<?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/opinion/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[BusinessDay News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:49:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[EKAETE ELSIE BENEDICT | Not every entrepreneur necessarily wants to grow]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-ekaete-elsie-benedict-not-every-entrepreneur-necessarily-wants-to-grow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-ekaete-elsie-benedict-not-every-entrepreneur-necessarily-wants-to-grow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ekaete Benedict]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perhaps it’s time to consider policies that match entrepreneurs’ real goals]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:38:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/YWPSLYPDJ5FJDHOCI54DQYRA7A.jpg?auth=ce7ea196e7a9aadd0caebce77bc58f50dd08a8f8819c3c1351f72f838b66bdaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some entrepreneurs choose not to grow their businesses, and that is a legitimate decision, the author says. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: 123RF/RAWPIXEL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ERIC LEVENSTEIN | SA’s liquidation crisis demands a new restructuring model ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-eric-levenstein-sas-liquidation-crisis-demands-a-new-restructuring-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-eric-levenstein-sas-liquidation-crisis-demands-a-new-restructuring-model/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Levenstein]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New mindset needed as business leaders face personal liability in insolvency cases]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:56:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/VDYPRICYJNGL3KH5VME5Q3TB3I.jpg?auth=01fb973341233c2102c2e018e2341a91e9659c6f0709c90f54ccbe7f054ae5c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Struggling corporates need to consider a more proactive restructuring model than business rescue or liquidation, the author says, specifically the appointment of a chief restructuring officer.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dorothy Kgosi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[YACOOB ABBA OMAR | Can our industrial strategy reduce unemployment through SMMEs?]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-yacoob-abba-omar-can-our-industrial-strategy-reduce-unemployment-through-smmes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-yacoob-abba-omar-can-our-industrial-strategy-reduce-unemployment-through-smmes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yacoob Abba Omar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incentives favour big players, sidelining medium-sized challengers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/RQKH4WBCUZN2DFCKHCHGOA5FSU.jpg?auth=c3f2d79c9da07c9f1ab2ff7508a90a96bf9b1241b5d8fb42b886ec322cc9212b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The writer says South Africa needs industrial and competition policy to pull in the same direction if future employment growth is to come from a broader base of firms. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF / Andreypopov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MICHAEL KAHN | New industrial strategy — capability, wherefore art thou?]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-michael-kahn-new-industrial-strategy-capability-wherefore-art-thou/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-michael-kahn-new-industrial-strategy-capability-wherefore-art-thou/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kahn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Education and skills gaps overshadow hopes for manufacturing renewal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/3GQW7D2JYZHFZL5BGF3MQ3VLFI.jpg?auth=a140660485845734760946e68255c45b8197f14a03885d04627002486ae7d14d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karen Moolman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL: An imperfect but hopeful Middle East peace deal ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/editorials/2026-06-18-editorial-an-imperfect-but-hopeful-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/editorials/2026-06-18-editorial-an-imperfect-but-hopeful-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[BD Editorial Board]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Truce in US-Iran war brings relief but leaves key issues unresolved]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/4K65OSM4PJGVXBGUCDAXO7YFR4.JPG?auth=e6195d1e84a9c338dbe8582629b904fc223c5a0e5ddc958658c677221e56da96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NICO MARAIS | The super-IPO moment is a reason to revisit our assumptions ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-nico-marais-the-super-ipo-moment-is-a-reason-to-revisit-our-assumptions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-nico-marais-the-super-ipo-moment-is-a-reason-to-revisit-our-assumptions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nico Marais]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wave of mega listings challenges the scarcity premium in US equities]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/R5FQZWJMMZDX3PDKKMUSZWC7N4.JPG?auth=1e05c1d45336c6ae4ac27ddd3911e4dacd5d179095f4bc37c15b0612c8babdc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. The writer says the market is already pricing a demanding combination of IPO outcomes. Picture: REUTERS/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan McDermid</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NICOLA DE JAGER | The perils of a partisan state ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-nicola-de-jager-the-perils-of-a-partisan-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-nicola-de-jager-the-perils-of-a-partisan-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicola De Jager]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Constitutional impartiality remains vital to safeguarding democracy and good governance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/OO4VKDGTIFGK7L66EXKFFSBVAM.jpg?auth=e26747aecf10ad86bbc0c4600a4742bac1c1b8c2c4c969767c4d91c8ab513c50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The writer says using racial classification to undo past injustices has not delivered the nonracial society envisaged in the South African constitution, or an economy that provides work opportunities for its growing population. Picture: 123RF/armmypicca]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/armmypicca</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PETER BRUCE | Trump’s Iran deal leaves allies angry and fanatics in charge]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-peter-bruce-trumps-iran-deal-leaves-allies-angry-and-oil-stable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-peter-bruce-trumps-iran-deal-leaves-allies-angry-and-oil-stable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Bruce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel sidelined as ceasefire weakens US alliances and empowers Tehran hardliners ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/KWKG7PHRGJFSFG3UAAAPDFDJYE.jpg?auth=5d82be3c4271da7a0b8b3f91fe5763d50cab6c10a139024d6d5f78f040a5295f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[But let’s not count our chickens before they hatch, the writer says. Details of the peace deal between Iran and the US remain unofficial, but what has leaked so far is a disaster for US president Donald Trump. (Cartoon: Brandan Reynolds)
