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		<title>Reforming ports for rivalry in South Africa</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Ryan Hawthorne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The port sector in South Africa is currently
undergoing significant reforms, with port
concessions and joint ventures taking
place at a number of ports. The
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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missing shipment deadlines to higher
prices for everyday goods. The World Bank
estimates a country in the...]]></description>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Ryan Hawthorne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We estimate a discrete choice model of
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services for Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho,
and South Africa. There is some evidence
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					<description><![CDATA[We estimate a discrete choice model of
demand for banking and mobile money
services for Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho,
and South Africa. There is some evidence
that bank and mobile money services...]]></description>
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