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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:27:11 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MADLANGA COMMISSION: Businessman says he told ‘poisoned’ top cop Mfazi about controversial R286m cocaine consignment]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[‘Ethical hacker’ businessman Tumelo Nku, implicated in a R286m cocaine scandal, says he tipped off national deputy police commissioner Sindile Mfazi about the consignment months before it was intercepted. Mfazi died the day before that interception – under contentious circumstances.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Caryn Dolley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-businessman-says-he-told-poisoned-top-cop-mfazi-about-controversial-r286m-cocaine-consignment/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[IN THE DARK: Time running out for NMB to take action on SIU streetlight tender findings]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The clock is ticking for the Nelson Mandela Bay metro to take action against 21 officials in the electricity department following recommendations by the Special Investigating Unit, as its 90-day deadline to report back on disciplinary action taken against the officials will expire next month.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Estelle Ellis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-time-running-out-for-nmb-to-take-action-on-siu-streetlight-tender-findings/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGH: The long shot: Building behavioural science into HIV prevention]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Lenacapavir (LEN) has arrived in South Africa, and this injectable form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) marks a major scientific milestone as it promises a near 100% effectiveness in preventing HIV. But there is a need to integrate injectable PrEP into broader sexual and reproductive health services.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lucy Wagner, John Joska, Amelia Stanton, Devisi Ashar and Stephan Rabie]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-the-long-shot-building-behavioural-science-into-hiv-prevention/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:23:02 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[POLAR POLITICS: Antarctica’s ‘Ice Curtain’ actually cracks as secretive Treaty meeting minutes released in record time]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Historic early publication follows push by Australia, the Netherlands and South Korea to make one of the world’s most closed diplomatic systems more transparent.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tiara Walters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-antarcticas-ice-curtain-actually-cracks-as-secretive-treaty-meeting-minutes-released-in-record-time/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:12:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[30 JUNE DEADLINE: Xenophobic unrest — a crisis co-written by March and March and SA’s political class]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As March and March’s 30 June ‘deadline’ looms, politicians have helped to move anti-migrant rhetoric from the fringe to the centre of politics.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Victoria O'Regan, Reitumetse Pilane and Salim Nkosi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-xenophobic-unrest-a-crisis-co-written-by-march-and-march-and-sas-political-class/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-xenophobic-unrest-a-crisis-co-written-by-march-and-march-and-sas-political-class/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Politics,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[XENOPHOBIC UNREST: KZN premier shares stage with March and March leaders as 30 June fears grow]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Critics say KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli’s decision to share a stage with leaders of anti-foreigner groups ahead of the 30 June protests ‘legitimised hateful narratives’.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Greg Ardé]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-kzn-premier-shares-stage-with-march-and-march-leaders-as-30-june-fears-grow/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[EDUCATION OVERLOAD: Breaking point: Reports shows nearly 60% of public school principals are ready to quit]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A national report by the Governing Body Foundation shows that uncoordinated compliance demands and constant last-minute deadlines are driving an unprecedented retention crisis among veteran school leaders.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Takudzwa Pongweni]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-breaking-point-reports-shows-nearly-60-of-public-school-principals-are-ready-to-quit/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-breaking-point-reports-shows-nearly-60-of-public-school-principals-are-ready-to-quit/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:59:10 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[XENOPHOBIC UNREST: Eastern Cape deploys SAPS, SANDF to potential hotspots ahead of Tuesday’s nationwide immigration protests]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Law enforcement agencies will deploy more resources in areas identified as potential hotspots ahead of anticipated 30 June protests against illegal immigration.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Riaan Marais]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-eastern-cape-deploys-saps-sandf-to-potential-hotspots-ahead-of-tuesdays-nationwide-immigration-protests/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-eastern-cape-deploys-saps-sandf-to-potential-hotspots-ahead-of-tuesdays-nationwide-immigration-protests/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[What an encounter with an SA editor taught me about Nigeria]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Journalists must balance holding government accountable with the responsibility of reporting with empathy and conscience.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Azu Ishiekwene]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-what-an-encounter-with-an-sa-editor-taught-me-about-nigeria/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-what-an-encounter-with-an-sa-editor-taught-me-about-nigeria/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:56:13 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Youth Month is a reminder that every generation must challenge its limits]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As South Africa marks Youth Month, reflection turns to the dreams, struggles and values passed down from one generation to the next. While young people inherit a world marked by inequality, uncertainty and unfulfilled promises, they also inherit traditions of courage, dissent and imagination – and are already reshaping the future in ways their predecessors could not have imagined.