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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[PLANET CAPTURE ANALYSIS: Iranian roulette – war in the time of portfolio diversification]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The latest Israeli-American collaboration against Iran is many things – a moronic dance of prediction markets and futures moves that exploit the chaos of war – but above all, it&#39;s an insider trading scam.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Richard Poplak]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-05-iranian-roulette-war-in-the-time-of-portfolio-diversification-1/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,DM168,Analysis</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[PHOTO ESSAY: Easter friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier south of Johannesburg]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[On Easter Friday, churches gathered in Kliprivier, south of Johannesburg, to hold baptism ceremonies, where congregants dressed in a range of garments took part in the ritual, drawing family members and fellow worshippers to witness a powerful moment of faith, cleansing and spiritual renewal.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Felix Dlangamandla]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-04-easter-friday-baptisms-draw-congregants-to-kliprivier-south-of-johannesburg/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[different dance floor: Rooftop ballet — How Joburg Ballet is challenging elitist perceptions]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Joburg Ballet is bringing performances to audiences in unconventional spaces across the city to make the classic art form more accessible. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Naledi Mashishi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-rooftop-ballet-how-joburg-ballet-is-challenging-elitist-perceptions/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:17:55 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bluster and boasts: Trump marches up and down an Iranian hill and into a swamp]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[President Trump’s address on Wednesday, 1 April,  did little to still concern about a lack of policy coherence on Iran and he roiled the waters further with America’s friends and allies. Not a good show.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[J Brooks Spector]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-trump-marches-up-and-down-a-iranian-hill-and-into-a-swamp/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-trump-marches-up-and-down-a-iranian-hill-and-into-a-swamp/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Analysis,World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[NEWSFLASH: Ramaphosa picks ‘steady hand’ Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu as new SARS boss
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        <description><![CDATA[Makhubu, who has been deputy commissioner in charge of taxpayer engagement and operations since 2023, is seen as a steady hand well-placed to continue Edward Kieswetter’s drive to turn the revenue service around after it was reduced to a husk of its former self during the period of State Capture under disgraced former president Jacob Zuma.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ed Stoddard]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-ramaphosa-picks-steady-hand-ngobani-johnstone-makhubu-as-new-sars-boss/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-ramaphosa-picks-steady-hand-ngobani-johnstone-makhubu-as-new-sars-boss/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:02:20 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Edward Kieswetter and the recovery at SARS — something to celebrate]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[There are not many societies that will celebrate the taxman. But Edward Kieswetter deserves the celebration. Honestly and truly. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Stephen Grootes]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-after-the-bell-edward-kieswetter-and-the-recovery-at-sars-something-to-celebrate/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-after-the-bell-edward-kieswetter-and-the-recovery-at-sars-something-to-celebrate/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ISS TODAY: Police corruption thriving as culture of silence keeps scrutiny at bay]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Fear of retribution and a leadership that does not prioritise police integrity discourage officers from reporting corrupt colleagues.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[David Bruce]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-police-corruption-thriving-as-culture-of-silence-keeps-scrutiny-at-bay/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-police-corruption-thriving-as-culture-of-silence-keeps-scrutiny-at-bay/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:58:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 28 March-2 April 2026]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The First Thing newsletter&#39;s Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-i-have-a-picture-for-you-28-march-2-april-2026/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-i-have-a-picture-for-you-28-march-2-april-2026/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Newsletters,Newsdeck</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well rested: ‘I’m excited to be back’ — Sekgodiso reflects on time away from the track]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Star athlete Prudence Sekgodiso was notably absent at this year’s World Indoors. Not wanting to repeat the mistakes of last year, Sekgodiso is prioritising recovery as she eyes a measured return to the outdoor season. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Annemieke Thomaidis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-im-excited-to-be-back-sekgodiso-reflects-on-time-away-from-the-track/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-im-excited-to-be-back-sekgodiso-reflects-on-time-away-from-the-track/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:54:13 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[GOAL MACHINE: Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah leaves Liverpool as a serial record-breaker
