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Phemelo is joined in studio by award-winning political journalist, author and founding editor of The Debrief Network, Qaanitah Hunter. They discuss her career in journalism, political reporting and commentary, her journey as an author, and her work shaping the future of news creation in South Africa. www.kaya959.co.za

On this week’s What To Watch, Leroy Marc reviews Doing Life, now on Netflix, and Invisible, a new M-Net production premiering on 14 October 2026. www.kaya959.co.za

Phemelo is joined by Kaya News anchor Katleho Sekhotho to unpack the week’s top stories, including the March and March protests and vehicles set alight in Durban, with similar protests reported in parts of Johannesburg, the Eastern Cape and Cape Town. They also look at the latest developments in Shadrack Sibiya’s stalled bail hearing, the death of former Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe and tribut...

The Constitutional Court’s asylum ruling has sparked fresh debate over migration and access to South Africa’s asylum system. Phemelo speaks to legal expert Bophelo Seleke about the judgment, the government’s response and the legal questions surrounding asylum seekers, deportation and South Africa’s borders. www.kaya959.co.za · Kayafm

With most South African SMEs failing within their first five years, a new AI-powered platform is aiming to change the odds. Gugu Mfuphi speaks with Gift Lubele, Director of newly launched app Rinku, about fragmented support systems, entrepreneurship challenges and how artificial intelligence can help connect business owners to the tools they need to succeed. www.kaya959.co.za · Kaya FM

What role can retirement savings play in supporting economic development? Thakane Setsabi-Mushonga, Managing Executive of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants unpacks the major themes emerging from the 2026 Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum, including retirement reform, workforce resilience and the connection between long-term savings and economic growth www.kaya959.co.za · Kaya FM

In this edition of Pivot Point, Gugu Mfuphi speaks with Jackie van Niekerk to unpack the defining moments of her career, leadership lessons from navigating a changing property market and her vision for the future of South Africa's listed property sector. www.kaya959.co.za

South Africans are spending more on convenience food despite ongoing financial pressure. Caroline Short, Research and Advisory Services Lead at Trade Intelligence unpacks the rapid growth of the quick-service restaurant market, shifting consumer behaviour, the rise of challenger brands and how delivery platforms are reshaping the country's food economy www.kaya959.co.za

South Africa's manufacturing sector remains central to the country's growth ambitions, but are policymakers and businesses doing enough to support local industry? Gugu Mfuphi speaks to Irshaad Kathrada, CEO of the LFS, about localisation, procurement leakage, job creation and why strengthening industrial value chains could unlock billions in economic activity and thousands of jobs. www.kaya959.co....

At times we find ourselves in the doghouse with our partners, friends, family, or colleagues and we honestly just don’t understand why they are mad. So with the Blind Spot we and the listeners help you see and understand some of the blind spots you might have missed in certain situations. Kaya FM

Fresh and Thato spoke to Chairman of Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board, Thokozani Jacob Masilela on why every neighborhood needs a Community Police Forum (CPF), how a CPF really works and how to go about starting one. Kaya 959

#KayaBiz host Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Fresh and Thato on The National Opt-Out Registry allows South Africans to block unwanted direct marketing calls and texts. They also discussed South Africa’s paper manufacturing sector is experiencing intense market pressures, marked by a major trade investigation that concluded in October 2026. Kaya 959

Fresh and Thato spoke to former EFF MP and host of the African Renaissance Podcast, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on the Batho Pele Convention: Siyazenzela initiative calling for a permanent, non-partisan, membership-funded grassroots movement to help fix broken infrastructure and schools in communities. The first test is this Saturday at Regina Mundi Church in Soweto where graduates of Soweto’s public scho...

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Fresh and Thato spoke to Content Manager at IOL, Se-Anne Koopman on the story of a Durban man who was bitten by a highly venomous Green Mamba, only for people in the community Facebook group to inform that snake wasn't poisonous. Snake expert, Jason Arnold then spotted the post and realized it was actually a highly venomous green mamba and spent hours trying to track the bitten man down. Kaya 959

On this week’s Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana unpacks the Porsche 911 Carrera and business rescue, directives under the Consumer Protection Act, and contracts with suspensive conditions. She also answers some of your burning legal questions. www.kaya959.co.za

COSATU and its affiliates are staging nationwide marches and pickets over retrenchments, low wages, casualisation of work and concerns about workers’ rights. The federation says around 40% of workers still earn below the National Minimum Wage and is calling for stronger enforcement of labour laws and 10,000 additional labour inspectors. Phemelo speaks to COSATU spokesperson Matthew Parks. www.kaya...

Gauteng Health has confirmed medicine supply challenges at public health facilities but has not disclosed which medicines are affected or how many patients have been impacted. The department says the shortages are linked to factors including changes to medicine contracts, supplier delays, procurement lead times and wider pharmaceutical supply-chain pressures. Phemelo speaks to Gauteng Health spoke...

The father of the 16-year-old at the centre of the sexual grooming case against suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has told his wife he has almost 300 recordings, along with photographs, vehicle footage and tracking records. The information was raised in court as Sibiya’s bail application continued, with the state arguing that recordings and other evidence could be relev...

South Africa’s asylum system is now open to all new applicants, including those who entered the country unlawfully or do not have a visa, following a Constitutional Court ruling. The Court struck down provisions that allowed asylum seekers to be excluded from the process without their claims being assessed on their merits, finding that this could undermine the principle of non-refoulement. Phemelo...

From domestic worker to entrepreneur, Lindiwe Shibambo has built Maid4U into a growing business focused on recruitment, training and compliance in South Africa's household care economy. She joins Kaya Biz to discuss professionalising domestic work, empowering workers and employers, and why franchising could become a new pathway to township entrepreneurship and job creation www.kaya959.co.za

The latest Sanlam Financial Confidence Index Report shows an intriguing trend: financial confidence has remained stable, and in some areas even strengthened. The overall index edged up to 54, while financial wellbeing reached its highest level since the study began. This evening we're joined by Tshepo Mogotsi, Group Head of Brand at Sanlam, to unpack what the findings reveal about the financial mi...

South Africa's entrepreneurs are proving resilient, but resilience alone isn't creating growth. New research from the State of the SMME 2026 Report reveals why many businesses survive for decades without significantly expanding. Maude Modise, Director of the Shoprite Foundation, discusses the barriers to scale, why access to markets matters more than funding, and how corporate supply chains can un...

Absa has become the first African bank to launch an institutional digital asset custody solution, signalling a major shift in the evolution of financial services on the continent. Rob Downes, Head of Digital Assets at Absa CIB, unpacks why traditional banking is embracing digital assets, what this means for institutional investors, and how tokenisation, digital securities and programmable finance...

Electricity reliability may be improving, but South Africa's economic constraints are shifting elsewhere. PwC's latest Economic Outlook highlights growing pressure from logistics, water infrastructure and service delivery challenges. Chief Economist Lullu Krugel explores where South Africa's next growth opportunities and obstacles lie, and what needs to happen to translate stability into investmen...