CNBC Africa

Country	South Africa
Broadcast area	African continent
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Programming
Picture format	4:3 576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner	Africa Business News
History
Launched	1 June 2007 (2007-06-01)
Links
Website	cnbcafrica.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DStv	Channel 410
Streaming media
cnbcafrica.com	www.cnbcafrica.com

Consumer News and Business Channel Africa (known as CNBC Africa) is an African pay television network launched on 1 June 2007. Founded by Rakesh Wahi and Zafar Siddiqi,^[1] the network is produced under license from CNBC International and is owned by Africa Business News.^[2] It is headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg.

The channel features programmes and updates from CNBC Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the US and other CNBC affiliates around the world.

Bureaus

Bureaus for CNBC Africa are located in:

The channel produces 7 hours of local programming per business day. Local content is generated in the studios in Sandton, Johannesburg.^[3]

The Arabic Business Programmes Show for:

• Cairo
• Casablanca
• Khartoum

Shows

Regular expert contributors

• Bruce Whitfield^[11]
• Paul Theron^[12]

Awards

• 2009: CNBC Africa received the Best Television Feature 2009 for the programme "Doing Business in Africa" at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards.^{[citation needed]}
• 2009: CNBC Africa producer and reporter, Talia Sanhewe, was the winner of the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2009 Western Region Television News Category.^{[citation needed]}
• 2010: CNBC Africa won the Banking Reporting Category of the Africa investor Financial Reporting Awards 2010.^{[citation needed]} The channel was nominated in both the 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Banking' and 'Ai Financial News Reporting - Resources (Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas)' categories.^{[citation needed]}
• 2010: CNBC Africa received the Broadcast Award at the Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism 2010^{[citation needed]}
• 2010: Producer Natascha Jacobsz-Botha was the winner of the Citadel ‘Words on Money’ Journalism Awards ‘Newcomer of the Year 2010’.^{[citation needed]}
• 2010: CNBC Africa was nominated for 'Best Infrastructure Feature' and 'Best Tourism Feature' at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010.^{[citation needed]}