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<p>On Focus-On today, we speak to the CEO of a company that wants to provide financial freedom for Africans through cryptocurrency and education on the market. For quite some time, African policy makers struggled on how to reconcile cryptocurrencies with their financial systems. But it seems the tide is changing. Recently the South African Reserve Bank gave financial institutions the green light to deal with funds linked to digital assets. Chris Maurice, the CEO of Yellow Card joins CNBC Africa to explore the evolution of financial services in Africa&#8230;.</p>


Focus On: Cryptocurrency – A step towards financial freedom?

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<p>Listings and de-listings on the Botswana Stock Exchange on the back of geo-political conflict is one of the many concerns that will be discussed in this edition of Captains of Industry with the Botswana Stock Exchange CEO, Thapelo Tsheole&#8230;.</p>


Captains of Industry: BSE CEO on Ukraine conflict

Captains of Industry: BSE CEO on Ukraine conflict, listings outlook & building Sadc stock exchanges

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<p>Les Male, CEO of the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange and Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation joins CNBC Africa Godfrey Mutizwa to speak about what keeps him awake at night in these covid times in these challenging business environments in the world and what the future of commodities and exchanges might be in a crypto world&#8230;.</p>


Captains of Industry: In conversation with Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange CEO

Captains of Industry: In conversation with Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange CEO, Les Male

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<p>This episode of Corporate Access looks at Technology Trends 2022, by Intel and Dell Technologies. Technology continues to be an important pillar connecting the world and transforming healthcare, commerce, education and financial services. Douglas Woolley, Managing Director, South Africa Dell Technologies speaks to CNBC Africa&#8217;s Morwick Pietersen&#8230;.</p>


Dell Technologies highlights technology trends to watch out for in 2022

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<p>President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina says he hopes to use the G20 Compact with Africa meeting in Berlin, Germany, to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the African continent as well as the plans to recover some of the Foreign Direct Investments that have declined in well over a year. In an exclusive interview with CNBC Africa, Dr Adesina says the gross financing for Africa is about $485 billion between 2021 and 2023&#8230;.</p>


G20 Compact with Africa to address COVID-19 & FDI decline

G20 Compact with Africa to address COVID-19 & FDI decline, says AfDB’s Adesina

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<p>Standard Bank has reported a 52 per cent rise in headline earnings per share, year-on-year, for the six months ended June. The numbers reflect recovery trends; with client demand and activity improving, and credit charges declining. As a result, the group has declared an interim dividend. Sim Tshabalala, CEO at Standard Bank joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


Standard Bank CEO discusses company’s half-year performance

Standard Bank CEO discusses company’s half-year performance, growth opportunities

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<p>Boosted by the higher gold price, Gold Fields has more than doubled its earnings, for the six months ended June. As a result, the company has declared an interim dividend. The gold miner has also maintained its production and cost guidance for the full year. Gold Fields CEO, Chris Griffith joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


Gold Fields interim HEPS more than double

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<p>If anything, the need for more robust health systems on the continent has been exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, more so in the second and third waves. So, what could be the practical solutions to this? CNBC Africa spoke with Prof. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor ,University of Global Health Equity and Co-Chair Conference for Public Health in Africa&#8230;.</p>


COVID-19: How can Africa build robust public health systems?

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<p>Following strict regulations by Congress, Google has introduced new child protection policies, which the company claims to be over and above the required upcoming regulations. But how robust are these policies? Anja Dolphin, Head of User Experience for Children&#8217;s Security, Safety and Privacy at Google joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


Google launches new child protection policy

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<p>UK development finance institution, CDC Group has given Absa a $50 million risk sharing facility to to support lending to SME&#8217;s and households in Africa. This commitment will increase Absa&#8217;s capacity to offer financing solutions to across Sub-Saharan Africa through microfinance and non-bank financial institutions. Kenneth Makenna, Head: Non Bank Financial Institutions Africa ex SA, Absa  joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Fifi Peters for more&#8230;.</p>


UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

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<p>Small and medium-sized enterprises have over the past few years been flexing their muscles contributing more to South Africa&#8217;s economy. A study by the World Bank shows that formal SMEs contribute up to 40 per cent of national income in emerging economies. But until they can secure a genuine foothold in corporate value chains, the sector is likely to be dominated by a handful of players who had early-mover advantage and access to finance. David Mparutsa, Head: Enterprise &#038; Supplier Development ex SA at Absa joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Fifi Peters to unpack the value of SMEs&#8230;.</p>


ABSA Insight Series: Finding innovative solutions to bridge the financing gap for SMEs

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<p>In a struggling economy, South Africans finds themselves removing luxury goods from their budget.</p>


SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about industry

SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about the industry

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<p>So how much has the violence and looting we have seen since late last week cost the economy? CNBC Africa is joined by Nicky Weimar, Chief Economist at Nedbank and Andre Cilliers Currency strategist at TreasuryONE.</p>


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How the on-going civil unrest threatens economic recovery in South Africa

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<p>Despite lockdown levels in South Africa easing, the COVID-19 crisis did not lead to the traditional “Lipstick Effect” witnessed in the past. Isana Cordier, Sector Head for Consumer Goods and Services, Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa joins CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters to discuss the change in consumer behaviour and the latest trends driving spending&#8230;.</p>


ABSA Insight Series: Has COVID-19 killed the lipstick effect?

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<p>With unrest in parts of the country persisting today, questions remain on whether the damage caused during the looting will be covered by insurance. Cedric Masondo, Managing Director of Sasria joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Unrest in SA : Government insurer Sasria estimates $3bn in claims

Unrest in SA: Government insurer Sasria estimates $3bn in claims

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<p>South African president Cyril Ramaphosa addressees the nation on new security measures to quell violent protests and looting in the trade hubs of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng&#8230;.</p>


President Ramaphosa addresses nation in the wake of violent looting in parts of KZN and Gauteng

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<p>Building a robust and transformative fintech echo system takes patience, trust and flexibility from both the investors and start up founders, well according to Niklas Adalberth the Founder of Norrsken and Co-founder of Europe&#8217;s leading payments company Klarna. CNBC Africa sat down with him on his journey and interest in Africa&#8230;.</p>


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Captains of Industry: In conversation with Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange CEO, Les Male

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G20 Compact with Africa to address COVID-19 & FDI decline, says AfDB’s Adesina

Standard Bank CEO discusses company’s half-year performance, growth opportunities

Gold Fields interim HEPS more than double

COVID-19: How can Africa build robust public health systems?

Google launches new child protection policy

UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

ABSA Insight Series: Finding innovative solutions to bridge the financing gap for SMEs

SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about the industry

How the on-going civil unrest threatens economic recovery in South Africa

ABSA Insight Series: Has COVID-19 killed the lipstick effect?

Unrest in SA: Government insurer Sasria estimates $3bn in claims

President Ramaphosa addresses nation in the wake of violent looting in parts of KZN and Gauteng

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Focus On: Cryptocurrency – A step towards financial freedom?

Captains of Industry: BSE CEO on Ukraine conflict, listings outlook & building Sadc stock exchanges

Captains of Industry: In conversation with Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange CEO, Les Male

Dell Technologies highlights technology trends to watch out for in 2022

G20 Compact with Africa to address COVID-19 & FDI decline, says AfDB’s Adesina

Standard Bank CEO discusses company’s half-year performance, growth opportunities

Gold Fields interim HEPS more than double

COVID-19: How can Africa build robust public health systems?

Google launches new child protection policy

UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

ABSA Insight Series: Finding innovative solutions to bridge the financing gap for SMEs

SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about the industry

How the on-going civil unrest threatens economic recovery in South Africa

ABSA Insight Series: Has COVID-19 killed the lipstick effect?

Unrest in SA: Government insurer Sasria estimates $3bn in claims

President Ramaphosa addresses nation in the wake of violent looting in parts of KZN and Gauteng

Captains of Industry: Norrsken Founder on his interest in Africa’s tech space

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