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<p>Convenience, digital payments and online services are in demand, this is according to the latest SpendTrend25 report, which provides insights into consumer spending habits in South Africa between 2019 and 2024. This Focus On episode looks at how consumers are spending their money amid growing economic pressures.</p>


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Focus On: SpendTrend25 report

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<p>How do we cultivate the next generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders? Patrick Awuah shares the personal stories and pivotal moments that fueled his mission to cultivate a generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders. He reflects on the power of values-based leadership, the impact of innovative education models, and his vision for unleashing Africa’s boundless potential on the global stage.</p>


Patrick Awuah on cultivating a generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders

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<p>Africa’s economic dependence on natural resources like farming and mining renders a number of its economies vulnerable to the effects of climate change. This episode of Focus On looks at advancing sustainable development on the continent amid reductions in climate grants and development aid.</p>


Focus On: Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development

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<p>Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.</p>


Africa Business Weekly: Trump’s tariffs nullify South Africa’s AGOA benefits

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<p>Investors set their interest on the short-dated maturities in Nigeria&#8217;s treasury bills market as demand on the newly issued 1- year bill surged. Yields for March 2026 and January 2026 bills traded at 19.1 per cent and 22.7 per cent respectively. Traders at Access Bank say they expect the market to sustain the sentiment today as investors deploy the available liquidity in the system. Uzor Anakebe, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank, joins CNBC Africa for a market update.</p>


Investors focus on short-dated T-bills

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<p>The rise of the gig economy has led to an increase in side hustles, with many South Africans turning to non-traditional income sources to supplement their earnings. However, this shift also brings complexity in navigating tax compliance As a side hustler in South Africa, it&#8217;s essential to understand your tax obligations and ensure you&#8217;re meeting your tax responsibilities. CNBC Africa’s Prudence Makhubalo spoke to Sarika Rautenbach, Tax Partner, KPMG and Olebogeng Ramatlhodi, Head of Indirect Tax, Deloitte for more.</p>


Africa Side Hustle: Tax compliance in South Africa’s side hustle economy

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<p>The Gauteng Investment Conference gathered industry leaders from Government and the private sector to discuss and expand Gauteng&#8217;s key sector areas to attract investments. This Highlights Special will focus on challenges and opportunities to accelerate Gauteng&#8217;s economic competitiveness.</p>


Highlights Special of the Gauteng Investment Conference 2025


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<p>The United Kingdom says it looks forward to the election of a new leader at the African Development Bank (AfDB) as Akinwumi Adesina’s 10-year tenure ends.</p>



<p>However a spokesperson didn’t say if the country had a particular preference for any of the five candidates vying to lead the Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire headquartered AfDB, Africa’s biggest development finance bank.</p>



<p>“The selection of the President is important to the Bank’s success and therefore is of key interest to the UK,’’ a spokesperson said in an emailed response to CNBC Africa. “Ultimately, we&nbsp;believe that the selection of this role is a decision for the African region to make collectively. We look forward to continuing to work with the Bank and the next President when their tenure starts next September.”</p>



<p>Ex-World Bank senior official Samuel Maimbo of Zambia is taking on Senegal’s Amadou Hott, ex-special envoy of the bank’s Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, South Africa’s Swazi Tshabalala, a former Vice President, Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah, former Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa and Chad’s former Finance Minister Mahamat Tolli.</p>



<p>To win the presidency, a candidate must get a majority of votes from both the African shareholders who own 60 percent of the bank, and non-African shareholders, who are referred to as non-regional members, who control 40%.</p>



<p>Adesina, a former Nigerian agriculture minister, championed Africa’s agriculture as a unique investment opportunity during his term. He also focussed on providing power to the more than 600 million Africans still without electricity, launching an $8 billion project together with the World Bank in January.</p>



<p>The AfDB, the only African financial institution rated triple A by Moody’s, Standard &amp; Poor’s and Fitch, will select the new leader next month.</p>



<p>Its top five shareholders are Nigeria with 8.2%, followed by the United States at 6.6%, Egypt has 5.6% while Japan owns 5.5% and South Africa holds 5.1%.</p>


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United Kingdom Looks Forward to Working with Next AfDB President

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<p>The Africa Finance Corporation gathers for its 5th Country and Stakeholder Symposium, under the theme &#8220;Making Africa’s Institutional Savings Work Better for the Continent”. The CSS is a vital platform for direct engagement with AFC’s diverse stakeholders. It harnesses AFC’s extensive expertise in driving infrastructure solutions across Africa, facilitates the exchange of insights from successful stakeholder initiatives, and advances AFC’s strategic objectives of deepening partnerships and enhancing collaboration.</p>


