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Top Trader, the new local reality CNBC Africa (DStv 410) announced in November last year finally has a broadcasting date and will start on Monday 10 September at 20:30 and run until 29 October.
CNBC Africa which initially announced Eleni Giokos as the presenter of Top Trader has replaced her (since Eleni Giokos jumped ship and joined the eNews Channel since July) with Samantha Loring.
In Top Trader eight contestants will compete and get eliminated weekly, having to endure different challenges and tasks. The winner will be the contestant with the best performing portfolio in the final episode of the show which will take place around Sandton and Johannesburg.
Earlier this week CNBC in America announced that it's also entering the reality and unscripted genre with 7 new TV shows ranging from a real-life antiques detective to a concierge service. These shows - or at least some or them, should be making their way to South African viewers in due course.
"The reality shows from CNBC - if we receive them as part of the feed from CNBC Europe in London, will be screened on CNBC Africa. We have not yet been notified about when these shows can be expected, but we will inform the media as soon as we do," CNBC Africa tells me.
