<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/opinion/2026-11-07-thobekani-lose-the-manager-of-the-future-will-need-more-than-a-degree/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-07T22:00:05.384Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>BusinessDay</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-07T22:00:05.384Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[THOBEKANI LOSE | The manager of the future will need more than a degree]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[business education transformation,South African job market,management training Africa,management skills future,owner mindset,data-driven decision making,owner mindset in management,management curriculum innovation,managerial skills for AI era,future-ready managers,digital era skills,South African entrepreneurship,AI literacy in management,future management education,AI literacy in curriculum,informal economy innovation,entrepreneurship education,youth unemployment South Africa,digital skills for managers,AI in management,future managers,management education South Africa]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/SWWXRTLUIBCOZP3JHRE2SSXLK4.jpg?auth=a16632374f01687abdac7c06ac61ba7645b9991d46edf58ed385478068eb8008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Professor Thobekani Lose, director of the Mandela University Africa Hub for Entrepreneurship and the Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (CfERI), Nelson Mandela University.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/opinion/2026-11-07-michael-whitfield-how-the-afcfta-can-unlock-africas-automotive-frontier/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-07T22:00:04.968Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>BusinessDay</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-07T22:00:04.968Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[MICHAEL WHITFIELD | How the AfCFTA can unlock Africa’s automotive frontier]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Africa mobility solutions,automotive rules of origin Africa,localisation auto Africa,Africa automotive investment,regional auto supply chains,vehicle assembly Africa,African auto industry growth,Africa automotive manufacturing,African car industry,AfCFTA automotive]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/PAVH3WVNRVAYTJICIWYL5MX6LM.jpg?auth=7f4950f210c5394ef870186058f1029c578ea239c3bca19955c7f844e2050481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Whitfield, managing director of Stellantis South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa and founding president of AA.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/2026-11-07-its-time-to-fix-sas-broken-procurement-system/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-07T22:00:04.073Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>BusinessDay</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-07T22:00:04.073Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ZAMA TITI | It’s time to fix SA’s broken procurement system]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[procurement policy reform,procurement compliance issues,value for money government projects,early-warning procurement systems,public procurement act,procurement planning weaknesses,contract extension registry,Auditor-General South Africa,SMME funding obstacles,supplier payment challenges,tender process transparency,procurement system failures,public sector accountability,government contract extensions,South Africa procurement reform]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/Z7LH3EEVGBGYPELYD3RE42QLJE.png?auth=50329e70e7643b42e1e44e48f3fb5ddee06cffe0520013f2aed7e2b007ca39a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zama Titi, the founder and CEO of Momula. 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Picture: Thapelo Morebudi.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-11-07-watch-the-political-arena-looks-at-the-results-as-they-sit-at-99/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-07T14:35:41.43Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>BusinessDay</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-07T14:35:41.43Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[WATCH | The Political Arena looks at the results as they sit at 99%]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[POLITICAL ARENA,local government elections,LGE]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/UMJ7DQGLVNCLTO64MJQ4MTBJYM.jpg?auth=04a7c17e26411243d226fd4220a4ab962aeeb38e6ede05b4ae7a67c51c6ecf32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo briefs the media at the National Results Operations Centre at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/business-times/2026-11-07-battle-over-prostate-drug-patent-goes-to-constitutional-court/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-07T03:00:00.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>BusinessDay</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-07T03:00:00.886Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Battle over prostate drug patent goes to Constitutional Court ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[prostate cancer statistics South Africa,Xtandi sales figures,patent law South Africa,affordable cancer treatment South Africa,Constitutional Court patent appeal,UC damages claim Eurolab,SCA judgment Enzutrix,SA Constitutional Court patent case,South Africa pharmaceutical litigation,University of California vs Eurolab]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessday.co.za/resizer/v2/GTWBAR63PFL7THRLVNNPNPBXO4.jpg?auth=e431225aade8863aa0025b65575d2adf3f585c58bb5f5ab0ee28bfcbb29ef0f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oncologists may be re-evaluating their prescription for prostate cancer treatment. Picture: THINKSTOCK]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>