CNBC Africa

CNBC Africa
Launched	2007-06-01
Owned by	Africa Business News (franchisee)
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan	First In Business Worldwide
Country	South Africa
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Website	http://www.cnbcafrica.com/

CNBC Africa is an African television network for Sub-Saharan Africa. It was launched by CNBC and Africa Business News (Pty) LTD on June 1, 2007. CNBC Africa 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.

For the launch of the channel on June 1, 2007, CNBC Africa broadcast an 1 hour interview with the then president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki.

Bureaus

Bureaus for CNBC Africa are located in:

• Nairobi
• Abuja
• Lagos
• Cape Town
• London

The channel produces 7 hours of local programming per business day.

Anchors

• Bronwyn Nielsen
• Alishia Seckam
• Lerato Mbele
• Stephen Gunnion
• Eleni Giokos
• Godfrey Mutizwa
• Suzanne Beukes
• Chris Bishop

Availability

The channel is available in 41 African countries on the DStv platform and is the most widely available finance and business news channel on the continent. It is available on:

• DStv Premium
• DStv Compact
• DStv Select 1
• DStv Select 2
• DStv Easy View

Programs

CAT	Programme	Hosts
0400-0600	Cash Flow	Maura Fogarty & Amanda Drury
0600-0700	Business AM	Lerato Mbele
0700-0800	Squawk Box Europe	Geoff Cutmore, with reporters Louisa Bojesen, Anna Martin and Steve Sedgwick
0800-0830	Breakfast Briefing	Leigh Roberts & Peter Ndoro
0830-0900	Morning Call	Leigh Roberts & Peter Ndoro
0900-0930	Open exchange	Leigh Roberts
0930-1000	Taking Stock	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
1000-1015	Lagos Open	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
1015-1100	Worldwide Exchange	Nicole Lapin, Ross Westgate, Christine Tan
1100-1130	Mid-Morning Update
1130-1200	Street Talk	Alishia Naidoo
1200-1230	Mid-day	Alishia Naidoo
1230-1300	Power Lunch	Alec Hogg
1300-1500	US Squawk Box	Joe Kernen, Carl Quintanilla, Rebecca Quick, Charles Gasparino
1500-1600	US Squawk On The Street	Mark Haines, Erin Burnett, David Faber
1600-1630	Regional Update	Siki Mgabadeli
1630-1700	Markets Close	Bronwyn Nielsen & Byron Kennedy
1700-1730	Markets Roundup	Bronwyn Nielsen
1730-1800	European Closing Bell	Guy Johnson
1800-1900	US Power Lunch	Bill Griffeth & Sue Herera
1900-2000	Business Tonight	Bronwyn Nielsen
2000-2030	Markets Africa	Siki Mgabadeli (and Carina Kamal from London)
2030-2100	Kaleidoscope	Mandlakazi Mpahlwa
2100-2110	News@Nine	Nikiwe Bikitsha
2110-2150	The Other Dimension	Lerato Mbele
2150-2200	US Closing Bell	Maria Bartiromo
2200-2230	Different shows every day
2230-2300	US Closing Bell	Maria Bartiromo
2300-0000	Europe Tonight	Guy Johnson

Presenters

• Alishia Seckam
• Bronwyn Nielsen
• Fenly Foxen
• Stephen Gunnion
• Lerato Mbele
• Eleni Giokos
• Darren Kerr
• Godfrey Mutizwa
• Chris Bishop
• Suzanne Beukes
• Jacqui Nel

Awards

• In 2009, CNBC Africa walked away with the Best Television Feature 2009 for the programme ‘Doing Business in Africa’ at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards. CNBC Africa producer and reporter, Talia Sanhewe, was the winner of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2009 Western Region Television News Category.

• CNBC Africa received a further award in 2010 by winning 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. Later that year, CNBC Africa received the Broadcast Award at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2010 and producer Natascha Jacobsz-Botha was the winner of the Citadel ‘Words on Money’ Journalism Awards ‘Newcomer of the Year 2010’. CNBC Africa is nominated for 'Best Infrastructure Feature' and 'Best Tourism Feature' at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010.

External links

• CNBC Africa official website