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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa’s government zones in on infrastructure gap]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[South Africa's infrastructure backlog is not a new story, so we keep track because economic growth depends on it.  Now the Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala, has been hitting the streets, taking government directly to contractors on the ground, most recently in East London, where local builders got rare, direct access to senior decision-makers in a hands-on contractor development drive. Khulile Nzo, Chairperson, Construction Industry Development Board joins CNBC Africa for more. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa’s composite leading business cycle indicator rose 0.5% in February]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The South African Reserve Bank released its composite business cycle indicators this morning, and while the headline numbers offer some cautious optimism, the detail tells a more nuanced story. The leading indicator ticked up 0.5 per cent in February, with seven of ten components moving in the right direction. But the coincident indicator, which tells us where the economy actually is right now, remains stuck in low gear, and the lagging indicator continues to trend downward. Johann Els, Chief Economist, PSG Financial Services joins CNBC Africa for more. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Nigeria targets $74bn livestock industry over next decade]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria aims to double its livestock industry to $74 billion over the next decade as part of the drive to transform agriculture, improve food security, and stabilise the economy. Kabir Ibrahim, President of Nigeria Agribusiness Group joins CNBC Africa to unpack the country’s 10-pillar livestock transformation plan and more developments shaping the industry.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Tuareg rebels and the al-Qaeda-linked Jihadist Group, JNIM launched coordinated attacks against the Mali government over the weekend, attacking key towns like Kati, Mopti, Sevare and Gao. Mali's Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara, was killed in one of the attacks. Meanwhile, the military has imposed curfews, stepped up patrols and reinforced checkpoints across the country as the hunt for armed terrorist groups continues. Beverly Ochieng, Senior Analyst at Control Risks, joins CNBC Africa to discuss the severity of these attacks on the stability and progress of Mali.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Omisakin: Improving productivity is the evidence of reforms]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Olusegun Omisakin, Chief Economist at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, says improving business productivity is critical to demonstrating the impact of ongoing reforms. Speaking to CNBC Africa at the launch of the Nigeria Private Sector Outlook by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, he emphasised that productivity gains will be central to driving Nigeria’s economic transformation. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Ghana has set December 2026 as deadline and threatened to sanction three multinational mining companies if they fail to use local contractors in domestic mining operations by December. Meanwhile, union of mineworkers has kicked against the directive, noting that local contractors pay lower and offer less job security than foreign firms, stressing that the policy will hurt ordinary miners. Cyril Azobu, Partner and Mining Leader at PwC, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Why Nigeria’s external reserves is declining ]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows the country’s external reserves have declined sharply to $48.45 billion by the 23rd of April recovering an average weekly dip of about $233 million. Meanwhile, the naira continues to weaken marginally close to 1,370 naira against the dollar. Bankole as pressures in the foreign exchange market persist. Bankole Odusanya, Treasury Chief Dealer at Polaris Bank joins CNBC Africa for more updates in the Fixed income and FX market.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa withdraws draft artificial intelligence policy]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[South Africa has pulled out, its first draft national Artificial Intelligence policy. In an ironic twist, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi; revealed that there was a failure in verifying, AI-generated sources, that do not exist. To unpack the developments, CNBC Africa is joined by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of regulatory at Werksmans Attorneys.]]></video:description>
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