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sipho Mthathi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-youth-month-is-a-reminder-that-every-generation-must-challenge-its-limits/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-youth-month-is-a-reminder-that-every-generation-must-challenge-its-limits/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:51:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Maverick Citizen</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[CORPORATE RECKONING: Reporter’s Notebook: A poignant return to Marikana’s Saffy shaft]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Marikana operation has not experienced a serious flare-up of labour unrest since Sibanye acquired it from Lonmin – a company that was not only noxious in the eyes of investors, but also workers and the surrounding communities.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ed Stoddard]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-reporters-notebook-a-poignant-return-to-marikanas-saffy-shaft/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:50:02 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM SHIFT: Retirement funds are stronger, but members still risk reaching old age without enough help]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s retirement fund industry shows promise, but many members still engage too late, risking insufficient support in their golden years.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Neesa Moodley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-retirement-funds-are-stronger-but-members-still-risk-reaching-old-age-without-enough-help/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-retirement-funds-are-stronger-but-members-still-risk-reaching-old-age-without-enough-help/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:46:27 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SpaceX plans to build ‘Starpipe’ natural gas pipeline to fuel Starship rockets]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX SPCX.O plans to begin next month building an eight‑mile (13-km) natural gas pipeline called “Starpipe” to its Texas launch facilities, according to county filings, as Elon Musk’s company seeks to ramp up launches of its next‑generation Starship rocket.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-spacex-plans-to-build-starpipe-natural-gas-pipeline-to-fuel-starship-rockets/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-spacex-plans-to-build-starpipe-natural-gas-pipeline-to-fuel-starship-rockets/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reflecting Pool now under surveillance as Trump blames vandals for green algae]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. security apparatus is keeping watch at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, whose blue color has been fouled by green algae after being newly renovated at President Donald Trump’s request.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-reflecting-pool-now-under-surveillance-as-trump-blames-vandals-for-green-algae/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-reflecting-pool-now-under-surveillance-as-trump-blames-vandals-for-green-algae/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[AFTER THE BELL: Backsliding in your weight-loss battle? There’s a judge to blame for that]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The court ruling against iDexis is revealing what happens when claims about truth and justice come up against long-standing law, and when the somewhat opaque area of compounded drugs bears the weight of a staggering amount of money.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Stephen Grootes]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-backsliding-in-your-weight-loss-battle-theres-a-judge-to-blame-for-that/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-backsliding-in-your-weight-loss-battle-theres-a-judge-to-blame-for-that/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:29:10 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[PLEA DEAL: Matlala could serve 8 years in prison, turns State witness on SAPS members]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After pleading guilty to charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering, organised crime accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has been handed 15-years’ imprisonment, with seven years suspended, in the R228-million SAPS tender rigging case. If approved by the court, Matlala will become a State witness and testify against police officers and other accused implicated in the matter, providing evidence on the alleged corruption and tender manipulation that underpinned the controversial contract.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Vincent Cruywagen]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-matlala-could-serve-8-years-in-prison-turns-state-witness-on-saps-members/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-matlala-could-serve-8-years-in-prison-turns-state-witness-on-saps-members/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[COP CRISIS: Ad hoc committee calls for better coordination between law enforcement agencies]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Parliament’s ad hoc committee on allegations that law enforcement agencies have been infiltrated by organised crime networks is drawing to a conclusion. On Wednesday, committee members raised concerns over divisions between different criminal justice agencies, which have been in sharp focus this week. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Vincent Cruywagen]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-ad-hoc-committee-calls-for-better-coordination-between-law-enforcement-agencies/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-ad-hoc-committee-calls-for-better-coordination-between-law-enforcement-agencies/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-thousands-feared-dead-after-two-major-earthquakes-strike-venezuela/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-thousands-feared-dead-after-two-major-earthquakes-strike-venezuela/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cricket-New Zealand win toss and opt to bat against England]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Returning England captain Ben Stokes lost the toss against New Zealand ahead of the third test in Nottingham on Thursday and Tom Latham has chosen to bat.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-cricket-new-zealand-win-toss-and-opt-to-bat-against-england/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-cricket-new-zealand-win-toss-and-opt-to-bat-against-england/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hungary rights groups criticise legislation to oust president]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Two Hungarian rights groups have criticised a draft constitutional amendment by Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s government that proposes the removal of President Tamas Sulyok and the introduction of a term limit for members of parliament.