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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom says it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the current growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales, buoyed by surging oil prices, but points out that low-voltage residential networks will, most likely, pose a future challenge. Speaking at the Africa E-Mobility Week 2026 held in Stellenbosch this week,]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The current rate of vehicle imports from China will decimate the local vehicle and parts manufacturing industry, warns Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa CEO Bobby Ramagwede. Addressing the Automechanika CEO Breakfast held in Cape Town on Tuesday, he said that the domestic automotive industry was “in big trouble” as the exports and local sales of South African-made vehicles were in sharp decline.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Although still in negative territory, the North-West University Business School's Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) for the third quarter eased to 61.3 from 81.9 in the second quarter and, while still elevated, the PUI for the third quarter was less adverse than in the second quarter. This suggests that the economic uncertainty created by the initial global energy shock following the start of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, in the Middle East, to the domestic economy may have begun to dissipate for now and that business and consumer behaviour may be adapting to a ‘new normal’, the business school states.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Whether capital mobilisation improves will define the next decade for Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The next decade will not be defined by whether capital exists in Africa, but rather by whether that capital is put to work, said World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) Southern Africa regional director Cláudia Conceição on Wednesday. Speaking during an IFC and Jeune Afrique-hosted media engagement ahead of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), taking place in Luanda, Angola, on November 3 to 4, 2026, she said that this would not only finance projects, but businesses, jobs, innovation and, by extension, Africa’s future.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the business process outsourcing (BPO), or global business services (GBS), sector in South Africa continues to grow, local contact centres are shifting their focus towards digitally enabled jobs and embracing technological advancements, such as AI. During a media event on September 29, outsourced services industry organisation Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA) CEO Reshni Singh described AI as a “positive disruption” in the BPO sector.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has launched the upgraded beneficial ownership register, through which accredited users from law enforcement agencies can get beneficial ownership information in real-time. The new model will expose ownership links and make tracing easier for law enforcement officials.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As Aim-listed Kropz shifts its focus to Nanophos production, the company reports that it plans to increase Nanophos production capacity at its Elandsfontein site, in the Western Cape to 180 000 t/y. Kropz says Nanophos has the potential to significantly contribute to the phosphate market in South Africa, noting that the company's entrance into the market “promises to herald a new era for South Africa’s agricultural community”.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry body Agri SA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), which formalises a working relationship built over the past year. The two organisations have committed to collect, share and jointly report on rural crime data, bringing together the reach of organised agriculture and the independent research expertise of one of Africa’s leading institutes specialising in security, crime and justice.]]></description>
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