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        <description><![CDATA[In his nine years as a Liverpool player, Mohamed Salah rewrote history by breaking numerous records. He has a couple of months to add more gloss to his record-breaking stint in England.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-egyptian-winger-mohamed-salah-leaves-liverpool-as-a-serial-record-breaker/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-egyptian-winger-mohamed-salah-leaves-liverpool-as-a-serial-record-breaker/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:50:24 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[TRIBUTE: Remembering Steven Gruzd: The mind that illuminated complexity and the friend who shared it]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Steven Gruzd’s passing leaves a gap in the fraternity of skilled, thoughtful South African political scientists. This author now has unfinished work he had looked forward to pursuing with the deceased.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[J Brooks Spector]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-remembering-steven-gruzd-the-mind-that-illuminated-complexity-and-the-friend-who-shared-it/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-remembering-steven-gruzd-the-mind-that-illuminated-complexity-and-the-friend-who-shared-it/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:29:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[MISINFORMATION OP-ED: Five ways African scientists can cut through the AI-driven ‘infodemic’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[An abundance of content does not equal an abundance of truth. Getting involved in how scientific information flows through our society is no longer optional – it is integral to scientific practice and good stewardship of African innovation. Here’s what that responsibility looks like.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Robert Inglis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-five-ways-african-scientists-can-cut-through-the-ai-driven-infodemic/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-five-ways-african-scientists-can-cut-through-the-ai-driven-infodemic/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SUBSISTENCE FARMING OP-ED: Investing in women farmers could bridge the gap between inadequate grants and child nutrition]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Social grants remain insufficient to secure a basic nutritious diet, leaving many low-income households vulnerable to persistent food insecurity and child malnutrition. Expanding support for women smallholder farmers offers a practical pathway to bridge the gap between income and access to nutritious food, while addressing the structural roots of hunger.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sibongiseni Peacock, Angela Larkan and Rahima Essop]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-investing-in-women-farmers-could-bridge-the-gap-between-inadequate-grants-and-child-nutrition/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-investing-in-women-farmers-could-bridge-the-gap-between-inadequate-grants-and-child-nutrition/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:55:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[TWO POLICING PATHS: Resentment or relief — beneath Masemola’s tenure turmoil and Mkhwanazi’s new contract]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s future is unclear as he prepares to appear in court in a matter linked to a dodgy tender. This is while KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi begins a new five-year term in the same role he occupied when he detonated South Africa’s law enforcement scandal last year.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Caryn Dolley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-resentment-or-relief-beneath-masemolas-tenure-turmoil-and-mkhwanazis-new-contract/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-resentment-or-relief-beneath-masemolas-tenure-turmoil-and-mkhwanazis-new-contract/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Analysis</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: Top lifesavers compete at national championships in Gqeberha]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The South African National Lifesaving Championships in Gqeberha brings together top athletes from across the country to compete in a range of surf and beach disciplines. The event highlights the skill, endurance and teamwork required in lifesaving, while also promoting water safety awareness along South Africa’s (SA’s) coastline.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick Photo Team]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-top-lifesavers-compete-at-national-championships-in-gqeberha/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-top-lifesavers-compete-at-national-championships-in-gqeberha/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[MUNICIPAL COLLAPSE: A 30-year slow-motion crash: The foundations and realities of SA’s local government crisis ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Decades of mismanagement have plunged South Africa’s local governments into a crisis, with mounting service delivery failures, financial irregularities and growing public disenchantment.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Dale T McKinley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-a-30-year-slow-motion-crash-the-foundations-and-realities-of-sas-local-government-crisis-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-a-30-year-slow-motion-crash-the-foundations-and-realities-of-sas-local-government-crisis-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:58:10 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Research released months before SA’s historic national disaster declaration of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) reveals a gap between what the justice system offers and what survivors say they actually need.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daniélle Schaafsma]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-a-national-disaster-what-gbv-survivors-in-sa-say-they-actually-need/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-a-national-disaster-what-gbv-survivors-in-sa-say-they-actually-need/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:40:55 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Indonesia earthquake damages buildings, but tsunami alerts have been lifted]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in Indonesia&#39;s Northern Molucca Sea on Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and witnesses said, though monitoring agencies said the likelihood of further casualties was low.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-indonesia-earthquake-damages-buildings-but-tsunami-alerts-have-been-lifted/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-indonesia-earthquake-damages-buildings-but-tsunami-alerts-have-been-lifted/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:07:49 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump touts gains against Iran but gives no timeline to end war]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said in a televised speech on Wednesday night that the U.S. military had nearly accomplished its goals in Iran, but offered no clear timeline for ending the monthlong war and vowed to bomb the country back into the &quot;Stone Ages.&quot;]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-trump-touts-gains-against-iran-but-gives-no-timeline-to-end-war/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-trump-touts-gains-against-iran-but-gives-no-timeline-to-end-war/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Russia woos students for its drone forces in Ukraine with large financial packages