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-hungary-rights-groups-criticise-legislation-to-oust-president/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-hungary-rights-groups-criticise-legislation-to-oust-president/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:05:13 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kenyans march to mark anniversary of deadly 2024 anti-government protests]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Dozens of Kenyans took to the streets on Thursday under heavy security in memory of protesters killed two years ago when massive anti-government demonstrations erupted in Nairobi over proposed tax hikes and the surging cost of living.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-kenyans-march-to-mark-anniversary-of-deadly-2024-anti-government-protests/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-kenyans-march-to-mark-anniversary-of-deadly-2024-anti-government-protests/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SHIFTING PERCEPTIONS: Coming to America: Crossing the border between promise and politics]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The landscape of travel from Africa to America has shifted dramatically, with stricter visa regulations and heightened security casting a shadow over the once-welcoming spirit of the country.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Azu Ishiekwene]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-coming-to-america-crossing-the-border-between-promise-and-politics/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-coming-to-america-crossing-the-border-between-promise-and-politics/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: DA, ANC dominate in Rustenburg and Bushbuckridge wards to boost November poll confidence]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The DA and the ANC both enjoyed comprehensive victories in the final round of by-elections before the 2026 local government elections.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wayne Sussman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-da-anc-dominate-in-rustenburg-and-bushbuckridge-wards-to-boost-november-poll-confidence/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-da-anc-dominate-in-rustenburg-and-bushbuckridge-wards-to-boost-november-poll-confidence/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:13:05 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Analysis,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[WHAT’S COOKING: Marsala chicken — or, a crafty South African ‘cheat’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[I searched for Sicilian marsala in the hope that I could cook marsala chicken authentically, but ultimately gave up. My bank manager was delighted, as the real deal does not come cheap.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tony Jackman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-marsala-chicken-or-a-crafty-south-african-cheat/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-marsala-chicken-or-a-crafty-south-african-cheat/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>TGIFood</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The hidden neuroscience behind workplace feedback]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Why performance reviews and feedback can feel like physical threats.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Freddie van Rensburg]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-the-hidden-neuroscience-behind-workplace-feedback/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-the-hidden-neuroscience-behind-workplace-feedback/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Why migration law is commercial law — cross-border trade needs people, not just policies]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s R12.5-billion border modernisation programme aims to boost trade and regional integration, but infrastructure alone cannot unlock economic opportunity. As recent court rulings show, businesses must navigate increasingly complex immigration and visa requirements if they want to move the skilled people needed to make cross-border trade work.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Alude Xuba]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-why-migration-law-is-commercial-law-cross-border-trade-needs-people-not-just-policies/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-why-migration-law-is-commercial-law-cross-border-trade-needs-people-not-just-policies/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Naledzani Mashapa: National student leader, champion of worker rights and fierce non-racialist]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From leading the South African Students Congress, to working in the trade union movement, Mashapa – who died recently – ‘eschewed high government offices and blue lights’ in his commitment to the struggles of the masses.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[William Gumede]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-naledzani-mashapa-national-student-leader-champion-of-worker-rights-and-fierce-non-racialist/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-25-naledzani-mashapa-national-student-leader-champion-of-worker-rights-and-fierce-non-racialist/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[GUEST ESSAY: In Joburg, art is made with urgency, worlds collide and status can shift]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Despite all Joburg’s fractures, there has been a steady opening – an understanding that bringing people together matters. Culture grows stronger when it becomes porous rather than precious.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Laurice Taitz-Buntman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-in-joburg-art-is-made-with-urgency-worlds-collide-and-status-can-shift/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-in-joburg-art-is-made-with-urgency-worlds-collide-and-status-can-shift/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:45:30 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[STAGES OF LIFE OP-ED: Is the National Arts Festival worth the effort?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Of course it is. It’s more than a festival, it’s where the nation gathers to bare its soul.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Keith Bain]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-is-the-national-arts-festival-worth-the-effort/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-is-the-national-arts-festival-worth-the-effort/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[HEROIC EFFORT: Bafana Bafana qualify for the World Cup knockout round for the first time ever
