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<p>Retailers are facing a very tough time amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Many have gone through retrenchments, salary cuts and now there’s no more social relief grant. And on top of that, many people haven’t seen their salaries go up much, while prices of goods and services are rising. Nkuli Bogopa, COO Property Management, Broll Property Group joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Violent riots in KZN, Gauteng deal heavy blow to retail sector

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<p>Naspers has injected R34 million into insurtech company Ctrl. This is the first insurtech investment for Naspers Foundry. Founded in 2017, Ctrl connects consumers, brokers and insurers in one platform. Fabian Whate, Head of Naspers Foundry joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Naspers steps into insurtech with R34mn investment in Ctrl

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<p>South Africa&#8217;s annual Consumer Price Inflation slowed to 4.9 per cent in June,  from 5.2 per cent in May. Joining CNBC Africa to give analysis is the Chief Economist of Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt.</p>


SA June CPI slows to 4.9% y/y

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<p>With the volatility we have seen with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, their payments use case has been constrained. This has led to some supporting the case for cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, which are pegged to have a more stable value. So what are stablecoins and are they the future of virtual payments? Mulondo Daniel, CEO of Nileone Crypto Adacemy, an affiliate of the Binance Trading Platform joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


What you need to know about stablecoins

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<p>South Africa is dealing with an unemployment rate of 33per cent, with the youth accounting for about 60per cent of unemployed people. Last week, the World Bank released a report on South Africa, with a focus on jobs &#038; how we can build back better in this regard. And one of the key points that the bank made is that young entrepreneurs are one of South Africa’s best hopes of solving the jobs crisis. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss what we can do to develop this space is Matsi Modise, Vice Chairperson at SiMODiSA; Sumarie Roodt, Chairperson at Silicon Cape &#038; Vusi Thembekwayo, CEO at MyGrowthFund Venture Partners.</p>


How to make entrepreneurship a viable option in SA’s recovery

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<p>The Banking Association of South Africa has reported that 1400 ATM’s and 300 branches were vandalized in last week’s violence.</p>


SA banks hit hard by violent riots

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<p>According to Baker Mckenzie, the value of mergers and acquisitions in South Africa and Nigeria soared in the first half of the year, with Kenya being a laggard. South Africa is leading in high value deals in the technology sector. However, the recent unrest in the country threatens to impact the positive moves made in foreign investment. Wildu du Plessis, Head of Africa for Baker McKenzie joins  CNBC Africa for more.</p>


M&A value soars in SA and Nigeria

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<p>We do know that the province that suffered the most damage during the unrest in South Africa last week is KwaZulu-Natal. And with that damage comes uncertainty and a dent in the country and the province&#8217;s investment attraction. Neville Matjie, CEO at Trade &#038; Investment KwaZulu-Natal joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


The impact of unrest on KwaZulu-Natal’s economy

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<p>As South Africans begin to pick up the pieces after last week’s unrest, an organisation called Rebuild SA has been formed to do exactly that. RebuildSA  is a community of 57,000 volunteers who have come together to help address the challenges caused by last week’s riots. RebuildSA Co-Founder, Mbali Ndhlovu joins  CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How this community of volunteers is helping SA rebuild from devastating riots

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<p>South Africa is slowly returning to normal after the upheaval of the past week with the only remnants of last week’s unrest being a lot more police than normal on the roads and army presence. So how does the president get his reform agenda back on the table? Joining CNBC Africa for this conversation is Political Economist, Nic Borain.</p>


SA post unrest: Ramaphosa looks to get reform agenda back on track

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<p>Michelle Wohlberg, Bond Trader at RMB and John Orford, Fund Manager at Old Mutual Investment Group join CNBC Africa to review activity in South Africa’s bond market space.</p>


SA bond yields rose with unrest

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<p>It’s been a volatile week for South African assets after some of the biggest riots in the country&#8217;s 26-year old democracy. Charlie Robertson, Global Chief Economist at Renaissance Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Renaissance Capital on what the unrest means for SA’s economic outlook

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<p>We’ve all been concerned that the recent violence in South Africa will affect the country’s growth Outlook. Well Old Mutual is still positive on the country&#8217;s economic outlook but argues the government needs to accelerate structural reforms. Old Mutual Chief Economist, Johann Els joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


SA unrest: This crisis could be an inflection point to accelerate structural reforms

SA unrest: This crisis could be an inflection point to accelerate structural reforms, says economist

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<p>Joining CNBC Africa to paint the picture is Reana Steyn, Ombudsman for Banking Services.</p>


How the closure of bank branches is impacting SA consumers

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<p>The Standard Bank Group announced an offer to buy the rest of Liberty Holdings it doesn&#8217;t already own. Liberty shares jumped more than 30 per cent in early trading today. Standard Bank Group CEO, Sim Tshabalala joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Standard Bank CEO: What the full integration of Liberty means for Africa strategy

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<p>The South African Venture Capital &#038; Private Equity Industry Association released the results of its 2020 survey and  CNBC Africa spoke with the CEO Tanya van Lill Africa for more.</p>


SA sees increase in deal activity in the venture capital space despite COVID-19

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<p>Government has admitted that South Africa’s vaccination program has been adversely affected by the violent looting this week.</p>


South Africa

Violent riots in KZN, Gauteng deal heavy blow to retail sector

Naspers steps into insurtech with R34mn investment in Ctrl

SA June CPI slows to 4.9% y/y

What you need to know about stablecoins

How to make entrepreneurship a viable option in SA’s recovery

SA banks hit hard by violent riots

M&A value soars in SA and Nigeria

The impact of unrest on KwaZulu-Natal’s economy

How this community of volunteers is helping SA rebuild from devastating riots

SA post unrest: Ramaphosa looks to get reform agenda back on track

SA bond yields rose with unrest

Renaissance Capital on what the unrest means for SA’s economic outlook

SA unrest: This crisis could be an inflection point to accelerate structural reforms, says economist

How the closure of bank branches is impacting SA consumers

Standard Bank CEO: What the full integration of Liberty means for Africa strategy

SA sees increase in deal activity in the venture capital space despite COVID-19

Violent looting derails South Africa’s vaccination program

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South Africa

Violent riots in KZN, Gauteng deal heavy blow to retail sector

Naspers steps into insurtech with R34mn investment in Ctrl

SA June CPI slows to 4.9% y/y

What you need to know about stablecoins

How to make entrepreneurship a viable option in SA’s recovery

SA banks hit hard by violent riots

M&A value soars in SA and Nigeria

The impact of unrest on KwaZulu-Natal’s economy

How this community of volunteers is helping SA rebuild from devastating riots

SA post unrest: Ramaphosa looks to get reform agenda back on track

SA bond yields rose with unrest

Renaissance Capital on what the unrest means for SA’s economic outlook

SA unrest: This crisis could be an inflection point to accelerate structural reforms, says economist

How the closure of bank branches is impacting SA consumers

Standard Bank CEO: What the full integration of Liberty means for Africa strategy

SA sees increase in deal activity in the venture capital space despite COVID-19

Violent looting derails South Africa’s vaccination program

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