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Who knew? Neither CNBC Africa (DStv 410) nor Business Day TV(DStv 412) said anything, but senior anchor Alishia Seckam has dumped CNBC Africa and moved (back) to rival business TV channel Business Day TV (BDTV) where's she's been on the past month.
Alishia Seckam was with CNBC Africa since the African business channel launched in 2007 where she presented programmes such as Open Exchange and Power Lunch.
It means that Alishia Seckam's move to Business Day TV leaves Bronwyn Nielsen as the lone, last CNBC Africa presenter still there who've been at the channel since CNBC Africa launched in 2007 and the only really remaining "name brand" for CNBC Africa.
CNBC Africa has been gutted the past few years as experienced on-air talent as well as executives working behind the scenes left the channel which launched with well-known TV names such as Peter Ndoro, Lerato Mbele, Nikiwe Bikitsha and Eleni Giokos who've all gone to greener pastures.
Alishia Seckam has now "returned" of sorts.
Alishia Seckam worked at SummitTV (just like Bronwyn Nielsen) before she went to CNBC Africa - then still as Alishia Naidoo). SummitTV was of course the "predecessor" of the local South African business channel which has now morphed into Business Day TV.