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        <description><![CDATA[Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives to join drone units fighting in Ukraine as operators and engineers, while companies in Russia&#39;s central Ryazan region have been given quotas to sign up workers for the army, documents show.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-russia-woos-students-for-its-drone-forces-in-ukraine-with-large-financial-packages/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-russia-woos-students-for-its-drone-forces-in-ukraine-with-large-financial-packages/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:02:27 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sweden to buy air defence systems for 8.7bn crowns, defence minister says]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Sweden will buy air defence and anti-drone systems worth 8.7-billion Swedish crowns ($916-million) from among others Saab and BAE Systems, the country&#39;s defence minister said on Thursday. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-sweden-to-buy-air-defence-systems-for-87-billion-crowns-defence-minister-says/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:53:39 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia to offer businesses $693m in cheap loans to ease fuel cost pressure
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) - Australia will provide up to A$1-billion ($693-million) in interest-free loans to critical businesses, including transport operators and fertiliser producers, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will say on Thursday, as they grapple with surging fuel costs. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-australia-to-offer-businesses-693-million-in-cheap-loans-to-ease-fuel-cost-pressure/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-australia-to-offer-businesses-693-million-in-cheap-loans-to-ease-fuel-cost-pressure/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:44:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nasa launches four astronauts on world’s first crewed lunar mission in half a century]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) – Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-nasa-launches-four-astronauts-on-worlds-first-crewed-lunar-mission-in-half-a-century/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[INVESTIGATION: EXCLUSIVE: The mystery of Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s missing SUVs]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe told Parliament in February that she received two luxury SUVs as donations for the ANC Women’s League. Just one problem: the ANC doesn’t seem to know what she’s talking about.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-exclusive-the-mystery-of-minister-sisisi-tolashes-missing-suvs/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-exclusive-the-mystery-of-minister-sisisi-tolashes-missing-suvs/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[TRC Roulette : ‘I am being scapegoated,’ Nomgcobo Jiba tells inquiry about missing Cradock Four docket ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Nomgcobo Jiba faces intense scrutiny over the missing Cradock Four docket, declaring she is being scapegoated and urging respect for families seeking closure in TRC cases.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Marianne Thamm]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-i-am-being-scapegoated-nomgcobo-jiba-tells-inquiry-about-missing-cradock-four-docket-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-02-i-am-being-scapegoated-nomgcobo-jiba-tells-inquiry-about-missing-cradock-four-docket-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: A Bedouin boy rides a donkey in Al-Fura, and more from around the world]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick Photo Team]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-a-bedouin-boy-rides-a-donkey-in-iran-and-more-from-around-the-world/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-a-bedouin-boy-rides-a-donkey-in-iran-and-more-from-around-the-world/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[COMPETING CLAIMS: Swimming SA accuses alternative aquatics body of pressuring athletes to boycott its events]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa Water Polo has rejected accusations by Swimming South Africa (SSA) that it is directing athletes to boycott SSA structures.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Annemieke Thomaidis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-swimming-sa-accuses-alternative-aquatics-body-of-pressuring-athletes-to-boycott-its-events/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-swimming-sa-accuses-alternative-aquatics-body-of-pressuring-athletes-to-boycott-its-events/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:12:31 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wilgenhof residence culture reckoning: Stellenbosch University needs more than leadership change
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        <description><![CDATA[The Wilgenhof residence scandal at Stellenbosch University highlights the need for deeper cultural transformation, urging dialogue over mere leadership change to address historical issues.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-wilgenhof-residence-culture-reckoning-stellenbosch-university-needs-more-than-leadership-change/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-wilgenhof-residence-culture-reckoning-stellenbosch-university-needs-more-than-leadership-change/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[MILESTONE: SARS hits R2.01-trillion revenue mark for first time as Kieswetter bows out]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The collections reached R2.01-trillion, almost R25bn more than the estimates in the 2025 budget, putting the target of R2.127-trillion for the 2026/27 financial year well on track. It also comes just a decade after the R1-trillion mark was first reached.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ed Stoddard]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-sars-hits-r201-trillion-revenue-mark-for-first-time-as-kieswetter-bows-out/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-sars-hits-r201-trillion-revenue-mark-for-first-time-as-kieswetter-bows-out/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[PIE IN THE SKY OP-ED: SAA claims R162m ‘profit’ but deeper analysis shows a R1bn operating loss]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In its 2025 annual report, South African Airways claims the group is operating profitably. However, a deeper reading shows that it is hiding a R1-billion-a-year operating loss. In other words, it cannot compete, is not sustainable and will require a bailout, if it has not already had one.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Guy Leitch]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-saa-claims-r162m-profit-but-deeper-analysis-shows-a-r1bn-operating-loss/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-01-saa-claims-r162m-profit-but-deeper-analysis-shows-a-r1bn-operating-loss/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:18:37 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[With the world unravelling into madness, all I can do is pray]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As war, climate change and economic pressures fuel my anxiety, I rediscover  faith and hope that a message of compassion will spread around the globe.