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      <news:title>US says travelers should reconsider Kenya trips on health risks amid Ebola spread</news:title>
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      <news:title>Will Nigeria’s 3,700 new telecom towers end network blackspots?</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-21T15:06:06Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EDC: Q4’26 Remains cautiously constructive, valuation discipline is essential</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[EDC: Q4’26 Remains cautiously constructive, valuation discipline is essential]]></video:title>
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      <news:title>Unlocking value for African talent through investment and infrastructure</news:title>
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      <news:title>AngloGold Ashanti targets up to 400,000 additional ounces from African projects by 2030 </news:title>
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      <news:title>Famous Brands&apos; HY26 HEPS down 3.2%</news:title>
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      <news:title>Navi Pillay on leadership and legacy</news:title>
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      <news:title>Stablecoins and the future of payments in Kenya</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Stablecoins and the future of payments in Kenya]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[New research from Lydian points to growing consumer interest in using stablecoins for everyday payments, with Kenyan consumers looking for cheaper ways to pay and protect their purchasing power. The survey found that 84 per cent of Kenyan respondents would be more likely to choose a retailer that accepts stablecoins. To unpack the findings and the outlook for stablecoin adoption, CNBC Africa's Karabo Mashaba was in conversation with Nik Huth, CFO and Head of Growth at Lydian. ]]></video:description>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792513029554/southern-africa-private-capital-fundraising-rebounds</loc>
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      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:42:51Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Southern Africa Private Capital fundraising rebounds</news:title>
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    <video:video>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Southern Africa Private Capital fundraising rebounds]]></video:title>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:42:51.963Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792510113400/south-africas-medium-term-budget-policy-statement-expectations</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:46:23Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>South Africa&apos;s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement expectations</news:title>
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    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792510113400-poster.0000009.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement expectations]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Investor eyeballs will be on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, tomorrow afternoon. This, as he delivers South Africa's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Key numbers that will be closely examined; include tax revenue, debt-to-gdp, the primary surplus and economic growth forecast. The expectation, is for a good news story. Joining CNBC Africa to unpack those expectations; is Sanisha Packirisamy, Chief Economist at Momentum Investments.]]></video:description>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:46:23.453Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792509050374/unlocking-digital-golds-700bn-opportunity</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:34:56Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Unlocking digital gold&apos;s $700bn opportunity</news:title>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Unlocking digital gold's $700bn opportunity]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[According the World Gold Council; there is a $700 billion latent demand opportunity that could be unlocked in digital gold. But that's only, if the barriers to adoption, are removed. Currently, that market is worth between $45 and 55 billion. Joining CNBC Africa for that insight is Juan Carlos Artigas, Global Head of Research, at the World Gold Council.]]></video:description>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:34:56.130Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792508160202/imf-mission-begins-first-review-under-policy-coordination-instrument</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:25:41Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>IMF Mission begins first review under policy coordination instrument</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Closing Bell, Africa, Nigeria, CBWA, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, Naira, emerging markets, International Monetary Fund Mission, IMF, Benjamin Otchere, BNO Advisors</news:keywords>
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    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792508160202-poster.0000011.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[IMF Mission begins first review under policy coordination instrument]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund Mission is in Ghana this week for the first review under the Policy Coordination Instrument with the 2027 Budget, revenue and fiscal commitments to dominate talks between the authorities. Benjamin Otchere, Lead Financial Pllaner at BNO Advisors joins CNBC Africa for more.]]></video:description>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:25:41.676Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792506486843/ward-lagos-hotel-occupancy-up-6-room-rates-surge-18</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:59:59Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Ward: Lagos Hotel occupancy up 6%, room rates surge 18%</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Closing Bell, Africa, Nigeria, CBWA, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, Naira, emerging markets, W Hospitality Group, Trevor Ward, tourism sector</news:keywords>
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    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792506486843-poster.0000013.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[Ward: Lagos Hotel occupancy up 6%, room rates surge 18%]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Lagos is emerging as one of West Africa’s strongest hotel markets, with occupancy rising 6 per cent year-on-year and average room rates climbing 18 per cent. Trevor Ward, Managing Director of W Hospitality Group, attributes the market’s strength partly to limited new hotel supply. Meanwhile, he notes Ghana’s hotel market is showing signs of strain, with occupancy in Accra falling 4 per cent as questions emerge over pricing and a growing pipeline of new hotels. He joins CNBC Africa for more on the outlook of West Africa’s hospitality and tourism sector.]]></video:description>
