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Photographer: Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTN Plunges Most in Two Years as South Africa Unit Underperforms]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-18/mtn-revamps-south-africa-management-after-returning-to-profit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-18/mtn-revamps-south-africa-management-after-returning-to-profit</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:34:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ib5a.3PfxXag/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ib5a.3PfxXag/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa’s Biggest Stock Exchange Weighs 24-Hour Trading, CEO Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/africa-s-biggest-stock-exchange-weighs-24-hour-trading-ceo-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/africa-s-biggest-stock-exchange-weighs-24-hour-trading-ceo-says</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khuleko Siwele]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:52:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ir.V.v_QblRA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ir.V.v_QblRA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Leila Fourie Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citi Sees Africa Trading More With China, EU After US Tariff Hit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-01/citi-sees-africa-trading-more-with-china-eu-after-us-tariff-hit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-01/citi-sees-africa-trading-more-with-china-eu-after-us-tariff-hit</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:48:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOWVlB9mdgg0/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOWVlB9mdgg0/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Moves Closer to Exiting Dirty-Money List in October]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-18/south-africa-moves-closer-to-exiting-dirty-money-list-in-october</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-18/south-africa-moves-closer-to-exiting-dirty-money-list-in-october</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:17:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[G-20 Nearing Deal on Communique, S. Africa Finance Head Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/g-20-nearing-deal-on-communique-south-africa-finance-chief-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/g-20-nearing-deal-on-communique-south-africa-finance-chief-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Zabasajja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4_10SrbevYM/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4_10SrbevYM/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largest Kenya Bank to Set Up UAE Office to Capture Capital Flows]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/kenya-s-equity-group-to-set-up-uae-office-to-capture-capital-flows</link><guid 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Zabasajja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:39:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icG1p4Yr1bVY/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icG1p4Yr1bVY/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Finalizing $500 Million for African Critical Minerals Railway]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/us-remains-in-talks-on-500-million-for-angola-s-rail-corridor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/us-remains-in-talks-on-500-million-for-angola-s-rail-corridor</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Candido Mendes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:03:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angolan President Urges US Firms to Invest Beyond Oil, 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GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikzNhaN8WhFY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikzNhaN8WhFY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>John Mahama Photographer: NIPAH DENNIS/AFP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Second-Biggest Party Rules Out Coalition Exit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-25/south-africa-s-second-biggest-party-rules-out-quitting-coalition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-25/south-africa-s-second-biggest-party-rules-out-quitting-coalition</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Cohen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:50:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVcGAtyOm.tg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVcGAtyOm.tg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>John Steenhuisen Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenya’s Central Bank Is ‘Actively Considering’ Buying Gold]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/kenya-central-bank-is-actively-considering-buying-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/kenya-central-bank-is-actively-considering-buying-gold</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Zabasajja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:03:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSf_pK1ubQWE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSf_pK1ubQWE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Dr. Kamau Thugge, governor of Kenya&apos;s central bank, during a Bloomberg Television interview in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The International Monetary Fund sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth for this year and next, warning the outlook could deteriorate further as US President Donald Trump&apos;s tariffs spark a global trade war.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Godongwana Says He Won’t Resign Over VAT U-Turn]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/south-africa-s-godongwana-says-he-won-t-resign-over-vat-u-turn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/south-africa-s-godongwana-says-he-won-t-resign-over-vat-u-turn</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Zabasajja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:47:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilDml_oFfgwA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilDml_oFfgwA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Enoch Godongwana, South Africa&apos;s finance minister, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The International Monetary Fund sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth for this year and next, warning the outlook could deteriorate further as US President Donald Trump&apos;s tariffs spark a global trade war.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Harsh Tariff Sparks Fear of Liquidity Crisis in Lesotho]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/lesotho-african-kingdom-in-trump-s-sights-faces-tariff-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/lesotho-african-kingdom-in-trump-s-sights-faces-tariff-crisis</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Zabasajja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivd7qiMD3p2s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivd7qiMD3p2s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - Workers use sewing machines at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory in Maseru, Lesotho on March 19, 2025. In a sweltering factory in Lesotho, rows of workers hunch over thrumming sewing machines churning out piles of denim jeans for global shoppers from this country US President Donald Trump mocked as unknown. Although modest in size compared to global textile powerhouses like Bangladesh and China, the tiny mountain kingdom&apos;s clothing industry is the country&apos;s largest employer, with more than 35,000 workers according to official data. (Photo by Roberta Ciuccio / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTA CIUCCIO/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecobank Says African Trade Crucial to Avert Tariff Fallout]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/ecobank-says-local-african-trade-crucial-to-avert-tariff-fallout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/ecobank-says-local-african-trade-crucial-to-avert-tariff-fallout</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Moses Mozart Dzawu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:01:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDLxXWA0yHVQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDLxXWA0yHVQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jeremy Awori</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absa CEO Says South Africa Needs Policy Certainty for Growth]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/absa-chief-urges-south-africa-policy-certainty-to-boost-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/absa-chief-urges-south-africa-policy-certainty-to-boost-growth</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adelaide Changole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:41:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>