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Charmain Naidoo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-with-the-world-unravelling-into-madness-all-i-can-do-is-pray/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-with-the-world-unravelling-into-madness-all-i-can-do-is-pray/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:51:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ingonyama Trust leaves millions in legal limbo while political compromise endures]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thirty years after democracy, the Ingonyama Trust continues to govern nearly 3 million hectares in KwaZulu-Natal through a system born of political compromise, leaving millions of South Africans trapped under leases that disregard customary rights and constitutional principles. The trust’s opaque operations, gendered injustices and links to violence reveal an urgent need for reform that respects local land tenure, protects women, and subjects all authority to the rule of law.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Chris Maxon]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-ingonyama-trust-leaves-millions-in-legal-limbo-while-political-compromise-endures-1/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-ingonyama-trust-leaves-millions-in-legal-limbo-while-political-compromise-endures-1/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Women, Parliament and the return of the ‘Cult of Femininity’ ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A senior South African woman leader’s BBL twirl in Parliament created a spectacle of embarrassing consumption. This reduction to ‘bodies‘ risks reversing transformation and embracing the ‘cult of femininity’.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Babalwa Magoqwana]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-women-parliament-and-the-return-of-the-cult-of-femininity-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-01-women-parliament-and-the-return-of-the-cult-of-femininity-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:46:28 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[End of a legal loophole: Muslim marriages and access to interim maintenance
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        <description><![CDATA[A new court judgment clarifies that talaq cannot bypass civil divorce laws, ensuring Muslim women can access interim maintenance, as mandated by recent legal changes in South Africa’s Divorce Act.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Kaamilah Paulse]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-end-of-a-legal-loophole-muslim-marriages-and-access-to-interim-maintenance/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-end-of-a-legal-loophole-muslim-marriages-and-access-to-interim-maintenance/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:24:55 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Anthropocentric framing of wildlife use in SA is neither scientifically grounded nor ethically neutral]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Use of biodiversity does involve trade-offs. But complexity does not justify analytical shortcuts. Trade-offs do not justify false equivalence. And regulatory structure and adaptive management without transparent rules does not substitute for ecological evidence.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bool Smuts]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-anthropocentric-framing-of-wildlife-use-in-sa-is-neither-scientifically-grounded-nor-ethically-neutral/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-anthropocentric-framing-of-wildlife-use-in-sa-is-neither-scientifically-grounded-nor-ethically-neutral/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Washington’s Middle East gamble may deepen its own decline while reinforcing Beijing’s rise]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The escalating Middle East conflict is rapidly becoming a defining front in the global power struggle, with US intervention risking strategic overreach while China benefits from structural advantages in energy, supply chains and finance. Rather than weakening its rival, Washington’s approach may accelerate the very shift in global power it is trying to contain.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-washingtons-middle-east-gamble-may-deepen-its-own-decline-while-reinforcing-beijings-rise/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-washingtons-middle-east-gamble-may-deepen-its-own-decline-while-reinforcing-beijings-rise/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Home Affairs’ serial concessions on visa backlogs read as confessions of systemic collapse]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Directive 7 of 2026 exposes the chronic delays and systemic incapacity within Home Affairs, leaving lawful applicants trapped in administrative limbo until mid-2027. What appears as temporary relief is in fact a public admission that the state has failed to deliver on its constitutional duty to provide timely, fair, and predictable administration.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Claudia Pizzocri]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-home-affairs-serial-concessions-on-visa-backlogs-read-as-confessions-of-systemic-collapse/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-home-affairs-serial-concessions-on-visa-backlogs-read-as-confessions-of-systemic-collapse/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:11:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[A chancellor’s reflections on eight years shaping purpose and change at Mandela University]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Today’s struggles are different in form but not in substance. Students rightly challenge inequality and injustice, but student leadership in this era must extend beyond protest. It must embrace proposition, negotiation and solution-building.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-a-chancellors-reflections-on-eight-years-shaping-purpose-and-change-at-mandela-university/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-31-a-chancellors-reflections-on-eight-years-shaping-purpose-and-change-at-mandela-university/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Nelson Mandela Bay,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Graça Machel’s call for humane leadership is what this time of fracture requires]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The focus should remain on leadership as a responsibility to human lives. Rather than looking at power over systems, leaders should involve themselves in collaboration across generations.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Judy Sikuza ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-30-graca-machels-call-for-humane-leadership-is-what-this-time-of-fracture-requires/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-30-graca-machels-call-for-humane-leadership-is-what-this-time-of-fracture-requires/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,DM168</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Crisis of ethics: Standardised response needed when judges are behaving badly ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[After many untroubled years, several recent cases have exposed areas of weakness in how South Africa’s judicial accountability process functions. Clarity is needed.