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<p>Steinhoff Africa Retail reported a 25 per cent rise in full-year operating profit to R6.1 billion, due to cost cuts and a strong turnout at discount clothing chains. Joining CNBC Africa is Ben la Grange, CEO Steinhoff Africa Retail.</p>


What STAR plans for Africa’s largest retailer Shoprite after controlling stake approved

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<p>Alexander Forbes reported a 20 per cent decline in its headline earnings per share to 21.7 cents per share and declared an interim dividend of 18 cents up 6 per cent. Joining CNBC Africa is Andrew Darfoor, CEO of Alexander Forbes.</p>


Alexander Forbes CEO on losing a key Botswana client

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<p>Alexander Forbes reported a 20 per cent decline in its headline earnings per share to 21.7 cents per share and declared an interim dividend of 18 cents up 6 per cent. Joining CNBC Africa is Andrew Darfoor, CEO of Alexander Forbes.</p>


Alexander Forbes on track to expand beyond the retirement market

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<p>Alexander Forbes reported a 20 per cent decline in its headline earnings per share to 21.7 cents per share and declared an interim dividend of 18 cents up 6 per cent. Joining CNBC Africa is Andrew Darfoor, CEO of Alexander Forbes.</p>


How Alexander Forbes is dealing with instability in Africa

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<p>Alexander Forbes reported a 20 per cent decline in its headline earnings per share to 21.7 cents per share and declared an interim dividend of 18 cents up 6 per cent. Joining CNBC Africa is Andrew Darfoor, CEO of Alexander Forbes.</p>


We have issues to fix but we are making progress – Alexander Forbes CEO

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<p>The finale of the 2017 All Africa Business Leaders Awards in partnership with CNBC Africa took place recently. These awards have been celebrating Africa’s Business giants for 7 years now.</p>


I-Drop Water’s James Steere bags innovator of the year award at the 2017 AABLAs

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<p>The 2017 Future of Education Summit addressed the future of higher education in Africa in the face of the fast-approaching 4th Industrial Revolution. CNBC Africa spoke to Professor Alwyn Louw, Academic President at Monash South Africa for more.</p>


The role of higher education in the 4th Industrial Revolution

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<p>The finale of the 2017 All Africa Business Leaders Awards in partnership with CNBC Africa took place last night. These awards have been celebrating Africa’s Business giants for 7 years now.</p>


General Thembinkosi Mthembu bags Industrialist of the year award at 2017 AABLAs

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<p>More than 35 years after HIV was first identified, an estimated 78 million people around the world have become infected with the virus and 35 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses. South Africa has borne the brunt of the epidemic.</p>


HIV-Aids still seen as an African disease 35 years on – Michael Mol

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<p>African Bank CEO, Brian Riley spoke CNBC Africa about its partnership with MMI and plans for transactional banking roll-out in 2018.</p>


How African Bank, MMI are progressing

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<p>African Bank CEO, Brian Riley spoke CNBC Africa about its partnership with MMI and plans for transactional banking roll-out in 2018.</p>


Will the downgrade hinder African Bank’s transactional banking plans?

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<p>Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, appointed senior military officials to top posts in his new cabinet and chose a veteran cabinet minister to head the finance ministry.</p>


Mnangagwa, military share spoils of victory

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<p>Speaking on the side-lines of the African Union-EU summit in Abidjan, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says his country was willing to extend a loan to Zimbabwe to help it clear its obligations to the World Bank.</p>


Zimbabwe elections will be the litmus test in UK’s helping hand

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<p>The finale of the 2017 All Africa Business Leaders Awards in partnership with CNBC Africa took place last night. These awards have been celebrating Africa’s Business giants for 7 years now.</p>


Capitec named AABLA 2017 Company of the year

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<p>The finale of the 2017 All Africa Business Leaders Awards in partnership with CNBC Africa took place last night. These awards have been celebrating Africa’s Business giants for 7 years now.</p>


Dis-Chem Co-Founders win AABLA entrepreneur of the year award

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<p>Joining CNBC Africa to give insight on the slave trade is Michael Meadon from Thomson Reuters.</p>


There are more slaves now than there ever was

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<p>The idea that people are still being used as a commodities and in 2017, the age of artificial intelligence, that there is still a market that will gladly buy and sell poor people.</p>


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What STAR plans for Africa’s largest retailer Shoprite after controlling stake approved

Alexander Forbes CEO on losing a key Botswana client

Alexander Forbes on track to expand beyond the retirement market

How Alexander Forbes is dealing with instability in Africa

We have issues to fix but we are making progress – Alexander Forbes CEO

I-Drop Water’s James Steere bags innovator of the year award at the 2017 AABLAs

The role of higher education in the 4th Industrial Revolution

General Thembinkosi Mthembu bags Industrialist of the year award at 2017 AABLAs

HIV-Aids still seen as an African disease 35 years on – Michael Mol

How African Bank, MMI are progressing

Will the downgrade hinder African Bank’s transactional banking plans?

Mnangagwa, military share spoils of victory

Zimbabwe elections will be the litmus test in UK’s helping hand

Capitec named AABLA 2017 Company of the year

Dis-Chem Co-Founders win AABLA entrepreneur of the year award

There are more slaves now than there ever was

What’s driving the slave trade in 2017?

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