We speak to Craig Miller, CEO of Valterra Platinum, to unpack the challenges and resilience behind the numbers. After completing its spinoff from Anglo…
28 Jul 9AM 7 min

Why The JSE Top 40 Isn’t Telling The Whole Story

The JSE Top 40 may be having a stellar year on paper, but dig deeper and the shine starts to fade, especially if you're looking for signs of real, on-the-ground wealth creation in South Africa. We speak to The Finance Ghost, a respected retail analyst, to separate index illusion from…
28 Jul 9AM 14 min

Budget Deadlock Ends: What Now For SA’s Public Finances?

After months of fiscal uncertainty, Parliament has finally passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, a crucial step in unlocking government spending and ending South Africa’s budget stalemate. But what exactly does this mean for the economy, and what happens next? We speak to Professor Dumisani Jantjies, Director of the Parliamentary Budget…
28 Jul 9AM 15 min

Study Shows South Africans Satisfied With Llife Insurance Services

Guest – Professor Adré Schreuder, Head of the Industry Chair in Customer Experience at UP South Africans demonstrate a remarkably high level of satisfaction with their life insurers, according to groundbreaking research released this week by the University of Pretoria (UP). The inaugural 2024/2025 Life Insurance Customer Experience (CE) Index…
24 Jul 10AM 8 min

Ekasinomics - SA's First Gifting & Investment App

Guest – Sibongile Maputla – Founder of Squirrel Away In a focused corner of the fintech sector, a new approach to long-term investing is beginning to take root in South Africa. It's happening at birthday parties and baby showers, with a new generation starting to replace toys and once-off vouchers…
24 Jul 10AM 23 min

The Business Of Building Nations: Why FOE 2025 Is More Than A Festival

Guest - Mohau Polo Leteka - Founder and CEO @ IDF Capital In this conversation we look at one of South Africa’s most ambitious gatherings of game-changers, investors, and innovators: The Festival of Entrepreneurship 2025, happening on 31 July at The Marriott Hotel in Melrose Arch. From mastering investor readiness…
24 Jul 10AM 15 min

South Africans Are Less Stressed About Money, But Pressures Persist

Guest – Benay Sager, executive head of DebtBusters South Africans are notably less worried about money than they have been for the past two years, with levels of financial stress returning to those last experienced in 2022. Despite this, money stress remains a significant issue for many people. This is…
24 Jul 9AM 14 min

Meat Prices Push Up Grocery Bills

Guest – Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial Meat chokes food inflation further to a 15-month high of 4.7% y/y in June 2025, Meat was the biggest driver of food inflation after surging to a 25-month high of 6.6% y/y and monthly up by 2.2% m/m in June 2025…
24 Jul 9AM 14 min

Several Entities In South Africa Affected By Microsoft Hack

Guest - Jan Vermeulen - Editor at Mybroadband Several entities in South Africa have been compromised by hackers who exploited a security vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint servers, according to Eye Security, the cybersecurity company that identified an early wave of attacks last week. Hackers breached about 400 government agencies, corporations…
24 Jul 9AM 6 min

Ibex Sells Entire Pepkor Stake For $1.5bn.

Guest – Victor Seanie, Head of Research: Benguela Global Fund Manager The company will offer one billion shares, worth about R28bn, according to the terms of the deal published Monday, 21 July 2025. Demand for the shares exceeded the stock being offered within minutes of the transaction launching, the terms…
23 Jul 10AM 13 min
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