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Judith February]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-30-crisis-of-ethics-standardised-response-needed-when-judges-are-behaving-badly-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-30-crisis-of-ethics-standardised-response-needed-when-judges-are-behaving-badly-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:23:24 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,DM168</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[War and disease shape SA agriculture’s first quarter — but there are positives]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From foot-and-mouth disease and the Middle East war, to the  African Growth and Opportunity Act and decent crop yields, the first quarter of the year has been marked by positive and negative developments.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-war-and-disease-shape-sa-agricultures-first-quarter-but-there-are-positives/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-war-and-disease-shape-sa-agricultures-first-quarter-but-there-are-positives/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[From Gen Z revolt to junta control, Madagascar’s promise of change is slipping away]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Madagascar’s youth-led uprising promised a break from corruption and exclusion, but six months after the military takeover, repression and political consolidation have replaced reform. As the junta tightens control while preparing for elections, the risk is growing that democratic transition will serve only to legitimise a more entrenched form of authoritarian rule.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nciko wa Nciko]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-from-gen-z-revolt-to-junta-control-madagascars-promise-of-change-is-slipping-away/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-from-gen-z-revolt-to-junta-control-madagascars-promise-of-change-is-slipping-away/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:27:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Obstetric violence: A scandal hindering women’s reproductive justice today]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Women’s activism continues to shape South Africa’s democracy, from the Union Buildings to maternity wards.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sheena Swemmer]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-obstetric-violence-a-scandal-hindering-womens-reproductive-justice-today/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-obstetric-violence-a-scandal-hindering-womens-reproductive-justice-today/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Africa at centre of global supply chain realignment but at risk of economic capture]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The continent sits at the centre of the most consequential supply chain realignment in a generation. The question is: Who will control the terms, who will capture the value, and who will be left with depleted ground and broken promises?]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jon Foster-Pedley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-africa-at-centre-of-global-supply-chain-realignment-but-at-risk-of-economic-capture/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-africa-at-centre-of-global-supply-chain-realignment-but-at-risk-of-economic-capture/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[LIV Golf earns first real legitimacy in SA with electrifying crowds and high-stakes drama]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[LIV Golf may have spent billions on players, production, and hype, but legitimacy has been harder to buy. The recently concluded tournament at Steyn City gave the league a truly electric moment, showing that crowds, emotion and pride can make even the most lavishly funded start-up feel real.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[James Bisset ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-liv-golf-earns-first-real-legitimacy-in-sa-with-electrifying-crowds-and-high-stakes-drama/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-liv-golf-earns-first-real-legitimacy-in-sa-with-electrifying-crowds-and-high-stakes-drama/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[How do they sleep at night? Lack of collective guilt over systemic wrongs leads to moral, structural fallout]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[To create a sense of order, based on a glimmer of some constructive feelings of guilt, requires the formation of large-scale collective action organisations ‘for good’.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Leon van Vuuren]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-how-do-they-sleep-at-night-lack-of-collective-guilt-over-systemic-wrongs-leads-to-moral-structural-fallout/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-29-how-do-they-sleep-at-night-lack-of-collective-guilt-over-systemic-wrongs-leads-to-moral-structural-fallout/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The Iran war, the need for vigilance in SA — and accountability]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As the US and Israel confront Iran amid escalating tensions, global stability falters. Donald Trump’s chaotic leadership and disregard for democracy complicate the crisis, while South Africa braces for fuel impacts and deeper economic instability.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Judith February]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-27-the-iran-war-fuel-vigilance-in-sa-and-accountability/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-03-27-the-iran-war-fuel-vigilance-in-sa-and-accountability/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[AMABHUNGANE: A lotto trouble: marketing firm’s claims against new lottery operator land on minister’s desk]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SocialPro, a key contributor to Sizekhaya’s winning lottery bid, has accused Sizekhaya and Goldrush of governance breaches, non-payment, intellectual property misuse and attempts to alter the pre-launch marketing budget without notifying the National Lotteries Commission. Goldrush and Sizekhaya reject all allegations, insisting SocialPro had no post-award contract, was paid for all bid-stage work, and is now raising complaints in retaliation for not being appointed going forward. The escalating dispute has reached both the minister of trade, industry and competition and the commission.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Azarrah Karrim for amaBhungane]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-03-a-lotto-trouble-marketing-firms-claims-aims-against-new-lottery-operator-land-on/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-03-a-lotto-trouble-marketing-firms-claims-aims-against-new-lottery-operator-land-on/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:45:52 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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