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            <title><![CDATA[Rothschild Executive Douglas Joins Top Deals Recruits at Absa]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:04:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prosus Dips as Just East, iFood Guidance Is Weaker Than Expected]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Online Gambling Craze Squeezes African Consumers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Retailers, mobile firms lose out amid betting boom.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:02:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangote Said to Seek $50 Billion IPO Valuation for Refinery Arm]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinicy Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Microsoft’s Marquee African Data Center Hits Political Stalemate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US tech firm, UAE partner G42 and the Kenyan government appear at an impasse]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Bergen]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prosus Sells 5% Stake in Delivery Hero to Activist Investor]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eyk Henning]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Africa’s Vodacom Dividend Beats Estimates as Profit Jumps]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:17:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Africa’s CEOs Warn Online Gambling Is Draining Customer Wallets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Microsoft’s African Data Center Falters on Payment Demands]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Herbling]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Airtel Delays IPO of Mobile Money Unit to Second Half of 2026]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Citigroup Hires JPMorgan’s André Ross to Head South Africa]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:03:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heidelberg Weighs Bid for South Africa Cement Firm PPC]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:11:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SoftBank-Backed Opay Hires Citi, Deutsche, JPMorgan for US IPO]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:31:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Airtel Eyes $2 Billion London IPO of Mobile Money Unit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinicy Chan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deutsche’s South Africa CEO to Join Absa Investment Bank]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Naspers Mulls Options for South Africa’s Historic ‘City Press’]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Prinesha Naidoo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:46:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangote Fertiliser Mulls Private Placement of About $750 Million]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Uber Raises Delivery Hero Stake in €270 Million Prosus Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:10:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Offers Limited Internet in Rare Move to Stem War Losses]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adnoc in Advanced Talks to Buy Shell’s South Africa Gas Stations]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:09:36 GMT</pubDate>
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