<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alexander Parker - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexander Parker - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXZftcP-pU8/alexander-parker</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Alexander Parker - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXZftcP-pU8/alexander-parker</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:44:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXZftcP-pU8/alexander-parker.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An African Murder, Top Cop Scandal Expose Rot in Legal System]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South African lawyer was gunned down on a Johannesburg street.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-26/murder-police-scandal-expose-rot-in-south-african-legal-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-26/murder-police-scandal-expose-rot-in-south-african-legal-system</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:15:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIdK3jiXEwAE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIdK3jiXEwAE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Soweto, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 10:Police officer barricading the crime scene on July 10, 2022 in Soweto, South Africa. It is reported that unknown gunmen randomly opened fire at the patrons and fourteen people were killed and nine others have been wounded in the mass shooting. (Photo by Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty Images) Photographer: Gallo Images/Gallo Images Editorial</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Century-Old Industry Buckles Under Asian Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wave of cheaper models in South Africa has helped to contain inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-19/next-africa-car-manufacturers-struggle-against-cheaper-vehicle-imports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-19/next-africa-car-manufacturers-struggle-against-cheaper-vehicle-imports</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifqO5lyrq3Og/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifqO5lyrq3Og/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A BYD showroom in Gqeberha. Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa’s Motor City Is Buckling Under a Tide of Asian Imports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grappling with competition from Chinese and Indian rivals, South Africa’s automakers are calling for drastic policy changes.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-18/south-african-carmakers-struggle-to-compete-with-chinese-rivals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-18/south-african-carmakers-struggle-to-compete-with-chinese-rivals</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:00:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwSVjsCGEI3M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwSVjsCGEI3M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>VW factory on Kelvin street in Kariegain, Gqeberha, South Africa, on Saturday, March. 6.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An African Leader Ramps Up Graft Fight Before Key Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyril Ramaphosa sends a veiled message to party colleagues before municipal elections.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-13/ramaphosa-pledges-corruption-clean-up-as-key-south-africa-election-looms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-13/ramaphosa-pledges-corruption-clean-up-as-key-south-africa-election-looms</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEoHjaZyuoxw/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEoHjaZyuoxw/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Students protest outside City Hall where South Africa&apos;s President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his state-of-the-nation address in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Ramaphosa pledged to accelerate measures to fire up the economy, draw investment and make the government more efficient, an undertaking that will provide further impetus to a blistering markets rally if implemented. Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naspers Chair’s Trust Sells $150 Million Shares to Build Hotels]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-23/naspers-chair-s-trust-sells-150-million-shares-to-build-hotels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-23/naspers-chair-s-trust-sells-150-million-shares-to-build-hotels</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:53:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSP1lyDsPFb0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iSP1lyDsPFb0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Koos Bekker in 2019. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Irks Creditors With Revised Eskom Breakup Plan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-23/south-africa-s-eskom-rattles-creditors-with-revised-breakup-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-23/south-africa-s-eskom-rattles-creditors-with-revised-breakup-plan</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHNc.8Qfd_2g/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHNc.8Qfd_2g/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Electricity transmission towers in Cape Town.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Municipal Vote Seen Testing Coalition Stability]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/south-africa-s-municipal-vote-seen-testing-coalition-stability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/south-africa-s-municipal-vote-seen-testing-coalition-stability</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iS9pu1kQ2Bgs/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iS9pu1kQ2Bgs/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Ashor Sarupen</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[African Businesses Plot Trump-Proof Path as Confidence Builds]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-20/african-businesses-plot-trump-proof-path-as-confidence-builds</link><guid 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url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irAJwPwVtjAg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.png" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irAJwPwVtjAg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.png"/><media:description>A general view of the Johannesburg skyline from the 54th floor of Ponte City, also known as Ponte Tower, in Berea, Johannesburg on April 19, 2023 EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Automaker Strike Looms as Union Talks Break Down]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/south-africa-automakers-locked-in-wage-dispute-strike-possible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/south-africa-automakers-locked-in-wage-dispute-strike-possible</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rivaldo Jantjies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:54:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa in Talks With Six Firms to Raise Funds for F1 Races]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-24/south-africa-in-talks-with-six-firms-to-raise-funds-for-f1-races</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-24/south-africa-in-talks-with-six-firms-to-raise-funds-for-f1-races</guid><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:01:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLqCMiIThNGA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLqCMiIThNGA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.  Photographer: Steve Etherington/Empics/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Trade Minister Says On Verge of Tariff Deal with US]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-11/south-africa-trade-minister-says-on-verge-of-tariff-deal-with-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-11/south-africa-trade-minister-says-on-verge-of-tariff-deal-with-us</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:58:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irqDJNnmTgIY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irqDJNnmTgIY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Parks Tau Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rand is No Longer ‘Weak and Volatile,’ S. Africa’s Kganyago Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/rand-is-no-longer-weak-and-volatile-s-africa-s-kganyago-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/rand-is-no-longer-weak-and-volatile-s-africa-s-kganyago-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:09:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iINwIHvu0i.E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iINwIHvu0i.E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A customer holds rand banknotes at the Joburg Market in Johannesburg.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Ambassador to France Dies After Paris Hotel Fall]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/ex-south-african-police-minister-dies-after-fall-at-paris-hotel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/ex-south-african-police-minister-dies-after-fall-at-paris-hotel</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:49:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_inE_IWCHyM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_inE_IWCHyM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Nathi Mthethwa in 2023.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Trade Envoy to Meet With South African Minister]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/trump-s-trade-envoy-south-african-minister-said-to-plan-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/trump-s-trade-envoy-south-african-minister-said-to-plan-meeting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:27:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia1i5J0b2YoQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia1i5J0b2YoQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jamieson Greer</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTN’s Plan to Exit Iran Investment Stymied by US Sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/mtn-s-plan-to-exit-iran-investment-stymied-by-us-sanctions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/mtn-s-plan-to-exit-iran-investment-stymied-by-us-sanctions</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Loni Prinsloo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:38:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4VwA5MH5jgk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4VwA5MH5jgk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A MTN Group Ltd. store inside a shopping mall in Johannesburg.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford, Glencore Cut Jobs as South Africa’s Economy Stagnates]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/south-africa-job-cuts-at-ford-glencore-highlight-stagnating-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/south-africa-job-cuts-at-ford-glencore-highlight-stagnating-economy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africans Confront 54% Fraud Surge as Crime Control Falters]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-27/south-africans-confront-54-fraud-surge-as-crime-control-falters</link><guid 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South Africa’s mineral and petroleum resources minister</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Crunch Time for Africa in Trump’s Trade War]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-29/next-africa-crunch-time-approaches-in-trump-s-trade-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-29/next-africa-crunch-time-approaches-in-trump-s-trade-war</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Parker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:30:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9UVTNj7zGfU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9UVTNj7zGfU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the GENIUS Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, July 18, 2025. Trump signed the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins, hailing it as a &quot;giant step to cement American dominance of global finance and crypto technology&quot; and delivering a major victory for the digital asset industry. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>