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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
4,723 Episodes
140 – 160

#GuideForGodongwana: Budget Speech 2025 preview.

GUEST - Ntombi Mbele-Thomo , Independent Economist As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver the highly anticipated 2025 Budget Speech, we sit down Ntombi Mbele-Thomo , Independent Economist to discuss key expectations, economic priorities, and potential policy shifts. Will the government balance fiscal consolidation with much-needed social spending? What…
18 Feb 1PM 13 min

What SMMEs want to hear from the Budget Speech.

GUEST – Garth Rossiter, Chief Risk Offer at Lulalend Small businesses are the driving force behind the South African economy, and they will be eagerly listening to tomorroew’s Budget Speech. They want to hear how they will be meaningfully empowered to succeed this year.
18 Feb 1PM 17 min

Unemployment drops in SA

South Africa’s unemployment rate has decreased marginally, with the latest data showing that 31.9% of South Africans are unemployed. According to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), there was an increase of 132,000 in the number of employed persons in South Africa to 17.1 million in Q4 2024. The…
18 Feb 1PM 10 min

Unpacking the process of succession planning in corporate SA.

GUEST: Andrew Woodburn - Managing Director of Amrop Woodburn Mann In a remarkable convergence of events, South Africa's corporate landscape has witnessed the resignation of three prominent CEOs within the past week: Greg Solomon of McDonald's South Africa, Neal Froneman of Sibanye-Stillwater, and Iain Williamson of Old Mutual . These…
18 Feb 1PM 15 min

2024 Food price trends: global shifts, local impacts, and what’s ahead in 2025.

GUEST: Casey Sprake, Economist, Anchor Capital In January 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations reported that its Global Food Price Index (FFPI), a key measure of global food commodity prices, averaged 124.9 points for the month. This represented a 1.6% decline compared to the revised…
17 Feb 1PM 12 min

How much South Africans spent on Valentines in 2025?

GUEST - Tumelo Ramugondo – Head of Credit Card | Standard Bank SA Valentine’s Day 2025 saw South Africans opening their wallets in record numbers, with double-digit growth in both volume and value. But what were the spending patterns this year, and how did they compare to last Valentine’s Day?…
17 Feb 1PM 18 min

Budget Speech: How do we fix the SOE problem?

GUESTS – Khaya Sithole - Independent Analyst and Parmi Natesan, CEO of Institute of Directors in South Africa In this conversation we dive into the ongoing struggle South Africa faces with State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and the financial strain they place on the national economy. Join us as we unpack the…
17 Feb 1PM 17 min

Valentine’s Day spend likely to see a double-digit increase, says FNB

GUEST: Ashley Saffy - FNB Card Head of Spend and CVM Valentine’s Day, popularly known as one of the most anticipated days to celebrate love through gifts and special moments with their loved ones, is finally here. During this popular period, past trends have indicated that FNB card holders spend…
13 Feb 1PM 7 min

PwC wish list for 2025 Budget Speech

GUEST – Xhanti Payi, PwC South Africa Senior Economist PwC says next week's budget is likely to see Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announce disappointing revenue collection numbers, largely due to a poor value-added tax (VAT) take in December. National Treasury originally expected total tax revenues of about R1.86 trillion for…
13 Feb 1PM 13 min

EKASINOMICS: 2-year review with ACSA’s only approved valet parking operator, First Class.

GUEST - Thenjiwe Shezi – Owner of First-Class Parking First Class Parking is purely Black-owned by female leader Ms. Thenjiwe Shezi and has been operating since November 2018 at OR Tambo International Airport.  First Class Parking is an official parking valet at this local international airport with more than 40 employees across Gauteng.
12 Feb 11AM 13 min

The Beer industry’s R98 Billion contribution to the SA Economy.

GUEST - Charlene Louw, CEO of the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) Beer is not just a drink; it's a cornerstone of economies around the world that fuels job creation, drives tourism, and sparks innovation across agriculture, manufacturing, and retail sectors. In 2023, the local beer industry poured a massive R96.46bn…
12 Feb 11AM 15 min

Over the past 5 years, SA retailers have opened, on average, one store per day.

GUEST - Andrea Slaber, Insights Lead at Trade Intelligence The South African FMCG corporate retail sector demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth in 2024. Over the second half of 2024, food inflation moderated, after +10.8% inflation for 2023, on top of the +9.2% in 2022. This moderation supported underlying volume growth…
12 Feb 11AM 10 min

34% of Alexforbes members who claimed for Two Pot plan to claim again.

GUEST – John Anderson - Executive: Solutions & Enablement at Alexforbes Alexforbes has released key insights and trends from the implementation of the two-pot retirement system, a significant change to South Africa’s retirement fund sector introduced on 1 September 2024. The system aims to enhance the financial well-being of retirement…
12 Feb 11AM 8 min

Major non-bank financial ecosystem players launch new association

GUEST – Lincoln Mali - Chief Executive Officer: Lesaka Technologies and President of ASAPP In a country with a large underbanked community and millions of businesses still reliant on cash-only transactions, the launch of a groundbreaking association promises to contribute to an inclusive financial sector for all and progress the…
11 Feb 11AM 23 min

Is Trump’s ‘flood the media’ strategy working?

GUEST - Thebe Ikalafeng – Founder of Brand Africa ‘This has been a wild week, with way more news coming out of the new administration than anyone can follow. And that’s likely by design. “The opposition party is the media,” Steve Bannon, who helped run Trump’s 2016 campaign, told PBS…
11 Feb 7AM 8 min

Understanding Trump’s media strategy.

GUEST - Pearl Matibe - Washington DC-based foreign correspondent In this conversation explore the complex relationship between the Trump administration and Africa, with a particular focus on South Africa. From the president's controversial remarks to his policies on trade, foreign aid, and diplomacy, we delve into how Trump's approach reshaped…
11 Feb 7AM 11 min
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