Kaya Biz

Innovation

An innovative e-commerce platform is making waves by changing how South African consumers exchange gifts. Brand Hubb, which already offers an unparalleled business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, has applied its online acumen to redesign the age-old social practice of giving and receiving gifts.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 15 min

Ombuds Report Shows How To Save On Insurance - Getting It Right The First Time

The latest Ombudsman for Short Term Insurance (OSTI) Annual Report makes interesting reading from a consumer perspective, especially the insights it provides on the most common reasons for claims rejection.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 9 min

SA Office Property Sector Faces ‘Work From Home’ Threat

The retail property sector may have been hit hard by the initial lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, but South Africa’s struggling office property sector faces a potential longer-term threat if the work-from-home paradigm shift takes hold.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 8 min

Iain Williamson, Old Mutual CEO

Old Mutual new CEO: Iain Williamson has been appointed as Old Mutual’s permanent CEO after a year of legal battles with his fired predecessor, Peter Moyo.

7 Jul 2020 1PM 4 min

The Corporations And Economic Crime Report With Mamello Mosiana, Researcher At Open Secrets

Lack of independence, poor accountability and a culture of silence are some of the issues plaguing the auditing profession globally. A new report by non-profit, Open Secrets, shows how cracks in the system have caused a credibility crisis in the industry and why this is a matter of public interest.

6 Jul 2020 1PM 9 min

The Hour Africa Feature With Francois Conradie, Senior Political Economist At NKC African Economies

When Zimbabwe suspended trading on its stock exchange last week, James Hove was left with no access to the funds he needs to conduct his business. Like many wealthy Zimbabweans, Hove invests in the local stock market. Not for the value he sees in the companies whose stocks trade on…

6 Jul 2020 1PM 8 min

The Pivot Point

Raised in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, Sylvia Milosevic is a successful businesswoman, wife and mother to beautiful twins. She developed a passion for property from her mother who built her house by herself. But her success didn’t happen overnight.

2 Jul 2020 12PM 9 min

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA)

Hundreds of companies in the tourism and hospitality sector, who have had their business interruption claims rejected by insurers, are planning to take most of the major industry players to court and are even contemplating a class action suit.

2 Jul 2020 12PM 6 min

Entrepreneurs On The Move - Phali Makopo, Sorbet Man Franchisee

A new Sorbet MAN franchise launched at the Fourways Mall this June. It offers everything South Africans have come to love about the Sorbet MAN brand and includes a few unique features.

1 Jul 2020 12PM 13 min

Lungisa Matshoba, Co-Founder And CTO At Yoco, A South African Based Payments And Point Of-Sale Startup

6 weeks into Yoco’s tracking of the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses through their Small business Recovery Monitor shows that Level3 has had little impact on SME turnover at 55% of pre-Covid levels.

1 Jul 2020 12PM 6 min

Tamryn Lamb, Head Of Retail Distribution At Allan Gray

COVID-19 has driven home an important life lesson: Expect (and plan for) the unexpected.

30 Jun 2020 12PM 11 min

Lunga Siyo, CEO YEP! - Telkom Business And Yellow Pages

Get your business online, where it needs to be, with Yep! A response to national duty call for corporate South Africa involvement to ease the socio-economic impact and productivity of SMMEs during and post COVID-19.

30 Jun 2020 12PM 8 min

Chris Gilmour, Investment Analyst

Mr Price Group Ltd. is closing its Nigerian business after volatility in the West African market and as the retailer favors a stronger focus on its home market of South Africa.

30 Jun 2020 12PM 6 min

Isaah Mhlanga, Exexutive Chief Economist Alexander Forbes

South Africa’s first-quarter expenditure on gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 2.3% in quarter-on-quarter terms after contracting by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of last year, the statistics agency said today.

30 Jun 2020 12PM 8 min

Mpume Ngobese, MD Of Advertising Joe Public Connect (Digital Agency) And Ikamva Lakusasa Co-Founder

Joe Public United announced, this week, its biggest transformational deal - which will see the brand and communications agency become the largest black-owned independent agency in South Africa. The transaction sees three senior agency executives Khuthala Gala Holten, Xolisa Dyeshana and Ngobese acquiring 26% through a newly created company, Ikamva…

29 Jun 2020 12PM 10 min

Savanna Stephens, Senior Associate (Corporate And Data Protection) At A Legal Firm DLA Piper

Seven years since the enactment of POPIA, President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a statement 22 June 2020 confirming that POPIA will finally come into force on 1 July 2020, with the exception of some provisions coming into force on 30 June 2021

29 Jun 2020 12PM 6 min

Basani Maluleke, African Bank CEO

African Bank says its 2020 interim results have been adversely impacted by a worsening South African economic outlook, and the national lock down that began in March 2020 to contain the spread of Covid-19 across South Africa.

24 Jun 2020 12PM 9 min

Zwelodumo Mabhoza, Founder And Director Of Priority Tax Solutions

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in his emergency budget speech laid out his proposed roadmap to stabilise debt, by improving the country’s spending patterns in order to create a foundation for economic revival post-Covid-19. This will be a tough ask though, as projected total consolidated budget spending, including the cost to…

24 Jun 2020 12PM 8 min

Refiloe Rantekoa, Founder Of Borotho Bakery Enterprise

Baking and selling bread is a lucrative business in the townships and that's exactly why Refiloe Rantekoa regards his enterprise as his "gold mine". Founded about 5 years ago, Borotho Bakery Enterprise is in White City, Jabavu, Soweto, run by Rantekoa

17 Jun 2020 12PM 10 min

Dr Iraj Abidian, CEO Pan-African Investment And Research Service

Four bankers, two officials from the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), a KPMG auditor and a lieutenant-general in the South African police have been arrested in connection with their instrumental role in the theft of over R2,7-billion from VBS Mutual Bank, a bank mainly catering for the poor. This group includes…

17 Jun 2020 12PM 6 min