<?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:category="http://www.arena.com/rss/category/" 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[SundayTimes]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/category/business/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[SundayTimes News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:35:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Unstoppable Shoprite tests money market debit card]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-09-05-unstoppable-shoprite-tests-money-market-debit-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-09-05-unstoppable-shoprite-tests-money-market-debit-card/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabiso Mochiko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The latest financial services initiative for the thriving retailer is a debit card for its money market account offering ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PXHOCXGQ3VEBRE3HOW5Q5WKCJA.png?auth=78bc40c6faed82d16369aca277c43fa798ca4973487c5cb1f25a6f3b0fae1c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480&amp;height=360" type="image/png" height="360" width="480"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shoprite Group CEO Pieter Engelbrecht. Picture: SUPPLIED ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shoprite</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolling in profits, Implats plans ambitious mine-life spending ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-09-05-rolling-in-profits-implats-plans-ambitious-mine-life-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-09-05-rolling-in-profits-implats-plans-ambitious-mine-life-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dineo Faku]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The surge in PGM prices was good news for the group in financial 2026. Now it’s planning a mechanisation-based expansion]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2OUXCTLUTVH5HEY2VR2I42KBEM.jpg?auth=6bc035bb6223b09ea871e9bf5cdc6cb14e1d8e9057d9fc0f1a4d21de5a511a30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2477&amp;height=1651" type="image/jpeg" height="1651" width="2477"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A train at Impala Platinum's Rustenberg Mines. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Philip Mostert</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy industry group backs oil and gas hunt in South Africa ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-09-05-energy-industry-group-backs-oil-and-gas-hunt-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-09-05-energy-industry-group-backs-oil-and-gas-hunt-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EnerGeo Alliance’s Ross Compton says recent high profile court rulings have clarified the regulatory environment as energy needs grow 
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