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        <description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana reached the round of 32 of the Fifa World Cup for the first time in history after a 1-0 win over South Korea in their final Group A game. The South Africans finished second behind group winners Mexico and will face Canada in the next round. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-bafana-bafana-qualify-for-the-world-cup-knockout-round-for-the-first-time-ever/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-bafana-bafana-qualify-for-the-world-cup-knockout-round-for-the-first-time-ever/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>FIFA World Cup 2026,Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - Three International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday sued US President Donald Trump and his administration over sanctions imposed on them last year, arguing the measures were unlawful.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-world-court-judges-sue-trump-administration-over-sanctions/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-world-court-judges-sue-trump-administration-over-sanctions/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:47:54 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump says it may never be known who was at fault for strike on girls’ school in Iran]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it may never be known who was at fault for a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran on February 28, the first day of the Iran war, that killed scores of children.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-trump-says-it-may-never-be-known-who-was-at-fault-for-strike-on-girls-school-in-iran/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-trump-says-it-may-never-be-known-who-was-at-fault-for-strike-on-girls-school-in-iran/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:46:44 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan’s northeast, no tsunami warning]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[June 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Japan’s northeast coast on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, no injuries were immediately reported and no irregularities were found at nuclear facilities, the authorities said.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-magnitude-69-quake-strikes-japans-northeast-no-tsunami-warning/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-magnitude-69-quake-strikes-japans-northeast-no-tsunami-warning/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:45:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell says new evidence undermines conviction; US prosecutors disagree]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell argued in a new court filing that Jeffrey Epstein documents released this year contained evidence her rights were violated before she was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the late financier sexually abuse teenage girls.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-epstein-associate-ghislaine-maxwell-says-new-evidence-undermines-conviction-us-prosecutors-disagree/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-25-epstein-associate-ghislaine-maxwell-says-new-evidence-undermines-conviction-us-prosecutors-disagree/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Redirecting youth potential — from crime and gangs to enterprise and purpose]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Crime is deeply tied to exclusion. By channelling youth potential into enterprise and structured support systems, the Western Cape highlights how legitimate economic opportunities can outcompete gangs.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Alan Winde]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-24-redirecting-youth-potential-from-crime-and-gangs-to-enterprise-and-purpose/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-24-redirecting-youth-potential-from-crime-and-gangs-to-enterprise-and-purpose/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:12:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond the border — why the immigration debate really mirrors SA’s soul]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s immigration debate mirrors our collective identity, challenging us to either embrace inclusion or succumb to exclusion. Are we still capable of leading with openness instead of fear?]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Imraan Valodia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-24-beyond-the-border-why-the-immigration-debate-really-mirrors-sas-soul/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-24-beyond-the-border-why-the-immigration-debate-really-mirrors-sas-soul/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Unite against xenophobia — South Africans must target capitalist inequality, not fellow victims
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        <description><![CDATA[Political elites and right-wing networks are weaponising poverty to scapegoat vulnerable African migrants, distracting the public from the capitalist inequality and state failures driving South Africa’s crisis.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Thembeka Majali]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-24-unite-against-xenophobia-south-africans-must-target-capitalist-inequality-not-fellow-victims/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-24-unite-against-xenophobia-south-africans-must-target-capitalist-inequality-not-fellow-victims/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[To truly recover, SA must trade GDP statistics for inclusive growth
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        <description><![CDATA[The economy may have shown a hint of improvement over the first quarter, but this growth continues to be uneven and is unable to address South Africa’s unemployment crisis.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nhlanhla Hadebe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-to-truly-recover-sa-must-trade-gdp-statistics-for-inclusive-growth/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-to-truly-recover-sa-must-trade-gdp-statistics-for-inclusive-growth/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:35:33 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[What the DA can learn from Britain’s Labour Party in this post-Brexit world
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        <description><![CDATA[Liberal parties must reinvent themselves post-Brexit and Trump, embracing pragmatic economics while addressing voter concerns. The DA faces crucial choices to redefine its identity and mission.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-what-the-da-can-learn-from-britains-labour-party-in-this-post-brexit-world/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-what-the-da-can-learn-from-britains-labour-party-in-this-post-brexit-world/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[They keep calling the plumber but the pipes are still burst