Africa Finance Corporation 5th Country and Stakeholder Symposium

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<p>Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. This Focus On segment will unpack Mastercard&#8217;s commitment to the African continent&#8217;s digital growth through strategic investments.</p>


Focus On Impact Africa: Digital Payments Growth in Africa

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<p>Investors momentum resurfaced in the banking sector as the Nigeria equities market shook off a weak start to the week headlined by selloffs. Analysts believe potential bargain-hunting in the beaten-down insurance sector may spark a mild sectoral rebound. Muktar Mohammed, Analyst at Assar Investments, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Banking stocks drive Nigeria equities rebound

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<p>The inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference embarked on the journey to attract over R800 billion of investments and to showcase Gauteng as a gateway to the rest of Africa. This Focus On will bring key voices from the event.</p>


Focus On Gauteng Investment Conference: Unlocking Public-Private Partnerships for Growth

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<p>Investors are turning their attention to the 902-billion-naira treasury bills auction despite a week of selloffs, the Debt Management Office plans to rollover 2.9 trillion of maturing bills based on the second quarter T-Bills calendar. Traders at Access Bank expect a calm session today. Tobechukwu Ikpe, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank, joins CNBC Africa for a market update.</p>


DMO to conduct ₦902bn T-bills auction

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<p>This episode of Focus On explores the Gauteng Investment Conference. The inaugural event convened under the theme “Investing in Gauteng: The Engine of Africa’s Growth”. CNBC Africa spoke to key stakeholders in support of the Office of the Premier’s goals to drive infrastructure development and economic growth in Gauteng.</p>


Focus On: Gauteng hosts first annual Investment Conference


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<p>South Africa has asked Kenya to support its candidate, Swazi Tshabalala, for the Presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB).</p>



<p>Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi and senior ministry officials met Tshabalala at the weekend where a formal request for support was made, Mudavadi’s office said without revealing Kenya’s position.</p>



<p>Tshabalala, a former African Development Bank Senior Vice President is battling four other candidates for leadership of the only African financial institution rated triple A by all three of the world’s rating agencies. She is the only female candidate.</p>



<p>“Leadership is not about gender—it’s about vision, competence, and the courage to transform Africa’s financial future,” Tshabalala said in a statement after the meeting. “My three decades of experience and proven track record at the AfDB position me as a candidate and the right leader to steer this institution toward greater impact”.</p>



<p>Tshabalala served as AfDB Vice President from 2021 until last September when she resigned. Before that she held leadership roles at Old Mutual Employee Benefits, Standard Bank Group and Transnet, South Africa’s transport parastatal. From 2006 to 2014, she served as the CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation.</p>



<p>She says she ready to help transform Africa by prioritising infrastructure development and allowing a greater role for the continent’s private sector if she is elected president next May.</p>



<p>Tshabalala is taking on Zambia’s Samuel Maimbo, who says he has the support of the Southern African Development Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Senegal’s Amadou Hott, a former special envoy for the bank’s Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah, ex-President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa and former Chad Finance Minister Abbas Mahamat Tolli.</p>



<p>African shareholders hold 60 percent of the bank, with the balance owned by non- African shareholders. To win the presidency, a candidate must win a majority of both sets of shareholders. The election will be held at the bank’s annual meetings in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire next month.</p>


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South Africa Asks Kenya to support AfDB Presidential candidate

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<p>Join Reeta Roy for a compelling new episode of Transcending Boundaries, with Rt. Hon. Baroness Valerie Amos. A visionary leader and advocate for justice, Baroness Amos reflects on her trailblazing career, the lessons learned from navigating crises, her unyielding commitment to justice and equality, and her vision for a brighter global future.</p>


Transcending Boundaries: In conversation with Baroness Valerie Amos

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<p>This episode of Focus On explores the lead-up to the Inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference. We speak to key stakeholders who have rallied behind the Gauteng government&#8217;s ambitious target of reaching R800 billion in investment over the next three to five years.</p>


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Focus On: SpendTrend25 report

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Highlights Special of the Gauteng Investment Conference 2025

United Kingdom Looks Forward to Working with Next AfDB President

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Focus On Gauteng Investment Conference: Unlocking Public-Private Partnerships for Growth

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Africa Side Hustle: Tax compliance in South Africa’s side hustle economy

Highlights Special of the Gauteng Investment Conference 2025

United Kingdom Looks Forward to Working with Next AfDB President

Africa Finance Corporation 5th Country and Stakeholder Symposium

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