Consumer News and Business Channel Africa (known as CNBC Africa) is an African
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network
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launched on 1 June 2007. Founded by
Rakesh Wahi and Zafar Siddiqi, the network is produced under license from
CNBC International
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and is owned by Africa Business News.
It is headquartered in
Sandton
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,
Johannesburg
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.
The channel features programmes and updates from CNBC Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the US and other CNBC affiliates around the world.
Bureaus
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.
The Arabic Business Programmes Show for:
*Cairo
*Casablanca
*Khartoum
Shows
Regular expert contributors
*Bruce Whitfield
*
Paul Theron
Paul Theron (born December 13, 1966) is the co-host of the Hot Stoxx show on CNBC Africa. He is also the founder and CEO of Vestact, a Johannesburg private client asset management firm.
Theron was named in 2013 as one of The 106 Finance People Yo ...
Awards
*2009: CNBC Africa received the Best Television Feature 2009 for the programme "Doing Business in Africa" at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards.
*2009: CNBC Africa producer and reporter, Talia Sanhewe, was the winner of the
Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2009 Western Region Television News Category.
*2010: CNBC Africa won the Banking Reporting Category of the Africa investor Financial Reporting Awards 2010. The channel was nominated in both the 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Banking' and 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Resources (Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas)' categories.
*2010: CNBC Africa received the Broadcast Award at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2010
*2010: Producer Natascha Jacobsz-Botha was the winner of the Citadel ‘Words on Money’ Journalism Awards ‘Newcomer of the Year 2010’.
*2010: CNBC Africa was nominated for 'Best Infrastructure Feature' and 'Best Tourism Feature' at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010.
References
External links
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CNBC global channels
Television stations in South Africa
English-language television stations in South Africa
Television channels and stations established in 2007
Mass media in Johannesburg
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