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SA joins Africa’s free trade area but why is Nigeria hesitant?

SA has joined the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and also why Nigeria is delaying? And Rob Davies discusses the impact of global trade tariffs spats on the South African economy. CNBC Africa...

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How the VBS saga will impact SA’s financial industry

Sars’ Kuben Naidoo and VBS Mutual Bank curator Anoosh Rooplal discusses threats and risk posed by auditors to the South African financial industry. http://cnbc.africa/videos/ The post How the VBS saga...

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Herman Mashaba sets his sights on the Gupta brothers on #Political Capital

Herman Mashaba is on a war path to have Gupta brothers arrested and also discusses what the 2018/19 budget means for residents of Johannesburg. http://cnbc.africa/videos/ The post Herman Mashaba sets...

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Unpacking Nelson Mandela’s political legacy on #Political Capital

A hundred years ago he came into a world he would later change; Nelson Mandela’s political legacy is being debated in South Africa, Africa & the world. http://cnbc.africa/videos/ The post Unpacking...

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Marikana massacre victims remembered on #Political Capital

A day that will live in infamy in South Africa, the Marikana massacre where police gunned down thirty-four mineworkers on strike at the Lonmin platinum mine. From lives lost to jobs lost, the mining...

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SA’s state-capture commission of inquiry resumes

Politics and money converge at the State capture commission of enquiry which is investigating allegations of undue influence by the Gutpa brothers and if the former president Jacob Zuma used his...

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Mcebisi Jonas, Vytjie Mentor give testimony at state capture inquiry

Big claims are being made at the Zondo commission looking into allegations of state capture. Big money allocated by the national treasury to the commission and further support will come from treasury...

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Africa richest square mile unveils bronze bull sculpture

The streets of Sandton, Johannesburg are known throughout the continent as Africa's economic hub. But what the city has also become famous for is its investment in artistic architecture and design....

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SA in recession: What does this mean for your pocket and the economy?

South Africa is in the midst of a recession and traders are even avoiding the rand like the Turkish lira. What does this mean for your pocket and the economy? http://cnbc.africa/videos/... The post SA...

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Strive Masiyiwa optimistic about Mnangagwa, calls for removal of sanctions

CNBC Africa’s Karabo Letlhatlha speaks to Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Chairman of global telecommunications group Econet about the state of governance in Africa, Zimbabwe's...

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Why David Coltart supports Chamisa over Mwonzora for MDC president

Two days ago- US President Donald Trump extended sanctions on more than a hundred individuals and companies in Zimbabwe over human rights abuses. South Africa has led the call to lift sanction in...

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MDC’s Nelson Chamisa speaks out on Zimbabwe sanctions, dialogue and elective...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has again called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe. This is after United States extended sanctions by one year saying they will only be lifted, if...

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The pain of striking miners

For months miners have been on strike in a pay dispute with Sibanye-Stilwater. We’ve heard much from the unions and management. But what about the miners who are suffering poor and desperate? How are...

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Is the SARB just a proxy for a bigger political battle within the ruling party?

Is the Reserve Bank just a proxy for a bigger political battle? CNBC Africa is joined by Peter Attard Montalto, Head of Capital Markets Research at Intellidex and Chris Malikane, Associate Professor of...

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Why SA lost its African gold crown to Ghana

South Africa used be the world’s king of gold accounting for half of all the gold in the world. Just twenty years ago- it was producing over 1000 tons of gold per year and now produces only one tenth...

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In conversation with Gauteng Premier David Makhura on #GPSOPA19

Gauteng Premier, David Makhura delivered his seventh State of the Province address to mixed reviews. On this episode of #PoliticalCapital, Makhura discusses new investments, the state of healthcare and...

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How will Africa’s trade agreement change the prize of milk?

It was in January 2012, when the African Union decided to adopt a free trade area covering the continent- two years later than anticipated, 54 out of the 55 African Union member countries have signed...

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Amnesia, conspiracies & spies dominate Zuma’s testimony at Zondo inquiry

This week money and power meet under one name only – Jacob Zuma. After free flowing opening statement, former President Jacob Zuma’s memory got a bit fuzzy under the glare of probing questions about...

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CR17 Donors: A side-show or a real issue?

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s donors for his ANC presidential campaign, is it a real issue or distraction? South African Communist Party’s Spokesperson, Alex Mashilo weighs on the costs of the political...

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Amcu President: Ramaphosa has done nothing tangible to reconcile Marikana

It’s been seven years since 34 miners were shot by security forces during an industrial action at Marikana, AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa tells CNBC Africa what President Ramaphosa needs to do to...

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Nxasana, Zuma: A chief prosecutor to a paranoid president

A R17 million handshake between former President Jacob Zuma and his chief prosecutor, Mxolisi Nxasana-but what is the back story?... The post Nxasana, Zuma: A chief prosecutor to a paranoid president...

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Religion, rugby & politics: Behind the Bosasa billions and the ANC trough

Author James-Brent Styan discusses his new book #TheBosasaBillions, the family behind it and it’s confluence with religion, rugby and politics. Will Bosasa’s R500 000 donation unravel Ramaphosa...

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Digging deeper into the politics of xenophobia in South Africa

People are marching and fighting in South Africa as the country suffers in the throes of xenophobia and gender violence. On Political Capital Chris Bishop takes a look behind these issues to find out...

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Who makes a deal with an insolvent SOE? NUMSA’s Hlubi-Majola explains SAA’s...

Was South African Airways (SAA) a test case for a govt’s restructuring and retrenchment of the blotted workforce at State-owned enterprises (SOEs)? And if that’s the case how did govt do and what did...

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Gauteng MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko breaks down allocation of finances from #GPMiniBudget

Gauteng province, the country’s economic hub delivered its own Medium Term Policy Budget Statement (MTPBS) and Gauteng MEC for finance, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko sat down with CNBC Africa’s Kopano Gumbi...

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