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<image:caption>Vietnamese troops march through Hanoi at last year's National Day parade, which marked 80 years of Vietnamese independence.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Dirk Hartford: What Vietnam got right: Lessons for SA from communist success story</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/editors-desk/africa-bitcoin-corps-c-suite-wiped-out-market-shrugs-for-now</loc>
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<news:title>Africa Bitcoin Corp's C-suite wiped out — market shrugs, for now</news:title>
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<image:caption>Russian President Vladimir Putin during a Russian-Armenian bilateral meeting on September 1, 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a two-day trip to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.</image:caption>
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<news:title>The Economist: Cornered, Putin chooses escalation over ending his war</news:title>
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<news:title>Squeezed at home, priced out abroad: SA families can pivot to universities in Mauritius, UAE and Malaysia: Brent Morris (Sable International)</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T04:02:11.865Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BN Daybreak: Mega metro plan slammed; Roodt's economic fix; Ian Cameron on Philippi; Wall St slides</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/good-hope-project/which-skills-survive-the-ai-era</loc>
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<image:caption>EQ, IQ &amp; AI</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T04:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Which skills survive the AI era? Mostly human ones, says new jobs report</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/interviews/ancs-fantasy-megatropolis-faces-fight-afriforum</loc>
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<image:caption>Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng Premier</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T13:59:58.572Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Morné Mostert: ANC’s “fantasy megatropolis” faces full-scale fight from AfriForum</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/sa-investing/capitec-starts-trading-on-a2x</loc>
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<image:caption>The Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. office building in Sandton</image:caption>
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<news:title>Capitec starts trading on A2X from 7 September after finalising rebrand</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/events/bnc/bnc9-roodt-qa</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T12:24:48.137Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BNC#9 | Roodt Q&amp;A: What he'd do as FinMin; SARB's crypto plan; SA's shrinking tax base and more...</news:title>
<news:keywords>BNC#9, Dawie Roodt, SARS tax revolt, BEE reform, investment rate South Africa, inflation target 3%</news:keywords>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T11:05:47.698Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BNC#9 | Cameron Q&amp;A: SAPS patronage networks, Madlanga fallout, SA's new cartel problem, and more...</news:title>
<news:keywords>BNC#9, Ian Cameron, SAPS corruption, South Africa , crime statistics, whistleblower protection </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/empathy-isnt-bug-in-western-civilisation</loc>
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<image:caption>Moonrise over the Statue of Liberty</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Western civilisation's roots lie in ancient Greek philosophy, centuries before Christianity, and long before empathy was ever framed as a weakness.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Trade routes carried silk, paper, gunpowder and the compass into Western life, a reminder that the civilisation "suicidal empathy" theorists defend was built on openness to outsiders.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>West Germans Celebrate The Unification Of Berlin Atop The Berlin Wall During The Collapse Of Communism In East Berlin On November 12, 1989. East Germany's Stasi-enforced order kept crime low and its citizens unfree, the model Vegter says safety-above-all thinking ultimately leads to.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T09:32:21.278Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Empathy isn't a "bug" in Western civilisation, it's the foundation: Ivo Vegter</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/freedom-of-thought-matters-more-this-election</loc>
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<image:caption>Rodin's celebrated sculpture The Thinker</image:caption>
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<image:caption>General views at the ANC 2026 Local Government Elections Manifesto launch in Diepsloot</image:caption>
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<image:caption>DA JHB Mayoral Candidate Helen Zille during the flight of the first national DA slogan posters in Orange Grove in Johannesburg</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T09:22:29.330Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Why freedom of thought matters more than freedom of speech this election: Elnieke Bronkhorst</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/energy/eskom-should-learn-telkoms-monopoly-break-up</loc>
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<image:caption>Dan Marokane, Eskom CEO (left); Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Energy and Electricity (middle); Mteto Nyati, Eskom chairman (right)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Eskom Chairman Mteto Nyati (left) and President Cyril Ramaphosa</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T09:08:44.621Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ramaphosa says Eskom should learn from Telkom's monopoly break-up</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/sa-investing/shoprite-grows-sales-adds-vida-e-caffe</loc>
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<image:caption>Sales up, dividend up: Shoprite's FY2026 results in the spotlight.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Shoprite Group CEO, Pieter Engelbrecht</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Shelves stayed stocked and moving: Supermarkets RSA sales rose 7.1% to R228.7 billion, with customer visits up 5.3% for the year.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Sixty60 was the standout performer of the results, adding a record R6.6 billion in revenue as sales grew 34.5% to R25.5 billion across 976 stores.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Shoprite's core Supermarkets RSA segment, which includes the flagship Shoprite banner, grew sales 7.1% to R228.7 billion and remains the group's largest contributor at 84.5% of total sales.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T08:45:28.121Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shoprite grows sales to R270.8bn, adds Vida e Caffè to its stable</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/biznews-daybreak/bn-daybreak-1-09-2026</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-01T04:01:04.836Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BN Daybreak: Mashele's new political party, Hersov on Jozi's mafia problem, Copelyn on offshore oil</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/events/bnc/bnc9-mashele-qa</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T14:49:44.570Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BNC#9 | Mashele Q&amp;A: MKP after JZ, Zille for Jozi, Singapore's blueprint, and who funds SA politics?</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T13:17:34.006Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BNC#9 | Hersov Q&amp;A: Joburg's mafia problem and Zille's odds; BEE and EWC; corporate silence; AI bets</news:title>
<news:keywords>BNC#9, Rob Hersov, ANC corruption, BEE reform,  AI compute Eskom,  local government elections 2026</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.biznews.com/health/quality-you-should-most-wish-for-children</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-31T10:42:28.263Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Economist's Bartleby: The quality you should most wish for your children</news:title>
<news:keywords>Locus of control, agency, parenting, self-control, motivation, success, entrepreneurship, AI, leadership, workplace, psychology, personal growth</news:keywords>
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