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      <video:player_loc>https://player.cnbcafrica.com/?videoId=7792506486843</video:player_loc>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:59:59.953Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792507150776/sp-global-revises-togos-outlook-to-positive-affirms-bb-ratings</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:58:42Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>S&amp;P Global revises Togo’s outlook to positive, affirms &apos;B+/B&apos; ratings</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Closing Bell, Africa, Nigeria, CBWA, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, Naira, emerging markets, S&amp;P Global Ratings, Hugo Soubrier, S&amp;P Global Ratings</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792507150776-poster.0000015.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[S&P Global revises Togo’s outlook to positive, affirms 'B+/B' ratings]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[S&P Global Ratings forecast the Togolese economy will maintain solid growth momentum, citing expectation of further budgetary consolidation, with deficits declining toward 3 per cent of GDP from 2027. The Ratings firm affirms its 'BB-/B' long- and short-term local and foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Benin with a stable outlook. They note while the recent addition of debt associated with on-lending to state-owned enterprises increased general government debt levels about 5 per cent, they view this as a one-off adjustment rather than a sign of broader deterioration in public finances. Hugo Soubrier, Sovereign Analyst at S&P Global Ratings joins CNBC Africa for more.]]></video:description>
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      <video:player_loc>https://player.cnbcafrica.com/?videoId=7792507150776</video:player_loc>
      <video:duration>423</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:58:42.145Z</video:publication_date>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792505334270/nigerias-sec-dg-speaks-on-capital-market-master-plan</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:47:45Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Nigeria’s SEC DG speaks on Capital Market Master Plan</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Closing Bell, Africa, Nigeria, CBWA, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, Naira, emerging markets, Capital Market Master Plan, Emomotimi Agaima, Nigeria, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792505334270-poster.0000013.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[Nigeria’s SEC DG speaks on Capital Market Master Plan]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Capital Market Master Plan 2026-2036 is expected to fully harness Nigeria’s potential and expand the capital market to about 750 trillion naira by 2036. The plan also targets an increase in retail investors in Nigeria’s capital market from six million to 20 million and an expansion of listed companies from 146 to 250 by 2036. Emomotimi Agaima, Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission joins CNBC Africa for more on the targets. ]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792505334270.mp4</video:content_loc>
      <video:player_loc>https://player.cnbcafrica.com/?videoId=7792505334270</video:player_loc>
      <video:duration>797</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:47:45.613Z</video:publication_date>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792501967662/adebayo-late-nomination-of-inec-commissioners-could-create-uncertainties</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T13:50:02Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Adebayo: Late nomination of inec commissioners could create uncertainties</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Power Lunch, Africa, PLWA, Nigeria, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging markets, capital markets, Kimpact Development Initiative, Bola Tinubu, Oluwafemi Adebayo</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792501967662-poster.0000007.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[Adebayo: Late nomination of inec commissioners could create uncertainties]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The Head of Research and Strategy at Kimpact Development Initiative, Oluwafemi Adebayo says President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of four new national commissioners and two new resident electoral commissioners to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission created by expiring tenures is backed by the constitution. However, the late nomination could create uncertainties. He further notes transparency on the display of voters' register is critical.]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792501967662.mp4</video:content_loc>
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      <video:duration>614</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T13:50:02.842Z</video:publication_date>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792497464577/state-police-will-all-36-states-in-nigeria-back-constitutional-amendment</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:31:22Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>State police: will all 36 states in Nigeria back constitutional amendment?</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Power Lunch, Africa, PLWA, Nigeria, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging markets, capital markets, Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, Zamfara, Houses of Assembly, Dennis Amachree, Zoomlens Security</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792497464577-poster.0000012.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[State police: will all 36 states in Nigeria back constitutional amendment?]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[There are growing concerns whether all 36 state Houses of Assembly in Nigeria will approve the proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police. Only five states, that is Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and Zamfara have approved the bill, falling significantly short of the 24-state threshold required for constitutional amendment. Meanwhile, the Presidential Working Group says it would transmit the National Policing Bill to the National Assembly within two weeks. Dennis Amachree, CEO of Zoomlens Security Solutions joins CNBC Africa for more on these and other security related matters.]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792497464577.mp4</video:content_loc>
      <video:player_loc>https://player.cnbcafrica.com/?videoId=7792497464577</video:player_loc>
