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South Africa’s newly appointed Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy has committed to addressing challenges in South Africa’s transport sector, which is not working as well as it should be.  

South Africa’s new Transport Minister commits to address sector issues

Rich countries are overstating the true value of climate finance to poorer nations by up to $88 billion, with the real value of climate finance to the Global South being less than a third of what the reported figure suggests. 

Oxfam: Rich countries short changing poor countries

CNBC Africa’s Akin Obakeye spoke with Robert Hawkins, Senior Education & Technology Policy Specialist, World Bank, at the inaugural Mastercard Foundation Education Technology Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. 

Hawkins: Digital access divide needs to be breached

Several hundred Kenyan's attended a concert in the country's capital Nairobi yesterday to commemorate the 39 people killed in recent anti-government protest. 

Kenyan concert commemorates victims of anti-government protests

The second half of the year has gotten off to a volatile but firm start for markets. The JSE is up over 2 per cent since the month began after hitting a record close of 81, 155 last Thursday. 

Alexforbes H1 market preview and H2 outlook

South Africa's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Competition will now shared between the ruling African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, the country's second largest party in the new government of national unity. 

Unpacking South Africa’s trade priorities under GNU

CNBC Africa is joined by Jesse Maikarfi, Student of The African Leadership University, Rwanda for more.

Silicon Valley mentorship program propels Africa’s youth

CNBC Africa is joined by Thomas Matthews, Battery Materials Analyst, CRU for this discussion. 

African lithium mining booms 

The absence of loadshedding has provided a big boost to CEO confidence. The Merchantec CEO Confidence Index recorded a 13 per cent increase in CEO confidence. CNBC Africa is joined by Myles Waldeck, Head of M&A Buy Side, Merchantec Capital for more. 

Merchantec CEO Confidence Index up 13%

One of the biggest failures of South Africa’s education system in the last 30 years is the large number of children who can’t read for meaning. 

Future of SA’s education under the new government of national unity

Shoprite' Cash & Carry is venturing into ecommerce for the first time. Small businesses and spaza shops in the informal economy will now be able to place bulk orders online to be delivered to their stores. 

Digitizing the township economy 

Nearly half a year later, Convergence Partners has successfully finalized its acquisition of Datacentrix. What strategic initiatives are in store? Andile Ngcaba, Chairman and Founder of Convergence joins CNBC Africa for more. 

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