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<p>CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Kumeshnee West, Executive Education Director, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business on Innovative leadership in a knowledge-intensive economy&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: UCT’s Kumeshnee West on Innovative leadership in a knowledge-intensive economy

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<p>In her keynote address at the Future of Education Summit 2021, Busi Mabuza, Chair of the Board, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, among other things, spoke about the need to find funding for education and for policy makers in Africa to wake up to the challenge of providing a relevant education&#8230;.</p>


FOE: IDC’s Busi Mabuza on the need to repurpose education to meet the demands of the 21st century

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<p>Young people should be taught resilience and to be Response Able, and that on top of that to develop their EQ, IQ, SQ and Digital Development Quotient, says William Mzimba, Chief Executive Officer for Vodacom Business, in his opening address to the Future of Education Summit 2021. Vodacom Business committed delivering digital inclusion through its e-school platform&#8230;.</p>


Future Of Education: Vodacom aims to deliver digital inclusion through its e-school platform

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<p>Gary Kirsten, legendary South African cricketer and cricket coach, and head of the cricket coaching platform CoachEdCricket joins CNBC Africa to give insight on the challenges of coaching during a pandemic&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: Gary Kirsten on the Challenges of Coaching Cricket in Pandemic Times

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<p>Do we really need 21st century skills in the 21st century? Tom Bennett, Director &#038; Founder of researchED joins CNBC Africa to help answer this question&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: Do we really need 21st century skills in the 21st century?

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<p>Prof Mark E Smith, Vice Chancellor, Southampton University on the topic: The Purpose of Education in the 21st Century, interviewed by Godfrey Mutizwa, Editor-in-Chief, CNBC Africa&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: Vice Chancellor Prof. Smith on the Purpose of Education in the 21st Century

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<p>For the past few months, China has been cracking down on Bitcoin mining &#8211; a country that has about 75 per cent of bitcoin miners. What does this mean for the crypto mining space? And does Africa have an opportunity to contribute to the crypto mining ecosystem? Marius Reitz, General Manager for Africa at Luno joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Thinking of becoming a bitcoin miner? Here’s what you need to know

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<p>Yesterday, Zimbabwe&#8217;s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube presented the 2021 Mid Term Budget and Economic Review. The Government has signalled strong economic growth in 2021, despite the Covid-19 threats. The growth forecast for the year has been upgraded from 7.4 per cent to 7.8 per cent. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss the current economic situation in Zimbabwe is Batanai Matsika, Head of Research at Morgan &#038; Co joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Zimbabwe: Business responds to Finmin Ncube’s mid-term budget review

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<p>If you are to look at the role of your internet service provider right now to the beginning of 2020, it’s no surprise for one to think these are two differing entities but how big of a change has taken place? Christian Muhirwa, CEO of Broadband Systems Ltd joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Understanding the evolution of ISPs during COVID-19

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<p>The smart tech market has seen an exponential growth over the past 14 months largely attributed to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, but as we reopen is there a need for it? Carlos Mwizerwa, General Manager of Invictus Security joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How COVID-19 is shaping demand for smart security solutions

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<p>Traders at UBA say the recent treasury bills auction results and the CBN&#8217;s hold position on its monetary policy parameters could signal the beginning of a slowdown in the upward yield expectations for treasury bills. Ifeoma Onyejekwe, Fixed Income Trader at UBA joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


UBA: PMA results & MPC stance could signal start of T-bill yields slowdown

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<p>As half-year earnings trickle in, Nigerian cement makers are off to a good start with Dangote Cement reporting a 51 per cent rise in the group&#8217;s profit after tax, BUA Group also reported an impressive 24.6 per cent rise in profits. Investment Analyst Moses Hammed joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


Nigerian cement makers H1 earnings impress

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<p>Nigerian athletes staged a protest today in Tokyo, over the disqualification of 10 of their colleagues from taking part in the track and field events of the Olympics.</p>


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Disqualified Nigerian athletes stage protest in Tokyo

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<p>Professor Muhammed Salifu, Director General: Ghana Tertiary Education Commission spoke with CNBC Africa on the role of accreditation and regulation in the new world order&#8230;.</p>


Future of Education: The Role of Accreditation and Regulation in the New World Order

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<p>UK development finance institution, CDC Group has given Absa a $50 million risk sharing facility to to support lending to SME&#8217;s and households in Africa. This commitment will increase Absa&#8217;s capacity to offer financing solutions to across Sub-Saharan Africa through microfinance and non-bank financial institutions. Kenneth Makenna, Head: Non Bank Financial Institutions Africa ex SA, Absa  joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Fifi Peters for more&#8230;.</p>


UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

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<p>Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to increase the budget for the education sector by 50 per cent over the next two years as part of a joint agreement among heads of state at the ongoing Global Education Summit in London. Also, to bridge Nigeria’s infrastructure gap, the government says it needs 2.3 trillion dollars for the National Integrated Infrastructure Masterplan. Paul Alaje, Senior Economist at SPM Professionals  joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria pledges 50% increase in education budget in 2 years

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<p>The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, say operators will have to source for foreign exchange from other sources following the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to stop providing FX to their members. Kayode Akindele, Partner at TIA Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Future Of Education: Vodacom aims to deliver digital inclusion through its e-school platform

Future of Education: Gary Kirsten on the Challenges of Coaching Cricket in Pandemic Times

Future of Education: Do we really need 21st century skills in the 21st century?

Future of Education: Vice Chancellor Prof. Smith on the Purpose of Education in the 21st Century

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Zimbabwe: Business responds to Finmin Ncube’s mid-term budget review

Understanding the evolution of ISPs during COVID-19

How COVID-19 is shaping demand for smart security solutions

UBA: PMA results & MPC stance could signal start of T-bill yields slowdown

Nigerian cement makers H1 earnings impress

Disqualified Nigerian athletes stage protest in Tokyo

Future of Education: The Role of Accreditation and Regulation in the New World Order

UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

Nigeria pledges 50% increase in education budget in 2 years

Nigerian Bureau De Change operators to source forex independently

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Future of Education: UCT’s Kumeshnee West on Innovative leadership in a knowledge-intensive economy

FOE: IDC’s Busi Mabuza on the need to repurpose education to meet the demands of the 21st century

Future Of Education: Vodacom aims to deliver digital inclusion through its e-school platform

Future of Education: Gary Kirsten on the Challenges of Coaching Cricket in Pandemic Times

Future of Education: Do we really need 21st century skills in the 21st century?

Future of Education: Vice Chancellor Prof. Smith on the Purpose of Education in the 21st Century

Thinking of becoming a bitcoin miner? Here’s what you need to know

Zimbabwe: Business responds to Finmin Ncube’s mid-term budget review

Understanding the evolution of ISPs during COVID-19

How COVID-19 is shaping demand for smart security solutions

UBA: PMA results & MPC stance could signal start of T-bill yields slowdown

Nigerian cement makers H1 earnings impress

Disqualified Nigerian athletes stage protest in Tokyo

Future of Education: The Role of Accreditation and Regulation in the New World Order

UK’s CDC Group teams up with Absa to support SME lending in Africa

Nigeria pledges 50% increase in education budget in 2 years

Nigerian Bureau De Change operators to source forex independently

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