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<p>7.2 million South Africans unemployed, those are the most recent figures coming from Stats SA. Many businesses have been severely affected by the COVID-19 regulations, forcing job cuts, and even closure. While President Cyril Ramaphosa pleaded with business and civil society to pull together to save jobs, the National Empowerment Fund seems to have headed the call by establishing an economic distress fund. Hlengiwe Makhatini, Divisional Executive: Venture Capital and Corporate Finance at the National Empowerment Fund joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


This fund looks to help black-owned businesses stay open amid COVID-19 crisis

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Rwanda&#8217;s tech scene has been hailed for its growth and cited as one to look out for in the new decade, we sat down with a panel of industry experts to figure out what the sector holds for the new decade. Esther Kunda, Policy, Innovation and Community Science Manager at NEF and Alex Ntale, CEO of PSF ICT Chamber join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Rwanda’s tech sector moving in leaps and bounds

Rwanda’s tech sector moving in leaps and bounds, ranked 6th on Africa’s tech scene

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<p>Philisiwe Mthethwa, CEO of the National Empowerment Fund has been crowned the 2019 CEO of the Decade. She has become the first female CEO to receive the prestigious award. Philisiwe joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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