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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>


Violent looting derails South Africa’s vaccination program

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<p>In a struggling economy, South Africans finds themselves removing luxury goods from their budget.</p>


SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about industry

SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about the industry




<p>Gina Schoeman speaks to Godfrey Mutizwa to unpack the economic cost of the violent protests and looting in the trade hubs of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.</p>


Counting the cost of violent looting to SA’s economy

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<p>As South Africa starts counting the cost of the recent violence, the country is also faced with the long-term costs of the instability. Ratings agency, S&#038;P global has the country at three levels below investment grade with a stable outlook. Joining CNBC Africa is Ravi Bhatia  Director and Lead Analyst at S&#038;P Global Ratings.</p>


Ratings agency weighs in on impact of civil unrest in SA

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<p>So how much has the violence and looting we have seen since late last week cost the economy? CNBC Africa is joined by Nicky Weimar, Chief Economist at Nedbank and Andre Cilliers Currency strategist at TreasuryONE.</p>


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How the on-going civil unrest threatens economic recovery in South Africa

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<p>There is no question that South Africa&#8217;s image has taken a direct hit from the on-going violence. So what are the authorities doing about it? Joining CNBC Africa for more is Thandi Tobias, Chairperson of Brand SA.</p>


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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

SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about the industry

Counting the cost of violent looting to SA’s economy

Ratings agency weighs in on impact of civil unrest in SA

How the on-going civil unrest threatens economic recovery in South Africa

How the on-going violence threatens investor confidence in SA

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Southern Africa

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

SA jewellery maker Nungu Diamonds looks to tell a different story about the industry

Counting the cost of violent looting to SA’s economy

Ratings agency weighs in on impact of civil unrest in SA

How the on-going civil unrest threatens economic recovery in South Africa

How the on-going violence threatens investor confidence in SA

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