<?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[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>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:18:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[MY BRILLIANT CAREER | Big sister is watching you]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-03-14-my-brilliant-career-big-sister-is-watching-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-03-14-my-brilliant-career-big-sister-is-watching-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maritza Mostert is surveillance and security manager of Flamingo Casino in Kimberley]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/J3UC5ZSKTVBF3CP7SYUZ5PK64A.jpg?auth=d806741837b2ecf6e99cfca90602a239f9be889d74245d0d387380ef1790ab21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maritza Mostert is surveillance and security manager of Flamingo Casino in Kimberley.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief as SA household resilience improves ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-03-14-relief-as-sa-household-resilience-improves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-03-14-relief-as-sa-household-resilience-improves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan   Monzeglio]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lower interest rates have created space for recovery]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/X2FBOM7MDFIZRDG5YVO7XJMJWY.jpg?auth=d17f7dae31770e0d8693a13acce68038ba3b795b400521649b0b327ed324c281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index, households saw modest relief in 2025, with a 2.1% year-on-year improvement in the third quarter, roughly matching GDP growth. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainbow Chicken monitoring maize costs amid Iran-US war]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-rainbow-chicken-monitoring-maize-costs-amid-iran-us-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-rainbow-chicken-monitoring-maize-costs-amid-iran-us-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rainbow Chicken CEO Marthinus Stander says poultry producers will be watching the price fluctuations of maize, which are sensitive to climbing oil prices
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Reuters/Lelethu Madikane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Reuters/Lelethu Madikane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging the digital divide in education]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-03-14-bridging-the-digital-divide-in-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-03-14-bridging-the-digital-divide-in-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan   Monzeglio]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BOTech Africa in several ways enables schools to beat the high upfront costs of new tech]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LVJKVMSRQBHVDPS3TOXKVTIGOE.png?auth=9e4904bef4d8a03e7d24d0df3f3eb6c06cbb22ea890ee771578c5bb73dcb60e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maureen Etuket​, BOTech Africa CEO.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mozambique outdoes South Africa in Africa trade ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-mozambique-outdoes-south-africa-in-africa-trade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-mozambique-outdoes-south-africa-in-africa-trade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Standard Bank’s latest barometer shows off-shore gas has helped to propel Mozambique into the top spot in intra-Africa trade rankings ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HF4U7MW55RKJPNPOT5UM3PF3HM.jpg?auth=14e88652ea1734df747600590d8497b6469d1dc14457519ef3ca9ab913f90016&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philip Myburgh, group head of Trade at Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking. Picture: Standard Bank]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash-strapped workers roll the dice in desperation]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-cash-strapped-workers-roll-the-dice-in-desperation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-cash-strapped-workers-roll-the-dice-in-desperation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor says as many as 40% of working South Africans admit to gambling frequently, and Stats SA said that 55% of what is considered recreational spending at a national level now goes towards gambling.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IUMECPISPZPOHCPUFY7C5MIGYQ.jpg?auth=c6c67b33fd10014f18cf6f9782cacecb6062c4a712c010b54553795897a30652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Financially stressed South Africans are increasingly resorting to online gambling, according to new research. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/OKSANA MIRONOVA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANDREW MASHANDA | SMEs driving African trade momentum]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-03-15-andrew-mashanda-smes-driving-african-trade-momentum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-03-15-andrew-mashanda-smes-driving-african-trade-momentum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Mashanda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[East Africa leads the charge with export growth, writes Andrew Mashanda.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZLG2OIPTVZMRPEXFZCR6JZWF54.jpg?auth=05e7e4d1b339842b821eaf559c7f7c62d94e84f9c9855aefd55e7b5881003ce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cranes at work in Djibouti Port, Djibouti. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Dray/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUNCEDO MTWENTWE | Support systems for agriculture must be strengthened]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-luncedo-mtwentwe-support-systems-for-agriculture-must-be-strengthened/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-luncedo-mtwentwe-support-systems-for-agriculture-must-be-strengthened/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luncedo Mtwentwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If agriculture is to remain a driver of inclusive growth, its supporting systems must be stronger, writes Luncedo Mtwentwe.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:44:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WTUC3LTSCNDT5PXC75AS7THFRI.jpg?auth=ac0f8b307132f3008453b641cd4b9eb1d28c105fa53569d10678328b479c4aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three farms in the Walter Sisulu district were visited recently to implement foot-and-mouth disease vaccination as part of the ongoing efforts to control and prevent the spread of the disease in affected and surrounding areas.
Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveillance technology in African cities ‘violates privacy’ ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-surveillance-technology-in-african-cities-violates-privacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-surveillance-technology-in-african-cities-violates-privacy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabiso Mochiko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts have warned that the large-scale rollouts of surveillance technologies by governments in a number of African countries are violating citizens’ rights to privacy and are being used to silence political opposition. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HY6UHLN475AAFKL7NIBIRK7ANA.jpg?auth=d560652e6d69abeffcb6623c416f4baa41c1aeebe7772c07b6372d27e7b5e8d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The rapid growth of smart city surveillance in Africa is occurring 'without adequate legal regulation or oversight', according to independent digital rights researcher Tony Roberts. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hryshchyshen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to empower employees]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-03-14-how-to-empower-employees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-03-14-how-to-empower-employees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simple tools can boost employee satisfaction and productivity]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/M5BFGN2XWJIRFJRIED6SBYYLPQ.jpg?auth=805b194cbb666de760e86975cb15a42d09a0af4885637953580cfea418dac3fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employees should have access to the necessary tools, including laptops and calculators, says Salwa Albertyn, group HR executive at Empact Group. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New brooms to sweep in more SME clients  for Absa ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-03-14-new-brooms-to-sweep-in-more-sme-clients-for-absa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-03-14-new-brooms-to-sweep-in-more-sme-clients-for-absa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dineo Faku]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Luring Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, MD of fintech darling M-Pesa, to a top post is part of the bank's strategy to expand into the neglected sector]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/G3W2B47IJJGUPGPC4MWAJSQGFU.jpg?auth=99b5cf8618126738069f74e7f8d086a3e45d67c02da9548691c1468ca91dd4f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, Absa's new head of its pan-African personal and private banking division.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard Bank eyes internal successor for CEO role]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-standard-bank-eyes-internal-successor-for-ceo-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-14-standard-bank-eyes-internal-successor-for-ceo-role/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dineo Faku]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala says the search for the bank’s new successor is top of the agenda for the board as he prepares to step down at the end of 2027. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SZFXBM6NANHUPB2QH6DDPYOAAI.jpg?auth=567921c25a77f28d77427453870573581b58d716ea63cd328f0662a5b9280fff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standard Bank exceeds targets en route to record R49.2bn profit]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-13-standard-bank-exceeds-targets-en-route-to-record-r492bn-profit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-03-13-standard-bank-exceeds-targets-en-route-to-record-r492bn-profit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabelo Khumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A R3.6bn profit increase came from the corporate and investment banking sector]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:22:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WR7HRE5RINBPDGQ3NIBI5TCET4.jpg?auth=a8746d6e7fe5d2fb82557d669b850d36a1f94aaabb5a60fb3097a2d5f403cc9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala. Picture: Business Day/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>