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<p>Pick n Pay celebrates 50 years of being listed on the JSE. CNBC reporter, Anazi Zote attended the event and filed this report.</p>


Pick n Pay celebrates 50 years on the JSE

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<p>At the end of the 5-day UNISDR Africa-Arab Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, CNBC Africa’s Lubabalo Mashiqana caught up with Khangeziwe Mabuza, Principal Secretary in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office of the Kingdom of Eswatini. She elaborated on the common issues between the two regions in terms of types of natural disasters and how they can share best practices in disaster risk reduction.</p>


What we learnt from Africa-Arab Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction – Eswatini Delegate

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<p>He dared to ask what if and now he is being likened to Tony Stark from Marvel Comics. Richard Browning, Founder of Gravity Industries, took to Africa’s skies for the first time to showcase his invention. CNBC Africa’s Monique Vanek reports.</p>


UK’s iron man defies gravity in Africa for first time

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<p>Increased procurement from local suppliers is one of the demands government has made to mining companies in the newly released mining charter. JSE listed Kumba Iron Ore has been at the forefront of black economic empowerment but what about local supplier development? Themba Mkhwanazi, CEO of Kumba Iron Ore joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kumba invests heavily on women, youth to drive growth

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<p>English inventor, Richard Browning will be demonstrating how he defies gravity in his horse powered jet suit. CNBC Africa spoke to Browning the day before he launches his super-hero like jet pack.</p>


Jet pack inventor blows off his own steam in SA flying demonstration

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<p>A global precision agriculture company known as Aerobotics has designed tech that will help local farmers keep a close eye on their crops from anywhere.  Aerobotics, CEO, James Paterson joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How drone technology is transforming SA’s farming landscape

<p>NAIROBI (Reuters) &#8211; Google, said on Monday it would offer Motorbike Mode on Google Maps in Kenya, offering the voice navigation service for bike riders in Africa for the first time.</p>
<p>Kenyan roads are full of motorcycles taxis, known as boda bodas, that are much cheaper rides to car taxis.</p>
<p>Google, part of the U.S. firm Alphabet Inc, already provides the service in Asian nations, such as India.</p>
<p>“For over a million Kenyans, boda bodas are a convenient and affordable way to move and transport goods from one place to another,” Google said in a statement.</p>
<p>“With Google Maps’ new Motorbike Mode, users across Kenya will now be able to get directions and turn-by-turn navigation, to suggest routes that are more efficient,” it said.</p>
<p>Streets in Kenyan cities and towns are often poorly signposted and frequently congested, making it hard for boda boda drivers to pick up customers when they hail them by phone.</p>
<p>“What prevents us from picking some clients is lack of navigation. If the road doesn’t have a clear name and you are new to the area, you get lost,” said Ben Chelule, a 24-year old boda boda driver in Nairobi.</p>
<p>Google also said it was launching its Street View service in Kenya for the first time, allowing users to virtually explore via its images 9,500 km (6,000 miles) of roads in cities such as Nairobi and holiday destinations such as Malindi on the coast.</p>
<p>The company has also set aside 100 million shillings ($992,000) to train Kenyan farmers in digital skills, it added.</p>
<p>Google’s Kenya manager, Charles Murito, said the company had targeted farmers because it employed 40 percent of the population and accounted for a third of gross domestic product (GDP).</p>
<p>“We want to see the power of technology elevate small scale farming. We hope that through this initiative, we will see a positive impact in food security, job creation and GDP growth in Kenya,” he said.</p>
<p>($1 = 100.8500 Kenyan shillings)</p>
<p>Additional reporting by John Ndiso; Editing by Edmund Blair</p>


What you need to know about Google launching Motorbike Mode navigation in Kenya, first for Africa

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<p>According to John Sanei, innovation strategist and best-selling author, the era of disruption is 10-15 years away. This is how different it will be and what Africans need to be, to be part of it.</p>


Here’s what Africans should do to be part of the era of disruption

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<p>Africa’s investment environment and infrastructure investments position the continent at the top of the Agricultural Value Chain. CNBC Africa is joined by Ronnie Ntuli, Founder and Chairman of Thelo Group, to zoom into Africa Investment Forum set up to assist make it easier to get investments to Africa.</p>


Unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential

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<p>CNBC Africa is joined by MD of Banking Association South Africa, Cas Coovadia to unpack the latest VBS saga. The VBS Mutual Bank has collapsed after looting of about R2 billion. High ranking individuals and parties have been implicated in a report which has unlocked a long standing rot raising questions of compliance or non-compliance which went unnoticed till late.</p>


