In today's markets slot we focus on the Official Countdown to the Standard Bank National Kasi SME Pitch Challenge & Summit 2026 taking place in Gceberha, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.  In its second year, the competition shines the spotlight on promising majority black-owned businesses that have emerged from a highly competitive provincial selection process across all nine provinces. Lesiba Matladi (Senior Manager for Enterprise and Supplier Development Programmes at Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa) spoke to Thami Ngubeni..

In today's markets slot we focus on the Official Countdown to the Standard Bank National Kasi SME Pitch Challenge &amp; Summit 2026 taking place in Gceberha, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. &nbsp;In its second year, the competition shines the spotlight on promising majority black-owned businesses that have emerged from a highly competitive provincial selection process across all nine provinces. Lesiba Matladi (Senior Manager for Enterprise and Supplier Development Programmes at Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa) spoke to Thami Ngubeni..

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Official Countdown to the Standard Bank National Kasi SME Pitch Challenge & Summit 2026

Let's end the show on a tasty note with no fowl play!! KFC has launched their KFC Rewards which they say is a new loyalty programme that flips the script on what it means to be rewarded. They go on to say that it does not involve points, discounts at the till, it's about feeding all your obsessions. It' works through purchases made the KFC app or on Kiosk which unlocks access to the experiences and cultural moments a customer genuinely care about they say. To tell us more on this and how different it is from what we know in the market, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Siyabulela Ngcukana, Chief Operations, Digital and Technology Officer, KFC Africa

Let's end the show on a tasty note with no fowl play!! KFC has launched their KFC Rewards which they say is a new loyalty programme that flips the script on what it means to be rewarded. They go on to say that it does not involve points, discounts at the till, it's about feeding all your obsessions. It' works through purchases made the KFC app or on Kiosk which unlocks access to the experiences and cultural moments a customer genuinely care about they say. To tell us more on this and how different it is from what we know in the market, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Siyabulela Ngcukana, Chief Operations, Digital and Technology Officer, KFC Africa

KFC launches new rewards programme for their loyal customers

Good news coming out of Kenya is that the country's Capital Markets Authority has approved a new investment fund from Wall Street Africa (WSA), which is a Nairobi-based financial media and fintech startup. It will allow investors to buy into a group of listed banks in a single investment. Those in the know say that the WSA Banking exchange-traded fund (ETF) will hold shares in banks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). According to CMA,  it will be Kenya's first locally domiciled exchange-traded fund and is expected to list in the fourth quarter. To tell us more on this and its significance, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Eric Asuma, Founder & Chairman of the Wall Street Africa Group..

Good news coming out of Kenya is that the country's Capital Markets Authority has approved a new investment fund from Wall Street Africa (WSA), which is a Nairobi-based financial media and fintech startup. It will allow investors to buy into a group of listed banks in a single investment. Those in the know say that the WSA Banking exchange-traded fund (ETF) will hold shares in banks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). According to CMA, &nbsp;it will be Kenya's first locally domiciled exchange-traded fund and is expected to list in the fourth quarter. To tell us more on this and its significance, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Eric Asuma, Founder &amp; Chairman of the Wall Street Africa Group..

Capital Markets Authority in Kenya approves new investment fund from Wall Street Africa (WSA)

Zambians went to the polls on the 13th of August becoming important a critical electoral focal point for the SADC region. It is the only SADC country conducting its national electoral process which would naturally placing it under significant regional and international attention.

 We speak to Kelvin Chisanga, an economist based in Zambia who says that his assessment is that Zambia's challenge is no longer simply to conduct an election, but to demonstrate that democratic governance, political stability and economic transformation can reinforce one another. He spoke to Thami Ngubeni about expectations around the economy and how Zambia managed to maintain their peaceful image for so many years

Zambians went to the polls on the 13th of August becoming important a critical electoral focal point for the SADC region. It is the only SADC country conducting its national electoral process which would naturally placing it under significant regional and international attention.
&nbsp;We speak to Kelvin Chisanga, an economist based in Zambia who says that his assessment is that Zambia's challenge is no longer simply to conduct an election, but to demonstrate that democratic governance, political stability and economic transformation can reinforce one another. He spoke to Thami Ngubeni about expectations around the economy and how Zambia managed to maintain their peaceful image for so many years

Official Countdown to the Standard Bank National Kasi SME Pitch Challenge & Summit 2026

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