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<p>The Nigeria Stock Exchange in collaboration with the Milken Institute is set to host the inaugural edition of the Webinar Series on Sustainable Capital Markets Forum geared towards promoting Green Finance in West Africa. Jude Chiemeka, Head of Trading Business Division of the Nigerian Stock Exchange joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


NSE looks to deepen sustainable finance market segments in West Africa

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<p>The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to more digitally enabled lifestyles and ways of working globally but according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, gaps and risks implicit in the digital economy are more exposed by the Covid-19 shock. So how can Nigeria fully unlock its digital economy? Uzoma Dozie, Founder and CEO of Sparkle; a newly launched Nigerian digital platform says they are looking to remove barriers using technology and data. He joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


COVID-19: How can Nigeria’s digital economy be unlocked?

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<p>The Strategic Fuel Fund is the state-owned entity that manages South Africa&#8217;s strategic crude oil stockpile has appointed the former director general for the Department of Energy, Nelisiwe Magubane as its new chairperson. Nelisiwe joins CNBC Africa for more on her new role amid the global oil price and output tensions.</p>


Nelisiwe Magubane appointed new chairperson of Strategic Fuel Fund

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<p>Petrol prices in South Africa hiked up yesterday amid most of the global economy reopening and oil supply expected to rise. However, according to concerns raised by the parliamentary portfolio committee, they may be a diesel shortage in South Africa due to the slowdown in national refinery production. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Avhapfani Tshifularo, Executive Director at the SA Petroleum Industry Association.</p>


How the COVID-19 lockdown is impacting petrol supply in SA

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<p>One of the hardest hit industries during the Covid-19 crisis is the automotive sector, with South Africa’s new vehicle sales for the month of May plunging by 68 per cent in and 98 per cent in April. The slowdown in car manufacturing and consumer purchasing power was due to the strict Covid-19 lockdown that was implemented by the South African government at the end of March. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Mike Mabasa, CEO, National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa.</p>


COVID-19: NAAMSA CEO on SA’s vehicle sector outlook for 2020

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<p>Business for  SA  has estimated that South Africa’s GDP could drop between 8.8 per cent to 16.1 per cent in 2020, joining CNBC Africa to unpack more on this and the release of the ANC economic recovery strategy Post-COVID-19 is Cas Coovadia the CEO of  Business Unity SA.</p>


BUSA CEO on post-COVID-19 investment opportunities

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<p>Banking group BNP Paribas has forecasted that South Africa’s GDP growth will contract by 8.5 per cent this year and warns of an even slower recovery in 2021. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Jeffrey Schultz, Senior economist at BNP Paribas South Africa.</p>


BNP Paribas on SA’s fiscal response to Covid-19

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<p>The Board of Directors of 9mobile have announced the appointment of Alan Sinfield as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of the company. He joins CNBC Africa to discuss his plans for the company going forward.</p>


9mobile’s new CEO shares plans for growth

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<p>Some former African presidents have shown their support for the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina. This was in a letter over the 16 count allegations levelled against him to which Adesina had stated his innocence. Although the ethics committee of the board of directors of the continental bank has cleared Adesina of these charges, the United States which is one of the major shareholders of the bank has called for an independent probe into the allegations.</p>


Arunma Oteh on Adesina’s probe & why COVID-19 represents an opportunity for Africa

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<p>On this day 13 years ago, a dream turned to reality. On June the 1st 2007 CNBC Africa was born after many months of preparations, hard work and research. It was destined to become the largest aggregator of business news in Africa, going to 16 million households in 48 countries in Africa. It has interviewed presidents, world leaders, economists, bankers and billionaires. Two men worked tirelessly to launch CNBC Africa entrepreneurs Rakesh Wahi and Zafar Siddiqi and Zafar Siddiqi the Co-Founder and Chairman of ABN Group speaks about the channel he created.</p>


CNBC Africa turns 13!

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<p>JSE-listed RH-Bophelo has made a secondary listing on the Rwanda Stock Exchange. This is the first ever listing of a South African company on the RSE, in a move that is expected to help the company diversify its investor base and spread its wings beyond South Africa. CNBC Africa spoke to Quinton Zunga, CEO RH Bophelo for more.</p>


RH Bophelo CEO: What the RSE listing means for the company

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<p>Hospitality Group Tsogo Sun Hotels reported a 31 per cent plunge in full year headline earnings per share, with Covid-19 resulting in demand from international tourist retracting in the fourth quarter, due to global lock-downs.</p>


Tsogo Sun Hotels FY profits plunge

Tsogo Sun Hotels FY profits plunge, COVID-19 lock-downs weigh

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<p>Nampak swung to a half year loss of R2.4 billion as revenue plunged and it impaired its Angola and Nigeria assets by R3 billion, which is four times its market value. The also warned that future profits were in South Africa were at risk from the ban on alcohol sales due to Covid-19 lock-downs. Nampak CEO, Erik Smuts joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nampak swings into H1 loss

Nampak swings into H1 loss, suffers R3bn impairment

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<p>Property Group Rebosis, has partnered with government to roll out testing stations for Covid-19 outside its shopping malls in Pretoria – South Africa’s capital. However, foot traffic into these malls is expected to have dived due to the virus lock-downs prevented non-essential stores from trading. Rebosis is yet to release its interim results. Rebosis CEO Sisa Ngebulana joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Rebosis rolls out COVID-19 testing stations outside malls

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<p>South Africans can look forward to popping their favourite bottle of bubbly or sipping on a glass of pinotage to warm up from the cold winter. That’s as alcohol sales, that were banned for over two months under the Covid-19 lock-down, will be lifted. Distell CEO Richard Rushton joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Distell CEO: What the sale of alcohol under level 3 means for the industry

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<p>After realising the challenges that come with publishing fellow African writers, home-grown publishing house, Imagine We Rwanda launched their very own mobile app, dubbed, Imagine Books. Fast forward 2 weeks and hundreds of titles have been purchased worldwide and the numbers are only going up. CNBC Africa spoke to the founder, Dominique Alonga for more.</p>


This Rwandan publisher is creating buzz with new book App

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<p>After a one-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 lock-down in Lagos, bus-hailing company, PlentyWaka says they have re-launched their operations and have announced an expansion of their services. Johnny Enagwolor, Managing Director of PlentyWaka joins CNBC Africa to discuss how this pandemic is changing the ride-hailing business in Nigeria.</p>


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Nelisiwe Magubane appointed new chairperson of Strategic Fuel Fund

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BUSA CEO on post-COVID-19 investment opportunities

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Tsogo Sun Hotels FY profits plunge, COVID-19 lock-downs weigh

Nampak swings into H1 loss, suffers R3bn impairment

Rebosis rolls out COVID-19 testing stations outside malls

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NSE looks to deepen sustainable finance market segments in West Africa

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Nelisiwe Magubane appointed new chairperson of Strategic Fuel Fund

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BUSA CEO on post-COVID-19 investment opportunities

BNP Paribas on SA’s fiscal response to Covid-19

9mobile’s new CEO shares plans for growth

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CNBC Africa turns 13!

RH Bophelo CEO: What the RSE listing means for the company

Tsogo Sun Hotels FY profits plunge, COVID-19 lock-downs weigh

Nampak swings into H1 loss, suffers R3bn impairment

Rebosis rolls out COVID-19 testing stations outside malls

Distell CEO: What the sale of alcohol under level 3 means for the industry

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