Political parties, individuals fingered in VBS Mutual Bank looting

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<p>On the side-lines of the Blockchain seminar taking place in South Africa AMBC Director George Gordon, spoke to CNBC Africa’s Lubabalo Mashiqana about their proposed new digital currency called the AfriUnionCoin.</p>


New African crypto-currency in the pipe line

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<p>CNBC Africa’s Lubabalo Mashiqana spoke to Zukile Nomvete from the State Information Technology Agency’s (Sita) about bridging the digital skills gap in Africa, at the on-going Blockchain seminar taking place in South Africa.</p>


SITA’s Zukile Nomvete on bridging the digital skills gap in Africa

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<p>Balwin Properties has released its interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2018 and the numbers are promising. Revenue is up by 33 per cent to R1.19 billion. Profit for the year is reported at R178 million, up by 8 per cent. The large-scale properties developer says demand was high and costs were low. Balwin CEO, Steve Brooke, joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Balwin reports strong FY revenue growth

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<p>CNBC Africa is joined by Kabira Akoob, an MBL Graduate at UNISA and a researcher on a report about a significant demographic in South Africa&#8217;s informal economy. 80 per cent of women entrepreneurs are involved in the informal sector&#8217;s economy growth, compared to 65 per cent of men. Just what are the motivational factors driving women entrepreneurs in rural settings.</p>


Understanding motivational factors affecting informal women entrepreneurs

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<p>South Africa&#8217;s economic growth is being dragged down by high levels of unemployment. Stats SA&#8217;s recorded 27.2 per cent unemployed South Africans could benefit from knowing how to manage business &#038; career elements in a weak economy. Professor Ari Katz, CEO of Boston City Campus and Business College, joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Recession-proofing your business and career

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<p>If you happen to be driving along the N1 highway near Johannesburg&#8217;s Mall of Africa, you may have noticed a 26 storey concrete skyscraper. This building is one of Africa&#8217;s first high-rise luxury apartment icons. Joining CNBC Africa the helm launching this continental development is Raj Nana, the CFO of Attacq.</p>


Attacq launches 26-storey high-rise luxury apartment building

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<p>For global and Africa-based companies looking to access new growth markets, Africa offers exciting opportunities to build large, profitable businesses. Its population is young, fast-growing, and increasingly urbanized—while rapid technology adoption makes the continent a fertile arena for innovation. But Africa’s business environment remains poorly understood and known to many executives in the West only by its reputation for complexity, conflict, and corruption. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss this further and how the upcoming Africa Investment Forum will aim to change this is Acha Leke, Senior Partner at McKinsey &#038; Company.</p>


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Pick n Pay celebrates 50 years on the JSE

What we learnt from Africa-Arab Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction – Eswatini Delegate

UK’s iron man defies gravity in Africa for first time

Kumba invests heavily on women, youth to drive growth

Jet pack inventor blows off his own steam in SA flying demonstration

How drone technology is transforming SA’s farming landscape

What you need to know about Google launching Motorbike Mode navigation in Kenya, first for Africa

Here’s what Africans should do to be part of the era of disruption

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential

Political parties, individuals fingered in VBS Mutual Bank looting

New African crypto-currency in the pipe line

SITA’s Zukile Nomvete on bridging the digital skills gap in Africa

Balwin reports strong FY revenue growth

Understanding motivational factors affecting informal women entrepreneurs

Recession-proofing your business and career

Attacq launches 26-storey high-rise luxury apartment building

Africa Investment Forum aims to attract billions into the continent

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Pick n Pay celebrates 50 years on the JSE

What we learnt from Africa-Arab Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction – Eswatini Delegate

UK’s iron man defies gravity in Africa for first time

Kumba invests heavily on women, youth to drive growth

Jet pack inventor blows off his own steam in SA flying demonstration

How drone technology is transforming SA’s farming landscape

What you need to know about Google launching Motorbike Mode navigation in Kenya, first for Africa

Here’s what Africans should do to be part of the era of disruption

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential

Political parties, individuals fingered in VBS Mutual Bank looting

New African crypto-currency in the pipe line

SITA’s Zukile Nomvete on bridging the digital skills gap in Africa

Balwin reports strong FY revenue growth

Understanding motivational factors affecting informal women entrepreneurs

Recession-proofing your business and career

Attacq launches 26-storey high-rise luxury apartment building

Africa Investment Forum aims to attract billions into the continent

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