      <video:duration>590</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:31:22.915Z</video:publication_date>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792498108306/alake-africa-needs-sound-strategies-to-advance-minerals-processing-value-addition</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:25:35Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Alake: Africa needs sound strategies to advance minerals processing, value addition</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Power Lunch, Africa, PLWA, Nigeria, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging markets, capital markets, Dele Alake, Accra, Ghana, Mining in Motion</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792498108306-poster.0000008.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[Alake: Africa needs sound strategies to advance minerals processing, value addition]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake says the growing consciousness around localising processing of minerals, value addition and investment flows across the African continent is a step in the right direction. In a chat with CNBC Africa at the Mining in Motion event in Accra, Ghana, he emphasizes the next line of action should focus on stronger design of strategies to turn ambitious plans into practical action for the development of value chains.]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792498108306.mp4</video:content_loc>
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      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:25:35.388Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792496396531/alake-africa-needs-sound-strategies-to-advance-minerals-processing-value-addition</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:59:55Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Alake: Africa needs sound strategies to advance minerals processing, value addition</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Power Lunch, Africa, PLWA, Nigeria, West Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging markets, capital markets, Dele Alake, Accra, Ghana, Mining in Motion</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792496396531-poster.0000002.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[Alake: Africa needs sound strategies to advance minerals processing, value addition]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake says the growing consciousness around localising processing of minerals, value addition and investment flows across the African continent is a step in the right direction. In a chat with CNBC Africa at the Mining in Motion event in Accra, Ghana, he emphasizes the next line of action should focus on stronger design of strategies to turn ambitious plans into practical action for the development of value chains.]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792496396531.mp4</video:content_loc>
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      <video:duration>624</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:59:55.889Z</video:publication_date>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792495430887/the-vision-for-africas-mineral-future</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:42:37Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The vision for Africa&apos;s mineral future</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Power Lunch, Africa, South Africa, PLSA, Southern Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging mark ets, capital markets, Mining In Motion 2026, African Minerals Policy Forum, Ghana, Dominic Raab, World Gold Council, Dominic Raab</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792495430887-poster.0000007.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[The vision for Africa's mineral future]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Ghana is hosting the African Minerals Policy Forum – Mining In Motion 2026. The summit places the spotlight on the continent's mineral policy priorities and opportunities for greater cooperation. CNBC Africa's Godfrey Mutizwa was in conversation with Dominic Raab, Special Envoy, World Gold Council and Former UK Deputy Prime Minister on the sidelines. ]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792495430887.mp4</video:content_loc>
      <video:player_loc>https://player.cnbcafrica.com/?videoId=7792495430887</video:player_loc>
      <video:duration>454</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:42:37.862Z</video:publication_date>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792425267751/calgro-m3-hy26-earnings-fall-as-housing-market-remains-constrained</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:08:17Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Calgro M3 HY26 earnings fall as housing market remains constrained</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Closing Bell, Africa, South Africa, CBSA, Southern Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging markets, capital markets, HEPS, earnings, results, FY, Results, profit, revenue, full-year, EPS, earnings per share, H1, Ben Pierre Malherbe, Calgro M3</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
    <video:video>
      <video:thumbnail_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/metadata/7792425267751-poster.0000012.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
      <video:title><![CDATA[Calgro M3 HY26 earnings fall as housing market remains constrained]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Ben Pierre Malherbe, CEO, Calgro M3 joins CNBC Africa to unpack the numbers. ]]></video:description>
      <video:content_loc>https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/videos_source/7792425267751.mp4</video:content_loc>
      <video:player_loc>https://player.cnbcafrica.com/?videoId=7792425267751</video:player_loc>
      <video:duration>502</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:08:17.497Z</video:publication_date>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/7792424145385/south-africa-contends-with-rising-inflation-as-fiscal-outlook-improves</loc>
    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>CNBC Africa</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:06:12Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>South Africa contends with rising inflation as fiscal outlook improves</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Closing Bell, Africa, South Africa, CBSA, Southern Africa, Executive, Reuters, emerging markets, capital markets, Q4 Global Investment View, Osagyefo Mazwai, Investec Wealth &amp; Investment International</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[South Africa contends with rising inflation as fiscal outlook improves]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[It's the final quarter of the year and there is still plenty to be tested, in South Africa's economic landscape. The medium term budget will be tabled on Wednesday; inflation is above target; the South Africa Reserve Bank has one more meeting left for the year; and local government elections are coming up. Investec has put a magnifying glass on these catalysts; under its Q4 Global Investment View. And joining CNBC Africa for more insight is; Osagyefo Mazwai, Investment Strategist at Investec Wealth & Investment International. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:duration>743</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:06:12.734Z</video:publication_date>
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