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<p>In his address on Sunday, South Africa&#8217;s President Cyril Ramaphosa gave detail of a rather substantial social relief package to address the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent unrest. Among these interventions is the resumption of the R350 social relief grant until March next year, and the COVID-19 TERS scheme would be extended for those sectors which were affected by Alert Level 4.The question is, where is this money coming from and someone who may have done the math is  Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist at Investec.</p>


Ramaphosa unveils social and economic relief measures in wake of riots

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<p>Anglo American Platinum&#8217;s half year earnings surged 572 per cent surged, thanks to higher metal prices and increased output.The miner paid a record dividend, consisting of both a base dividend and a special dividend. Joining CNBC Africa to unpack the results for the six months ended June is Natascha Viljoen, CEO  at Anglo American Platinum.</p>


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<p>The province of KwaZulu-Natal is known for its robust tourism sector. In 2020, Covid-19 dealt a blow to the sector; and the challenges have not ended. With KwaZulu-Natal being the epicentre of the unrest we saw two weeks ago, confidence in the industry has been impacted. Phindile Makwakwa, Acting CEO at Tourism KwaZulu-Natal joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How KwaZulu-Natal plans to bring back tourism hit hard by Covid-19 and violent riots

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<p>South Africa has announced a suite of social relief packages for individuals and businesses affected by the Covid-19 lockdowns as well as the recent riots. Joining  CNBC Africa to analyse how effective these measures will be in rebuilding the economy from these shocks is Martin Kingston, Chairman of the B4SA Steering Committee.</p>


B4SA welcomes government intervention to rebuild economy after violent riots

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<p>Liberty Two Degrees interim results are out and the property group has seen an 19per cent hike in net property income compared to the previous year, this despite the marginal shrinking in the office porfolio. The company says its retail portfolio has exceeded tartgets but The office sector remains under pressure. Liberty Two Degrees CEO, Amelia Beattie joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Liberty Two Degrees HEPS up 34% y/y

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<p>The South African Reserve Bank  kept borrowing costs unchanged, in a bid to support economic recovery and growth. The repo rate has been left at 3.5 per cent for the sixth straight meeting, in line with market expectations. Isaah Mhlanga, Chief Economist at Alexander Forbes joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Sarb keeps rates on hold in line with market expectations

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<p>Today, Satrix launched an inclusion and diversity Exchange Traded Fund. This is a first for South Africa and joining CNBC Africa to unpack that development and the ETF trends is Siyabulela Nomoyi, Portfolio Manager at Satrix.</p>


Satrix unveils SA’s first inclusion & diversity ETF

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<p>With some countries in a fourth wave of Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions returning, there is no doubt that the supply chain industry has experienced challenges. The industry has had to adapt and evolve. well the South African Association of Freight Forwarders is planning a summit to tackle  what they are calling the  biggest supply chain challenge ever seen. Devlyn Naidoo, The association&#8217;s  Executive for SARS and other Governmental Agencies joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How the supply chain industry is responding to Covid-19 lockdown disruptions

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<p>Wine industry body, Vinpro was back in court today for judgement on its urgent interdict application. The group wants wants liquor sales bans to be decided upon at provincial level, based on the local risk posed by Covid-19. Judgement in that matter has been postponed, joining CNBC Africa for more is Rico Basson, Managing Director at Vinpro.</p>


SA liqour industry renews calls for  lifting of alcohol ban

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<p>There’s much anticipation about this afternoon’s monetary policy announcement with consensus showing that there is unlikely to be changes to borrowing costs. The rand has been slightly stronger this morning ahead of the interest rate announcement. which may be a good sign. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Miyelani Maluleke, Economist at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking and Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, Economist at FNB.</p>


Economists expect Reserve Bank to keep repo rate unchanged

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<p>Working from home, we’ve all needed great cloud resources to keep up. Well SAP’s second quarter results have shown this. The multinational software company has recorded an 11per cent increase in cloud revenue and a 16 per cent growth in customers. Here to talk about these results and the direction that digitalization is taking is Scott Russell, Executive Board Member of SAP.</p>


SAP: Why digitization is no longer an option for companies

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<p>On top of a fragile economy, small businesses have had many challenges thrown at them in the recent while. We’ve had the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on the economy. And last week businesses were affected by the worst violence in post-Apartheid South Africa. Sonto Pooe, Founder of NativeChild joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Small businesses bear the brunt of violent unrest in SA

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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>


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Ramaphosa unveils social and economic relief measures in wake of riots

Anglo American Platinum H1 earnings surge on higher metal prices

How KwaZulu-Natal plans to bring back tourism hit hard by Covid-19 and violent riots

B4SA welcomes government intervention to rebuild economy after violent riots

Liberty Two Degrees HEPS up 34% y/y

Sarb keeps rates on hold in line with market expectations

Satrix unveils SA’s first inclusion & diversity ETF

How the supply chain industry is responding to Covid-19 lockdown disruptions

SA liqour industry renews calls for lifting of alcohol ban

Economists expect Reserve Bank to keep repo rate unchanged

SAP: Why digitization is no longer an option for companies

Small businesses bear the brunt of violent unrest in SA

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

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Southern Africa

Ramaphosa unveils social and economic relief measures in wake of riots

Anglo American Platinum H1 earnings surge on higher metal prices

How KwaZulu-Natal plans to bring back tourism hit hard by Covid-19 and violent riots

B4SA welcomes government intervention to rebuild economy after violent riots

Liberty Two Degrees HEPS up 34% y/y

Sarb keeps rates on hold in line with market expectations

Satrix unveils SA’s first inclusion & diversity ETF

How the supply chain industry is responding to Covid-19 lockdown disruptions

SA liqour industry renews calls for lifting of alcohol ban

Economists expect Reserve Bank to keep repo rate unchanged

SAP: Why digitization is no longer an option for companies

Small businesses bear the brunt of violent unrest in SA

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

News Tips

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