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        <description><![CDATA[Waiting for the municipality to fix itself is like waiting for the drunk driver to self-correct. At some point, you take the keys. Self-reliance means organising ward by ward so ratepayers have the collective power to demand accountability. It means documenting every service failure.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Claire Botha]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-they-keep-calling-the-plumber-but-the-pipes-are-still-burst/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-they-keep-calling-the-plumber-but-the-pipes-are-still-burst/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Nelson Mandela Bay,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[How existing investment structures could help close SA’s infrastructure funding gap]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SA’s infrastructure financing gap remains a major constraint on growth: while the National Development Plan targets fixed investment of 30% of GDP by 2030, actual investment is closer to 14%, despite an estimated R10-trillion in domestic savings. By adapting proven investment vehicles such as REITs to accommodate qualifying infrastructure assets, SA could unlock local capital more effectively, channelling long-term savings into critical infrastructure while leveraging existing regulatory, tax and market frameworks.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Thabo Khojane]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-how-existing-investment-structures-could-help-close-sas-infrastructure-funding-gap/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-how-existing-investment-structures-could-help-close-sas-infrastructure-funding-gap/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/Durban ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-23-watch-mondli-makhanya-mk-will-win-ethekwini-durban-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-23-watch-mondli-makhanya-mk-will-win-ethekwini-durban-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Activism is not always loud: A call to young South Africans to honour the courage of June 16]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Today’s youth often underestimate the power of recognising another person’s humanity. Sometimes a helping hand can achieve what 1,000 speeches cannot.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Oyintanda Msimanga]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-activism-is-not-always-loud-a-call-to-young-south-africans-to-honour-the-courage-of-june-16/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-23-activism-is-not-always-loud-a-call-to-young-south-africans-to-honour-the-courage-of-june-16/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:10:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Behind SA’s migration tensions lies a deeper crisis of institutional trust and accountability]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The tensions surrounding migration are not simply about xenophobia or border control. They reveal a society increasingly accustomed to learning about governance failures after the damage has already been done.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Haseena Majid]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-22-behind-sas-migration-tensions-lies-a-deeper-crisis-of-institutional-trust-and-accountability/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-22-behind-sas-migration-tensions-lies-a-deeper-crisis-of-institutional-trust-and-accountability/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:03:11 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Scapegoating the stranger — xenophobia exposes SA’s hollowed-out state capacity
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        <description><![CDATA[A nation does not heal by attacking the people who reveal its weakness. It heals by repairing the weakness.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Themba Dlamini]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-22-scapegoating-the-stranger-xenophobia-exposes-sas-hollowed-out-state-capacity/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-22-scapegoating-the-stranger-xenophobia-exposes-sas-hollowed-out-state-capacity/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:49:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[What South Africa can learn from Hong Kong’s war on police corruption]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A dirty cop’s escape from Hong Kong transformed corruption into a civic humiliation and set the then UK Crown colony on a path to clean up the police. Half a century later, Hong Kong is a different place and South Africa can well learn how it defeated corruption.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Geordin Hill-Lewis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-22-what-south-africa-can-learn-from-hong-kongs-war-on-police-corruption/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-22-what-south-africa-can-learn-from-hong-kongs-war-on-police-corruption/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:23:19 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – Behind Zapiro’s Sisisi Tolashe cartoon]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-22-watch-behind-zapiros-sisisi-tolashe-cartoon/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-22-watch-behind-zapiros-sisisi-tolashe-cartoon/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:30:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SA farmers and agribusinesses are in a pensive mood]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s agricultural sector boasts impressive export figures and job growth, yet farmers fear global instability, disease outbreaks and rising input costs.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-21-sa-farmers-and-agribusinesses-are-in-a-pensive-mood/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-21-sa-farmers-and-agribusinesses-are-in-a-pensive-mood/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:58:06 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – Principal allegedly behind bigoted Facebook posts moves to new Cape Town school]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-21-watch-principal-allegedly-behind-bigoted-facebook-posts-moves-to-new-cape-town-school/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-21-watch-principal-allegedly-behind-bigoted-facebook-posts-moves-to-new-cape-town-school/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[We built the N2 wall long before trust gave way to concrete]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A wall may make the N2 safer, but its construction is also a stark reminder that South Africa began losing the trust, social bonds and sense of shared responsibility that once held communities together long before the first concrete was poured.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Themba Dlamini]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-19-we-built-the-n2-wall-long-before-trust-gave-way-to-concrete/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-19-we-built-the-n2-wall-long-before-trust-gave-way-to-concrete/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – Nelson Mandela Bay’s dodgy job ads: Parliament calls for criminal probe ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Estelle Ellis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-14-watch-nelson-mandela-bays-dodgy-job-ads-parliament-calls-for-criminal-probe-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-14-watch-nelson-mandela-bays-dodgy-job-ads-parliament-calls-for-criminal-probe-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:41:03 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch — The DBE textbook story that South Africa isn’t being told]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-11-watch-the-dbe-textbook-story-that-south-africa-isnt-being-told/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:33:32 GMT</pubDate>
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