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        <title><![CDATA[Ana Monteiro - Editor:Breaking News]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Law Firms Ask Court to Quash Industry Equity Code]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:16:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Musk Row Shows Gap With Ramaphosa in South Africa Equity Rules]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:05:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola Deepens South Africa Bet With $1 Billion Spending Plan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:02:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fuel Shock Sparks Scramble to Cushion African Economies]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In South Africa, citizens are still awaiting word on the state’s plan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Workers refuel vehicles at an Engen Ltd. gas station in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. South Africa may introduce a gasoline-price cap and ration the amount of fuel sold to motorists to mitigate the impact of rising oil prices stemming from the war in Ukraine. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Appoints Thage to Embassy in Washington, BD Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe Loses Top Aluminum Supplier With Mozambique Smelter Idled]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:56:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Issues Formal Protest to US Envoy Over Remarks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[S'thembile Cele]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:26:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Manganese Firms Mull Bid for New South Africa Export Hub]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canal+’s MultiChoice to End Loss-Making Showmax Platform]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:44:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Allows Emergency Water-Supply Boost Amid Crisis]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:08:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Protesters demonstrate against water restrictions in Johannesburg, on Feb. 11. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Resets Utility-Revamp Plan After Investor Furor]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:51:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Namibia Needs More Funds to Combat FMD Outbreak in Livestock]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Monteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sasol Profit Plunges on Oil-Price Drop, $483 Million Writedown]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Monteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:46:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Nears New $6.3 Billion Black Business-Support Fund]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Appoints Judge to Chair Inquiry on Iran Naval Drill]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:08:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blast at Top African Water Plant Throttles Johannesburg Supply]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Monteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Plans M&A Rule Changes That Could Ease Red Tape]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Monteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Central Bank Chief Favors Ending Use of Prime Rate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:21:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Proposes Tougher Laws to Monitor Money Flows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:28:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Bus stops on Gandhi Square in the &apos;old&apos; central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Gerald Olitzki, a lawyer turned property developer has worked for more than three decades to reclaim the southwest of the CBD from slumlords, making it safe, clean and functional — all at a profit.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[South Africa Relaxes Laws to Salvage Firms Hit by Power Costs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Monteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:06:58 GMT</pubDate>
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