The brand-new weekly business show, Marketplace Africa on CNN International (DStv 401) debuts tonight at 21:45 on the global news channel, anchored by South Africa's own Robyn Curnow. Marketplace Africa will repeat on Saturdays and Sundays.
The new weekly business show, that adds to CNN International's African programming perspective that already include African Voices and Inside Africa, will look at African business both on and off the continent.
''We want to go beyond the pure numbers, and showcase for our international audience the new technologies, business solutions and trends redefining African business,'' says Kim Norgaard, CNN International's Johannesburg bureau chief. ''African business is becoming increasingly influential in international trade and investment, and we hope this show will be the home for big names driving African commerce forward.''
Marketplace Africa is done from CNN International's Johannesburg bureau and will also include on-location broadcasts in future. In tonight's first broadcast the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn talks about the investment climate in Africa, the restructuring of Zimbabwe's economy, and how the IMF is overcoming its image crisis on the continent. CNN International's South Africa correspondent Nkepile Mabuse also visits a mine to see the technology used to curb diamond theft.
