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CNBC Africa statement on Xenophobia

Fri, 30 May 2008

CNBC Africa has taken an official stand against Xenophobia and the attacks on people of foreign origin living in South Africa....  Read More >

CNBC AFRICA SETS NEW BENCHMARK IN BUDGET DAY TV COVERAGE

Wed, 13 Feb 2008

CNBC Africa viewers can look forward to the most extensive national budget coverage ever seen on television in Africa, when Finance Minister Trevor Manuel presents South Africa’s most eagerly awaited financial event, The Budget, on 20 February 2008. ...  Read More >

CNBC Africa scores in Ghana

Wed, 13 Feb 2008

CNBC Africa has secured a terrestrial television distribution deal in Ghana, effectively delivering CNBC Africa's internationally acclaimed business news to a potential audience of five million viewers in and around the capital Accra. ...  Read More >

CNBC Africa continues to attract Africa's top financial journalists

Fri, 28 Sep 2007

AWARD WINNING TV JOURNALIST Siki Mgabadeli has joined the prestigious international business channel, CNBC Africa. She comes to the network with a wealth of experience and a reputation that puts her amongst the brightest young, financial journalists in South Africa. ...  Read More >

CNBC Africa now available on Hi TV Satellite Platform in Nigeria

Fri, 28 Sep 2007

CNBC Africa is now listed on the HiTV satellite platform in Nigeria – allowing for greater distribution in West Africa. HiTV carries other good programming, including HiSports, E-Entertainment, MTV Base, Nickelodean (children), God TV (religious), Hi-Life (entertainment), Hi-Kids and Hi-Nolly (movies). ...  Read More >

Behind The Scenes At CNBC Africa

On 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa, the first 24-hour, live international business channel in sub-Saharan Africa, will begin broadcasting from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Owned and operated by Africa Business News under a licensing and affiliation agreement with CNBC, the channel will focus on business, economics and markets news across sub-Saharan Africa. “We will also feature live crossings from CNBC Europe, the US, the Middle East, Dubai, India, Pakistan and other CNBC affiliates across the world,” says Trevor Ormerod, Chief Operating Officer of CNBC Africa. “We will broadcast local content from our studio in Johannesburg, and will take feeds from our bureaux in Lagos, Abuja, Nairobi and Cape Town.”...  Read More >

CNBC – Global Outlook - African Flavour

More and more there is an acceptance that we live in a global village, and that much of what happens in the world will affect what happens locally.

“To understand, therefore, what is happening locally, it is necessary for the media to track global trends and interpret them for local use,” says Peter Ndoro, Head of Corporate Communications at CNBC Africa, 24-hour news and business channel due to be launching in South Africa in June. “CNBC Africa is part of a leading network of CNBC affiliates worldwide, and so one of our key attributes will be to tell the African story, and at the same time bring the global perspective to that story.” ...  Read More >

African Business Gets A Boost

One of NEPAD's ideals is to halt the marginalisation of Africa in the globalisation process and enhance its full and beneficial integration into the global economy. Encouraging and promoting African business is one of the cornerstones of this ideal, and new entrant into the business news market, CNBC Africa, is planning to do just that.

On 1 June 2007 this first 24-hour, live international business channel in sub-Saharan Africa, will begin broadcasting from Johannesburg, South Africa – a first for the region....  Read More >

Welcome CNBC Africa!

The fledgling democracy at the southern tip of the African continent is about to take another step towards going global. On 1 June 2007, CNBC Africa, the first 24-hour, live international business channel in sub-Saharan Africa, will begin broadcasting from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Owned and operated by Africa Business News under a licensing and affiliation agreement with CNBC, the channel will focus on business, economics and markets news across sub-Saharan Africa. “We will also feature live crossings from CNBC Europe, the US, the Middle East, Dubai, India, Pakistan and other CNBC affiliates across the world,” says Trevor Ormerod, Chief Operating Officer of CNBC Africa. “We will broadcast local content from our studio in Johannesburg, and will take feeds from our bureaux in Lagos, Abuja, Nairobi and Cape Town.”...  Read More >

CNBC AFRICA AD SALES MANAGED EXCLUSIVELY BY IN-HOUSE TEAM

CNBC Africa launches 1 June 2007 A dedicated sales team is already in place with dynamic new advertising & sponsorship opportunities

CNBC Africa, the first international business and financial news channel in sub-Saharan Africa launches on 1 June, 2007 at 18h00. More than 1.5 million households will immediately have access to this dynamic new channel on DStv channel 54....  Read More >
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