 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brandan Reynolds</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEPHEN CRANSTON | Shift from ‘balanced’ to ‘multi-asset’ reshapes fund talk]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-stephen-cranston-shift-from-balanced-to-multi-asset-reshapes-fund-talk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-stephen-cranston-shift-from-balanced-to-multi-asset-reshapes-fund-talk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Cranston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trustees favour experienced fund managers over algorithms in asset allocation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/OUYNTDQYZ5K5NLOJLE6EHJ4M2Q.jpg?auth=bcad892ad91c060f23c34b15cfee6b019d4b428da73eae5a77177bb8c163a917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is still art as well as science in asset allocation and stock selection, the writer says, although this could change as artificial intelligence keeps developing and the need for human intervention declines.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123rf.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARTOON | Ill-considered Iran mission accomplished ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-cartoon-ill-considered-mission-accomplished/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-18-cartoon-ill-considered-mission-accomplished/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandan Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today’s cartoon by Brandan Reynolds ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/4Y7VBYFAQJGKPBMKOHQ4S4ZU4I.jpg?auth=d38ae19687a1032badd9935a1b5fe6c2e64bd624cd0d08e5cad38ee13a190876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brandan Reynolds</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NICHOLAS WOODE-SMITH | Where is the support for Cape Union Mart?]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-nicholas-woode-smith-where-is-the-support-for-cape-union-mart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-nicholas-woode-smith-where-is-the-support-for-cape-union-mart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Woode-Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business targeted by anti-Israel activists amid rising antisemitism
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:53:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/HRPXFJ7LGFP6FMSVZZZAPPRG6E.jpg?auth=06a32f751376536e7b095ec93e2af0eb596bec532cb275f2dc5398017f8c33ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cape Union Mart chair Philip Krawitz. The writer says there needs to be greater solidarity among businesses against violence and intimidation pushed by activists, to defend the rule of law and policies that enable job creation. Picture: TIMES MEDIA GROUP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RUEN NAIDU | South Africa is holding its nerve ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ruen-naidu-south-africa-is-holding-its-nerve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ruen-naidu-south-africa-is-holding-its-nerve/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruen Naidu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rating agency outlook upgrades signal faith in fiscal discipline, while rand resilience defies energy market turmoil]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:17:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/ISKCOGHNCVAIXBXU7GWS3QEAA4.jpg?auth=ac482a3247adb2640d937e7393d6e2f38000a3627f95fe5aac11e09156df3a57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The writer says the South African economy has held up better than almost anyone anticipated, even before the 'peace deal' between America and Iran announced at the weekend.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karen Moolman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLYDE RUSSELL | Iran war may reshape energy demand long after truce]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-clyde-russell-iran-war-may-reshape-energy-demand-long-after-truce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-clyde-russell-iran-war-may-reshape-energy-demand-long-after-truce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strait reopening eases pressure, but lasting behavioural changes loom]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/G6RXYPDTCNCOHFVUKLVH7SEZYU.JPG?auth=dba469d1ba1348a770fc93f8f3c2afe5f24a3cf7b129f6fb39ac7f2ba2293dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A drone view of vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz. Picture: REUTERS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISMAIL LAGARDIEN | Historical anxieties shape Western fears of Russian aggression]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ismail-lagardien-historical-anxieties-shape-western-fears-of-russian-aggression/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ismail-lagardien-historical-anxieties-shape-western-fears-of-russian-aggression/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ismail Lagardien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Literary and cultural bonds challenge the narrative of inevitable conflict]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/VGRDMSOM25MBVM5ESAJTNLUFNE.jpg?auth=6d3a337c19aecc691d245659777a00b02f43c7b2fc788b605d8f2273ff503739&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nato, G7 and EU leaders met in Brussels in March 2022 in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the growing refugee situation in Europe. The writer says until the Europeans make Ukraine part of the North Atlantic community there really is little to support the idea that Russia intends to invade or 'subjugate' Western Europe.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHILIP MASEKO | Why Acsa thrives while Prasa implodes]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-philip-maseko-why-acsa-thrives-while-prasa-implodes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-philip-maseko-why-acsa-thrives-while-prasa-implodes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Maseko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airports Company SA behaves like a business while the state bails out the rail agency]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/42Z52Y5JABCNLE6AT4HMQKKQZU.jpg?auth=06f075c9a5b8ab2b994da87546ec8c4f0ac6b472d37ac9a64db9a4d7eccce9d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Airports Company SA CEO Mpumi Mphofu. The writer says you can predict state-owned enterprise performance by asking three questions: who pays for failure, who controls hiring and can customers leave? Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Revised industrial plan lacks imagination]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/editorials/2026-06-17-editorial-new-industrial-plan-lacks-imagination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/editorials/2026-06-17-editorial-new-industrial-plan-lacks-imagination/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[BD Editorial Board]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New industrial policy prioritises state intervention but lacks actionable detail]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/AWGDY5GNIVGPFO7QRGTVSAYOVI.jpg?auth=358236ff57a337aa6620dd4c1a7dd01bb381d78838736205538864cf696af9cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A smelter complex at a platinum mine in Marikana. Electricity prices have crippled energy-intensive sectors and put thousands of jobs at risk. Picture: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Siphiwe Sibeko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ERNST VAN BILJON | The shockwave never subsided]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ernst-van-biljon-the-shockwave-never-subsided/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ernst-van-biljon-the-shockwave-never-subsided/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ernst Van Biljon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adaptability the key to survival as persistent disruption reshapes supply chains]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/7NEVV7VFRJNRDNY2YCH2W2ET7U.jpg?auth=5c0760a835c6a0d1a1f1958fe0b89abaf8380a10f2fc5d0a99e1ac8f2da5f249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cargo ship Galaxy Leader was captured by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea in 2023. The writer says the ongoing crisis in that area has become one of the clearest examples of the vulnerability of global supply chains. Picture: REUTERS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LETTERS TO THE EDITOR]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-letters-to-the-editor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-letters-to-the-editor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Letters to the editor Letters ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Afrophobia and the economy, structured refugee management, and Eskom still in trouble]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/TYAAAP6YDNNNRHTOJLMWGMR4RQ.jpg?auth=babb3453b20b504673684eadce1f82be41842eb8b4185e4bf5281aaf7903d302&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A letter writer says opinion polls in South Africa reveal that citizens are primarily concerned with systemic unemployment, the decay of local service delivery and widespread government corruption — not Afrophobia. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">UCT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARYL SWANEPOEL | Unemployment: are we measuring the wrong thing?]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-daryl-swanepoel-unemployment-are-we-measuring-the-wrong-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-daryl-swanepoel-unemployment-are-we-measuring-the-wrong-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daryl Swanepoel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rethinking economic success: Why job creation should outweigh capital inflows]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/T2XQTXPRKJODXBAYBOS63DPXME.jpg?auth=f08799cb60ab517d741a6b9ae2c3a5fbf32ed73200ae4519e56481c279c63f8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa does not face a choice between productivity and employment; it requires both, the writer says. Picture: 123RF/RRBANCOD]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEATH MUCHENA | Bitcoin is becoming a sovereign wealth question ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-heath-muchena-bitcoin-is-becoming-a-sovereign-wealth-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-heath-muchena-bitcoin-is-becoming-a-sovereign-wealth-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heath Muchena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Major capital pools in Norway and Singapore's Temasek are looking at cryptocurrency]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/CMNV2BPCE5CHROLR3CIUKX367A.JPG?auth=1e9c825cfe47ac385cafc878e18d5390ee4b73f263147d5f3f51bdd9a2476d4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The writer says sovereign crypto adoption does not begin with dramatic announcements but with small allocations, peer watching, mandate language and regulated wrappers. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dado Ruvic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARTOON | Hamba Kahle, maestro Abdullah Ibrahim]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-cartoon-hamba-kahle-maestro-abdullah-ibrahim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-cartoon-hamba-kahle-maestro-abdullah-ibrahim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandan Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today’s cartoon by Brandan Reynolds ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/6JKPBDPMLJCRBF7FGEGHIXUTGY.jpg?auth=e373248964ddad6eee3f3ae6828fe4c5d1032a6d6295ac621824de9ab1ef146e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brandan Reynolds</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASHLEY NYIKO MABASA | Policy certainty could act as a shock absorber for the PGM industry ]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ashley-nyiko-mabasa-policy-certainty-could-act-as-a-shock-absorber-for-the-pgm-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-ashley-nyiko-mabasa-policy-certainty-could-act-as-a-shock-absorber-for-the-pgm-industry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Nyiko  Mabasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hydrogen infrastructure and Asian demand drive new opportunities for PGMs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/FBR33QJOXNAVDAC7KYLEAGWCDQ.jpg?auth=713b2279261c240a8ecf96cb5f78097071bbbcbf24a154d13bebc0eddf251747&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The writer says the fact that South Africa supplies 71% of the primary global output offers a unique opportunity for industrial growth through vertical integration in upstream and midstream markets. Graphic: Debbie van Heerden]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Debbie van heearden</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JABULANI SIKHAKHANE | Budget speeches must balance facts and public persuasion]]></title><link>https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-jabulani-sikhakhane-budget-speeches-must-balance-facts-and-public-persuasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-06-17-jabulani-sikhakhane-budget-speeches-must-balance-facts-and-public-persuasion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jabulani Sikhakhane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fiscal messaging shapes expectations beyond just taxes and spending]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/LFIN7G4MOVAFFNTFGVIXEGN32A.jpg?auth=b61871c9ccf2bb8e748efe04b6cbae6fc93c6a4b8f73cbeda7a50b9517d6aefb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, flanked by Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago and then South African Revenue Service commissioner Edward Kieswetter. The writer says a finance minister would have failed in their duty if they did not carry the public and political stakeholders with them at the same time as they persuaded the financial markets and other constituencies that their budget was sound. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>