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<p>Joining CNBC Africa for this discussion is Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist, Investec and Cas Coovadia, CEO, Business Unity South Africa.</p>


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The Power Table: South Africa: Rebuilding the Rainbow Nation

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<p>Violence gripped South Africa’s main economic hubs for a fifth day after the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. At least 30 people have been killed with damage estimated at more than 2 billion rand so far. While stocks gained, the rand dropped for a second day. Joining CNBC Africa to assess the cost of the disruptions is Business Unity South Africa’s Cas Coovadia and Adrian Saville, Investment Specialist at General Capital.</p>


Counting the cost of South Africa’s political unrest

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<p>South Africa’s move to a more stringent lockdown for the next 14 days will no doubt knock certain industries , in particular the hospitality sector. Joining CNBC Africa for this discussion are Wendy Alberts, CEO of The Restaurant Association of South Africa, Cas Coovadia, CEO of Business Unity SA and Martin Kingston from B4SA.</p>


Business decries lack of consultation as SA tightens COVID-19 measures

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<p>South Africa’s GDP increased at an annualised rate of 4.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2021. Finance, real estate and business services made the largest contribution to GDP growth, increasing at a rate of 7.4 per cent in the first quarter. This is above Reuters’ market consensus of 2.5 per cent. Statistician General, Risenga Maluleke and Cas Coovadia, CEO of BUSA join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


South Africa’s first quarter GDP jumps 4.6%

South Africa’s first quarter GDP jumps 4.6%, above consensus

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<p>Localisation has been highlighted by the South African government as a key policy aim, during the recovery of the economy from Covid-19. In this drive to promote local manufacturing in SA; Intellidex undertook a study on localisation for Business Unity SA and Business Leadership SA. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss the findings is Cas Coovadia, CEO at Business Unity South Africa.</p>


Business Unity South Africa CEO shares his views on localisation

BUSA’s Cas Coovadia on SA’s localisation strategy

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<p>The largest contributors to the 6.3 per cent jump in South Africa’s GDP in the last quarter of 2020 were the manufacturing, trade and transport industries. However, annual GDP is now on the same level as it was in 2012. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss this data and how it translates to the business environment is Cas Coovadia, CEO at Business Unity South Africa.</p>


BUSA CEO: Here’s what needs to be done to revive SA’s economy

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<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again called for greater investment from business. He has reiterated how the largest numbers of jobs will be created by the private sector, but what does business have to say about the president’s plans? CNBC Africa spoke to Cas Coovadia, CEO of Business Unity South Africa for more.</p>


#SONA2021: Business Unity South Africa reacts to Ramaphosa’s SONA

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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>South Africa’s government needs to step on the accelerator and speed up the phased restart of the economy from Covid-19 lock-downs to minimise hardship, hunger and desperation. That’s the view of business alliance group, Business for South Africa. The business group says failure to speed up the return to normal activity could in fact weaken the country’s ability to fight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Cas Coovadia, CEO of Business for South Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


COVID-19: Cas Coovadia on why govt. should rethink its strategy on reopening the economy

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<p>“History chooses its people.”  You don’t need too much insight to get the context of these words from a woman with arguably one of the toughest jobs in South African business. Bongiwe Kunene is the new head of the Banking Association of South Africa – replacing veteran Cas Coovadia. She is walking straight into a banking world dogged by junk status, poor growth and COVID-19.</p>


History chooses its people

History chooses its people, says Basa’s new CEO Bongiwe Kunene

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The Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation has filed a class action suit against major banks worth more than R60 billion and hold banks responsible for evictions of about 100 000 housing bond defaulters from their properties since the constitution came into effect in 1994. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss what this means for banks and what’s at stake if land grabs are sanctioned is Cas Coovadia, Managing Director of the Banking Association of South Africa.</p>


Multi-billion suit against SA banks over unlawful home foreclosures

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<p>A group of Chief Executive Officers of leading businesses met with President Cyril Ramaphosa and his advisors to discuss how business and government can work together to address the urgent socio-economic challenges facing our country. Cas Coovadia, Managing Director of The Banking Association of South Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Basa: Business will invest if the SA govt carries out this …..

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<p>Managing director for the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) Cas Coovadia give his views on president Ramaphosa’s cabinet announcement.</p>


BASA’s Cas Coovadia gives a thumbs up to Ramaphosa’s cabinet announcement

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<p>Under the circumstances, Cas Coovadia, Managing Director of the Banking Association of South Africa, was happy with the Budget Speech today. He told CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters it was important to put conditions for the utilisation of funds for SEOs, and to make public the details of the Presidential Task Team’s recommendations and how Eskom will be broken up into three, and how the funding will be linked to that. He also gave his opinion of the Budget as a whole and a potential ratings downgrade.</p>


Did fimin Mboweni do enough to avoid ratings downgrade?

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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>Cas Coovadia, MD of the Banking Association South Africa shares his views on President Ramaphosa’s newly constituted cabinet.</p>


BASA MD Coovadia: It is not in the interests of SA for the ANC to implode

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<p>The banking sector had issues with the Zuma administration because of the impact it had on growth the economy and the environment of banking in the country, Cas Coovadia, Managing Director of the Banking Association of South Africa, told CNBC Africa.</p>


Cas Coovadia

The Power Table: South Africa: Rebuilding the Rainbow Nation

Counting the cost of South Africa’s political unrest

Business decries lack of consultation as SA tightens COVID-19 measures

South Africa’s first quarter GDP jumps 4.6%, above consensus

BUSA’s Cas Coovadia on SA’s localisation strategy

BUSA CEO: Here’s what needs to be done to revive SA’s economy

#SONA2021: Business Unity South Africa reacts to Ramaphosa’s SONA

BUSA CEO on post-COVID-19 investment opportunities

COVID-19: Cas Coovadia on why govt. should rethink its strategy on reopening the economy

History chooses its people, says Basa’s new CEO Bongiwe Kunene

Multi-billion suit against SA banks over unlawful home foreclosures

Basa: Business will invest if the SA govt carries out this …..

BASA’s Cas Coovadia gives a thumbs up to Ramaphosa’s cabinet announcement

Did fimin Mboweni do enough to avoid ratings downgrade?

Political parties, individuals fingered in VBS Mutual Bank looting

BASA MD Coovadia: It is not in the interests of SA for the ANC to implode

A new dawn for the banking sector – Cas Coovadia

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The Power Table: South Africa: Rebuilding the Rainbow Nation

Counting the cost of South Africa’s political unrest

Business decries lack of consultation as SA tightens COVID-19 measures

South Africa’s first quarter GDP jumps 4.6%, above consensus

BUSA’s Cas Coovadia on SA’s localisation strategy

BUSA CEO: Here’s what needs to be done to revive SA’s economy

#SONA2021: Business Unity South Africa reacts to Ramaphosa’s SONA

BUSA CEO on post-COVID-19 investment opportunities

COVID-19: Cas Coovadia on why govt. should rethink its strategy on reopening the economy

History chooses its people, says Basa’s new CEO Bongiwe Kunene

Multi-billion suit against SA banks over unlawful home foreclosures

Basa: Business will invest if the SA govt carries out this …..

BASA’s Cas Coovadia gives a thumbs up to Ramaphosa’s cabinet announcement

Did fimin Mboweni do enough to avoid ratings downgrade?

Political parties, individuals fingered in VBS Mutual Bank looting

BASA MD Coovadia: It is not in the interests of SA for the ANC to implode

A new dawn for the banking sector – Cas Coovadia

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