{"id":220452,"date":"2022-03-25T23:26:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afdb.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/african-development-bank-pledges-28-billion-to-south-africa-over-five-years?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-25T23:26:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:26:27","slug":"radio-news-release-soundbite-african-development-bank-pledges-2-8-billion-to-south-africa-over-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/radio-news-release-soundbite-african-development-bank-pledges-2-8-billion-to-south-africa-over-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio News Release (Soundbite): African Development Bank pledges $2.8 billion to South Africa over five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"audio_wrap\"><audio preload=\"auto\"> <\/audio><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afdb.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/african-development-bank-pledges-28-billion-to-south-africa-over-five-years?lang=en\">Listen to the soundbite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/fdf77ade3a45f10.mp3\">Download the soundbite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>African Development Bank Group (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.AfDB.org\">www.AfDB.org<\/a>) President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has pledged his institution&rsquo;s support for South Africa, announcing a $2.8 billion package for the country over the next five years. Some $400 million (ZAR 6 billion) will support South Africa&rsquo;s Eskom and the country&rsquo;s energy transition. Adesina was speaking at the opening of the South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg this week.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the full press release for more details: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/35as0wu\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/35as0wu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/f60887e9b8882e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/f60887e9b8882e1\" alt=\"African Development Bank Group (AfDB)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/f60887e9b8882e1\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the soundbite Download the soundbite African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has pledged his institution&rsquo;s support for South Africa, announcing a $2.8 billion package for the country over the next five years. Some $400 million (ZAR 6 billion) will support South Africa&rsquo;s Eskom and the country&rsquo;s energy transition. 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