<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[BusinessDay]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.businessday.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/category/news/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[BusinessDay News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:26:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of MPs on committee favour ‘fit and proper’ rule for impeachment panel]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-majority-of-mps-on-committee-favour-fit-and-proper-rule-for-impeachment-panel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-majority-of-mps-on-committee-favour-fit-and-proper-rule-for-impeachment-panel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Ensor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The EFF and MK Party opposed the decision]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:28:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/JXOA4YPCFZDKJGYTKLIC4VAKNQ.jpg?auth=81c15be8b04ea9855340c7e0ea3b066dee1ecee156564421ce8064dbbcbce328&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA chief whip George Michalakis. 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Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dorothy Kgosi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA secures influential ILO leadership role as Meth elected government group vice-chair]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-18-sa-secures-influential-ilo-leadership-role-as-meth-elected-government-group-vice-chair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-18-sa-secures-influential-ilo-leadership-role-as-meth-elected-government-group-vice-chair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The move puts Pretoria in powerful position to shape global labour policy and influence reforms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:10:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/2ACLFBBOMJK5FBBOZVXNCTLQXE.jpg?auth=51e1815b62e533973d0e42476e7e8941b70479cb05c2fba1c4b6d189d5dc12d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employment & labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda/Business Day</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor wants to sue Nkosana Makate for defamation over fraud allegations ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-investor-wants-to-sue-nkosana-makate-for-defamation-over-fraud-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-investor-wants-to-sue-nkosana-makate-for-defamation-over-fraud-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac Mahlangu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Makate, in turn, wants the NPA to prosecute British investor Errol Elsdon for forgery]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:54:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/B2CD3U3UGBDGHGFBWRNBUGFV2M.png?auth=bfa31389c4f575c74ea9aaa6562eaaa03607a8cc5ed8a133fbc25280af6e1c58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK investor Errol Elsdon, who wants 40% of Nkosana Makate's Vodacom payout, says he has instructed his lawyers to sue Makate for defamation.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simphiwe Nkwali/Screenshot/CNBC Africa </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Police fire stun grenades at protesting Malawians over deportation move]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-watch-police-fire-stun-grenades-at-protesting-malawians-over-deportation-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-watch-police-fire-stun-grenades-at-protesting-malawians-over-deportation-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasantha Naidoo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police fired stun grenades at a group of Malawian nationals who allegedly turned on home affairs officials at the encampment in Sherwood Park in Durban on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:07:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/NHUCYZB6Y5GEZM7PQGPY4IMMTQ.jpg?auth=167c6ff0446cf4a0b29c5611ed5fe7df10191f2f14f28c64c5f8300bea1a7a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police fired stun grenades to control protesting crowds of Malawians who don't want to be moved from an encampment at Sherwood Park in Durban.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New joint venture offers African industries a seamless thermal-to-nuclear transition]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-new-joint-venture-offers-african-industries-a-seamless-thermal-to-nuclear-transition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-new-joint-venture-offers-african-industries-a-seamless-thermal-to-nuclear-transition/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | USP&E and BAM Energy launch BridgePower Nuclear to help high-energy sectors close the gap between current power demand and future lower-carbon requirements]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:24:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/YHYPUS4EE5EEDLHB2DVIAVNGS4.jpg?auth=b3183b82a3a0b8f79047802f432c9366d58b4a900a24f871c07634edf55c52fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[USP&E’s Will Gruver says BridgePower Nuclear is ‘not nuclear as a distant policy aspiration, but a power infrastructure model built around what Africa’s industrial economy needs now’.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BridgePower Nuclear</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brics bank grants SA R16bn loan to upgrade metro infrastructure ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-brics-aligned-bank-grants-sa-r16bn-loan-to-upgrade-metro-infrastructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-brics-aligned-bank-grants-sa-r16bn-loan-to-upgrade-metro-infrastructure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabelo Khumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infrastructure financing drive lifts NDB lending to South Africa above R44bn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/BI73JOEYHJAZ3IH5D2IHRDQH6M.jpg?auth=146c0d98d9ed3ef9306406927da58cebb187d94e85a4ae5461bcc574aec0a504&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The New Development Bank's loan was approved in Shanghai last week. Picture: 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abdullah Ibrahim —  jazz maestro and a voice for the oppressed in SA]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-abdullah-ibrahim-jazz-maestro-and-a-voice-for-the-oppressed-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-abdullah-ibrahim-jazz-maestro-and-a-voice-for-the-oppressed-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tessa  O’Hara]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pioneering musician composed, performed globally and received major honours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/WT73I7ERGJME3LB5WQKJMHJM6Y.jpg?auth=56bf469dcbd07e6848886767580bfaa4a0323bdcab25f9b4e853612fa9a6ee77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late musical genius and anti-apartheid activist Abdullah Ibrahim. Picture: Supplied ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA assets rally as oil prices tumble on Iran ceasefire hopes]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-sa-assets-rally-as-oil-prices-tumble-on-iran-ceasefire-hopes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-sa-assets-rally-as-oil-prices-tumble-on-iran-ceasefire-hopes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacqueline Mackenzie, Andrew Linder, Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rand and gold gain as bond yields fall after Trump announces preliminary pact]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/DVMXOMOOS5HCRKI6JUYLMVLOA4.JPG?auth=4ee742df06795be04b23f5fd3ae2458538021ff0ea71d77a57169af25537a839&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz near Musandam, Oman. Shippers say a return to normal traffic will be gradual. Picture: REUTERS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petra faces more than 1,700 job cuts as diamond market crashes]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-petra-faces-more-than-1700-job-cuts-as-diamond-market-crashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-17-petra-faces-more-than-1700-job-cuts-as-diamond-market-crashes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NUM calls for immediate government action, citing fears of large-scale job losses]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/BHK4UJ4L4ZAJ3JVKJBOVH7LG2U.jpg?auth=b8f00fc89d686e3ce7c4b3bfaf33b4da6a6a1cad7f88930288353ff1f196ac6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[London-listed Petra Diamonds has placed its struggling Finsch mine under business rescue. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANDREY RADCHENKO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANALYSIS | SA newsrooms ill-equipped to deal effectively with AI]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/companies/2026-06-17-analysis-sa-newsrooms-ill-equipped-to-deal-effectively-with-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/companies/2026-06-17-analysis-sa-newsrooms-ill-equipped-to-deal-effectively-with-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudiwa Gavaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Journalists are using tools but newsrooms lack formal policies, report shows]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/ESNRX5C32FFGLHETIJBVRHI7K4.jpg?auth=aa6c768b8b88166f63ec5151a94189bb27aaaa7d2e741d470a2ba6f0788689d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Press Council does not have a separate, standalone AI policy. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawks general threatened with charges after blocking access to seized phone ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2026-06-17-police-threaten-hawks-general-with-charges-over-seized-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2026-06-17-police-threaten-hawks-general-with-charges-over-seized-phone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinesipho Schrieber]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court battle intensifies over access to phone linked to criminal probe]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/5MKN5VIYYNPOPIBWI7CXNABQRM.jpg?auth=9810fd5d3030fdefefa62bc5921e6b46ab3c0ca1dd8b59c0cad5e8faa457bbbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa may be charged for refusal to give police access to his state phone. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thulani Mbele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU summit delay in Egypt over Ebola puts migration row on hold]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-16-au-summit-delay-in-egypt-over-ebola-puts-migration-row-on-hold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-16-au-summit-delay-in-egypt-over-ebola-puts-migration-row-on-hold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ebola concerns defer diplomatic showdown over xenophobia claims
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:43:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/UBU7MUSDJNJ2FNRLHSS2VA7N2M.jpg?auth=4a02808e15444ba9beb42aee2425630ba0372967fdfa6923546faa85eef00f03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The headquarters of the AU in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tiksa Negeri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief for agriculture as Strait of Hormuz reopening set to cut fertiliser prices]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/2026-06-16-relief-for-agriculture-as-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-set-to-cut-fertiliser-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/2026-06-16-relief-for-agriculture-as-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-set-to-cut-fertiliser-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo says SA farming sector will welcome drop in fertiliser and fuel price]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:34:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/72PKZKC23ZJAFORJUO3XTGJXQI.png?auth=244525d9c5517007db46a2f3a5759ca55a92dc542210d088830f421bb8e55453&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo, author of 'Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BUSINESSLIVE/SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa urges employers to ‘hire for potential’ as R1-trillion investment drive takes shape ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-16-ramaphosa-urges-employers-to-hire-for-potential-as-r1-trillion-investment-drive-takes-shape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-16-ramaphosa-urges-employers-to-hire-for-potential-as-r1-trillion-investment-drive-takes-shape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The programme is expected to generate jobs, apprenticeships and skills development opportunities for young people]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:14:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/DFETRLHUAVFFROYNSNL4K6B54M.jpg?auth=b3d0e6b21224b9fd07677aeadd00e1254f31eb5b1fa8e091ca24eade097c2407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BABA JIYANE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New immigration court near OR Tambo to fast-track cases]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-10-new-immigration-court-near-or-tambo-to-fast-track-cases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-10-new-immigration-court-near-or-tambo-to-fast-track-cases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kubayi says specialised Kempton Park facility is part of a system overhaul ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/QZE72SOHENEW7NHDV3ODUXAPQI.jpg?auth=1244fb86e9a73a9aac0eacdba5da27e2179e96d7d12f6b483ba34a801e3b7eb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justice & constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi in Tshwane on May 25 2026. Picture: Business Day/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court voids R49bn NSFAS tender but orders compensation]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/education/2026-06-15-court-voids-r49bn-nsfas-tender-but-orders-compensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/education/2026-06-15-court-voids-r49bn-nsfas-tender-but-orders-compensation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamar Kahn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NSFAS wins bid to cancel contracts but may owe damages to affected service providers
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/AUCJR4TCEBOTRNU6K4MFTH3PJ4.jpg?auth=c2c3cccd67873868dce28416e36317459c20351f49d4b4c653559d721058f9ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Student Financial Aid Scheme national spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOUTH DAY | Turning desperation into determination: youth graduates start businesses against odds]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-16-youth-day-turning-desperation-into-determination-youth-graduates-start-businesses-against-odds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-06-16-youth-day-turning-desperation-into-determination-youth-graduates-start-businesses-against-odds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Valoyi Valoyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For years, obtaining a qualification was considered a guarantee for employment. However this is no longer the case with youth unemployment sitting at 45.8%. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/PWECJAZHLZDDZMS3R32FIA26LY.jpeg?auth=fa1ca18ac523f357ac153c542a64a303e055cd9068f284a6001dbaabed7c0bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ntsako Masinga, 26, a graduate with an Honours degree in indigenous knowledge systems and owner of Lily Bakes.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>