CNBC Africa explained

CNBC Africa
Picture Format:	576i SDTV
Owner:	Africa Business News
Country:	South Africa
Area:	African continent
Headquarters:	Johannesburg, South Africa
Terr Serv 1:	DStv
Terr Chan 1:	Channel 410
Online Serv 1:	cnbcafrica.com

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

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

Regular expert contributors

• Bruce Whitfield^[4]
• Paul Theron^[5]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: About CNBC Africa. CNBC Africa. en-US. 2020-01-05.
2. Web site: CNBC to launch new affiliate channel in Africa. CNBC Europe. 2006-08-31. 2007-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20070503023539/http://www.cnbceurope.com/about/press/index.php?url=42#. 2007-05-03. dead.
3. Web site: CNBC pushes hard to fend off rival Fox. International Herald Tribune. 2006-10-01.
4. News: Bruce Whitfield joins CNBC Africa. Media Update. 2018-01-12. en.
5. News: BOOST YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH HOT STOCKS LIVE - The Sandton Times. 2017-08-15. The Sandton Times. 2018-01-12. en-US. 2018-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093113/http://sandtontimes.co.za/boost-your-portfolio-with-hot-stocks-live/. dead.