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CNBC Africa

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CNBC Africa
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaAfrican continent
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Programming
Picture format4:3 576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerAfrica Business News
History
Launched1 June 2007 (2007-06-01)
Links
Websitecnbcafrica.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DStvChannel 410
Streaming media
cnbcafrica.comwww.cnbcafrica.com

Consumer News and Business Channel Africa (known as CNBC Africa) is an African pay television network launched on 1 June 2007. Founded by Rakesh Wahi and Zafar Siddiqi,[1] the network is produced under license from CNBC International and is owned by Africa Business News.[2] It is headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg.

The channel features programmes and updates from CNBC Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the US and other CNBC affiliates around the world.

Bureaus

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Bureaus for CNBC Africa are located in:

The channel produces 7 hours of local programming per business day. Local content is generated in the studios in Sandton, Johannesburg.[3]

The Arabic Business Programmes Show for:

  • Cairo
  • Casablanca
  • Khartoum

Shows

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  • Against All Odds [4]
  • Banking The Future
  • Crypto Trader[5]
  • Here for Africa
  • Political Capital
  • Young Money
  • Angola Changing The Narrative
  • Business Spotlight
  • Business This Week
  • Buy Africa
  • Captains of Industry[6]
  • Chivas Win The Right Way
  • The Mentorship Challenge
  • Closing Gate
  • Currency Wars
  • Deal Flow
  • Doing Business in Botswana
  • Doing Business in Rwanda[7]
  • Driving Forward
  • Economic Lifelines Nigeria
  • Eye on Gauteng
  • Eye on Kenya
  • Eye on KZN
  • Eye on MDG Nigeria
  • Eye on Nigeria’s Capital Markets
  • Eye on Rivers
  • Finweek
  • Gurus
  • Hot Stocks[8]
  • Inside Her C-Suite
  • Invest Africa
  • It’s Africa’s Time
  • Kicking Doors
  • Latitude
  • Marketing Media Money
  • Masters of Innovation
  • Money Talks
  • My Worst Day
  • Nigeria Going Beyond Oil
  • On the Couch
  • Open Exchange[9]
  • Personal Finance
  • Political Capital
  • Relish
  • Resource Watch
  • Share Shootout
  • Silver Screen
  • Talking Stocks
  • Tech @ Work
  • Unstoppable
  • Women on Wealth[10]

Regular expert contributors

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Awards

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  • 2009: CNBC Africa received the Best Television Feature 2009 for the programme "Doing Business in Africa" at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards.[citation needed]
  • 2009: CNBC Africa producer and reporter, Talia Sanhewe, was the winner of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2009 Western Region Television News Category.[citation needed]
  • 2010: CNBC Africa won the Banking Reporting Category of the Africa investor Financial Reporting Awards 2010.[citation needed] The channel was nominated in both the 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Banking' and 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Resources (Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas)' categories.[citation needed]
  • 2010: CNBC Africa received the Broadcast Award at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2010[citation needed]
  • 2010: Producer Natascha Jacobsz-Botha was the winner of the Citadel ‘Words on Money’ Journalism Awards ‘Newcomer of the Year 2010’.[citation needed]
  • 2010: CNBC Africa was nominated for 'Best Infrastructure Feature' and 'Best Tourism Feature' at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "About CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. ^ "CNBC to launch new affiliate channel in Africa". CNBC Europe. 2006-08-31. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
  3. ^ "CNBC pushes hard to fend off rival Fox". International Herald Tribune. 2006-10-01.
  4. ^ "Against All Odds Archives - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  5. ^ "Crypto Trader Archives - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  6. ^ "Captains of Industry - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  7. ^ "Doing Business in Rwanda - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  8. ^ "Hot Stocks - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  9. ^ "Tower Capital Fund Analyst on CNBCAfrica". www.towercapital.co.za. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  10. ^ "Women on Weatlh - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  11. ^ "Bruce Whitfield joins CNBC Africa". Media Update. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  12. ^ "BOOST YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH HOT STOCKS LIVE - The Sandton Times". The Sandton Times. 2017-08-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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