CNBC Africa
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African TV channel
Television channel
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| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | African continent |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4:3 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Africa Business News |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 2007 (2007-06-01) |
| Links | |
| Website | cnbcafrica |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DStv | Channel 410 |
| Streaming media | |
| cnbcafrica.com | www |
Consumer News and Business Channel Africa (known as CNBC Africa) is an African pay television network launched on 1 June 2007. Founded by Rakesh Wahi and Zafar Siddiqi,[1] the network is produced under license from CNBC International and is owned by Africa Business News.[2] It is headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg.
The channel features programmes and updates from CNBC Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the US and other CNBC affiliates around the world.
Bureaus for CNBC Africa are located in:
The channel produces 7 hours of local programming per business day. Local content is generated in the studios in Sandton, Johannesburg.[3]
The Arabic Business Programmes Show for:
- Cairo
- Casablanca
- Khartoum
Shows
- Against All Odds [4]
- Banking The Future
- Crypto Trader[5]
- Here for Africa
- Political Capital
- Young Money
- Angola Changing The Narrative
- Business Spotlight
- Business This Week
- Buy Africa
- Captains of Industry[6]
- Chivas Win The Right Way
- The Mentorship Challenge
- Closing Gate
- Currency Wars
- Deal Flow
- Doing Business in Botswana
- Doing Business in Rwanda[7]
- Driving Forward
- Economic Lifelines Nigeria
- Eye on Gauteng
- Eye on Kenya
- Eye on KZN
- Eye on MDG Nigeria
- Eye on Nigeria’s Capital Markets
- Eye on Rivers
- Finweek
- Gurus
- Hot Stocks[8]
- Inside Her C-Suite
- Invest Africa
- It’s Africa’s Time
- Kicking Doors
- Latitude
- Marketing Media Money
- Masters of Innovation
- Money Talks
- My Worst Day
- Nigeria Going Beyond Oil
- On the Couch
- Open Exchange[9]
- Personal Finance
- Political Capital
- Relish
- Resource Watch
- Share Shootout
- Silver Screen
- Talking Stocks
- Tech @ Work
- Unstoppable
- Women on Wealth[10]
Regular expert contributors
- Bruce Whitfield[11]
- Paul Theron[12]
Awards
- 2009: CNBC Africa received the Best Television Feature 2009 for the programme "Doing Business in Africa" at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards.[13][14]
- 2009: CNBC Africa producer and reporter, Talia Sanhewe, was the winner of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2009 Western Region Television News Category.[15]
- 2010: CNBC Africa won the Banking Reporting Category of the Africa investor Financial Reporting Awards 2010.[13] The channel was nominated in both the 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Banking' and 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Resources (Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas)' categories.[citation needed]
- 2010: CNBC Africa received the Broadcast Award at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2010[16]
- 2010: Producer Natascha Jacobsz-Botha was the winner of the Citadel ‘Words on Money’ Journalism Awards ‘Newcomer of the Year 2010’.[citation needed]
- 2010: CNBC Africa was nominated for 'Best Infrastructure Feature' and 'Best Tourism Feature' at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "About CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ↑ "CNBC to launch new affiliate channel in Africa". CNBC Europe. 2006-08-31. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ↑ "CNBC pushes hard to fend off rival Fox". International Herald Tribune. 2006-10-01.
- ↑ "Against All Odds Archives - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Crypto Trader Archives - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Captains of Industry - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Doing Business in Rwanda - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Hot Stocks - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Tower Capital Fund Analyst on CNBCAfrica". www.towercapital.co.za. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "Women on Weatlh - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Bruce Whitfield joins CNBC Africa". Media Update. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "BOOST YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH HOT STOCKS LIVE - The Sandton Times". The Sandton Times. 2017-08-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- 1 2 Digital, Standard (2010-06-10). "Telling Africa's success stories CNBC-Africa's". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "Africa Business Reporting Awards 2009 finalists announced". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ "THE VODACOM JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2009 | Vodacom Group". www.vodacom.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ↑ "Sanlam Financial Journo awards winners". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
External links
- Official website (in English)
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