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    <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 15:44:13 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: Apex: Scary thriller is rock-steady in delivering the action goods ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Dramatic backdrops in Australia set the scene for an adrenalin race in Charlize Theron&#39;s latest  movie.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sandra Visser]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-16-apex-scary-thriller-is-rock-steady-in-delivering-the-action-goods-/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OBITUARY: Ted Turner: The man who reinvented news for a 24/7 world]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ted Turner was truly one of a kind. Restless, brash, virtually unstoppable, he created a new path for how the world learnt about itself that can be compared to the impact of the printing press and electronic communication itself. Turner passed away last week, on 6 May, at the age of 87.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[J Brooks Spector]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-16-ted-turner-the-man-who-reinvented-news-for-a-24-7-world/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Judicial Service Commission: Helen Suzman Foundation heads to court over Malema’s participation on the JSC]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A new court application by the Helen Suzman Foundation argues that Parliament has a constitutional obligation to assess whether Julius Malema remains fit to serve on the Judicial Service Commission, given his recent conviction, conduct and repeated public attacks on members of the judiciary.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nonkululeko Njilo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-helen-suzman-foundation-heads-to-court-over-malemas-participation-on-the-jsc/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:24:03 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE WEEKEND WRAP: Farewell Tolashe, Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala gamble and five hearty winter warmers for colder days]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In this edition of the Weekend Wrap, we unpack the political fallout facing President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Phala Phala saga refuses to fade, why axed social development minister Sisisi Tolashe leaves behind a trail of controversy and the widening web of arrests linked to the Madlanga corruption probe. From missing cocaine consignments and Parliament’s textbook exposé to winter comfort food, elephant culling in KZN and the mystery behind waking up at 3am – we’ve got your weekend reading covered.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-farewell-tolashe-ramaphosas-phala-phala-gamble-and-five-hearty-winter-warmers-for-colder-days/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UNHOLY Assault: Holy Trinity Catholic Church desecrated in attack with mixed messaging]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A young man dressed in clothing carrying a seemingly intentional but confusing message entered the renowned heritage church in Braamfontein on Thursday, 14 May, and violently desecrated its most sacred altar, while screaming religious profanities at congregants. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Diana Neille]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-holy-trinity-catholic-church-desecrated-in-attack-with-mixed-messaging/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:04:43 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MADLANGA COMMISSION: Police should investigate Mogotsi for ‘manipulated evidence’ — Madlanga attorney after recusal bid denied]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[ANC-aligned businessman Brown Mogotsi launched an application for the withdrawal of a Madlanga Commission of Inquiry evidence leader. But now he’s heard that his application has failed and that he should be referred to police for investigation for allegedly submitting a ‘falsified’ record that is key to the saga.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Caryn Dolley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-police-should-investigate-mogotsi-for-manipulated-evidence-madlanga-attorney-after-recusal-bid-denied/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:56:26 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[NEWSFLASH: Fadiel Adams released on R10,000 bail, urged to ‘respect the justice system’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Leader of the National Coloured Congress (NCC), MP Fadiel Adams, has been released on R10,000 bail on strict conditions in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Vincent Cruywagen]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-fadiel-adams-released-on-r10000-bail-urged-to-respect-the-justice-system/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:47:31 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[IN THE DOCK: While Fannie Nkosi faces fresh charges, his brother keeps Tshwane tender 

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        <description><![CDATA[The net appears to be closing in on Sergeant Fannie Nkosi after police added fresh charges of defeating and obstructing the course of justice – this while his brother still holds a Tshwane security contract worth almost R3-million despite it being flagged at the Madlanga Commission. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nonkululeko Njilo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-while-fannie-nkosi-faces-fresh-charges-his-brother-keeps-tshwane-tender-/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Champions League success can salvage Mamelodi Sundowns’ underwhelming season]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns are into the Champions League final for the second successive season. A year ago, their final foray ended in heartbreak. In the 2026 decider against Morocco’s AS FAR, the Brazilians can erase that pain and plaster over what has been a disappointing domestic campaign by their extremely high standards.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-champions-league-success-can-salvage-mamelodi-sundowns-underwhelming-season/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:32:57 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ENGINEERED PERFORMANCE: The Enhanced Games are no longer an outrageous hypothetical — they are here]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A tentative countdown has begun for the inaugural Enhanced Games, a multi-sports event that caters for athletes using banned substances.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Annemieke Thomaidis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-the-enhanced-games-are-no-longer-an-outrageous-hypothetical-they-are-here/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-the-enhanced-games-are-no-longer-an-outrageous-hypothetical-they-are-here/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE EXCLUDED CHILD OP-ED: When boys are left behind: Creating safe pathways for healing, belonging and protection]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[What is required is a rethinking of how child protection systems conceptualise vulnerability, how they engage power and how they allocate care.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Aluta Sneke and C Anzio Jacobs]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-when-boys-are-left-behind-creating-safe-pathways-for-healing-belonging-and-protection/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-when-boys-are-left-behind-creating-safe-pathways-for-healing-belonging-and-protection/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:10:17 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australian court upholds ruling for transgender woman, doubles damages against female-only app]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[An Australian court upheld a landmark decision for a transgender woman on Friday, ruling that her exclusion from a female-only app because she appeared to be a man amounted to an act of discrimination.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-australian-court-upholds-ruling-for-transgender-woman-doubles-damages-against-female-only-app/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-australian-court-upholds-ruling-for-transgender-woman-doubles-damages-against-female-only-app/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:08:49 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, part of an agreement linked to a three-day ceasefire earlier this month brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-russia-and-ukraine-swap-205-prisoners-of-war-each/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:06:15 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Philippines will 'definitely' comply with ICC request to arrest senator, minister says]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Philippine justice minister said on Friday that the country will &quot;definitely&quot; submit to a request from the International Criminal Court to arrest a top senator wanted for alleged crimes against humanity during his role in a bloody &quot;war on drugs&quot;.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-philippines-will-definitely-comply-with-icc-request-to-arrest-senator-minister-says/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:03:43 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[SAFE SPACES: Partnership creates joy without judgement for children living with autism]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Rush trampoline park in Claremont, Cape Town, recently teamed up with Autism Western Cape to host an open day for about 200 children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as part of an ongoing effort to build safe and inclusive play spaces.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tamsin Metelerkamp]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-partnership-creates-joy-without-judgement-for-children-living-with-autism/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hungary's visa halt plan for non-EU workers alarms businesses
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        <description><![CDATA[Hungary&#39;s new government faces mounting pressure to rethink a planned halt to non-EU worker visas, with companies and business groups warning an abrupt ban could hit output in an already tight labour market.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-hungarys-visa-halt-plan-for-non-eu-workers-alarms-businesses/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-hungarys-visa-halt-plan-for-non-eu-workers-alarms-businesses/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[SHARED FORTUNE : GoTyme staff become shareholders in ‘north of R100m’ deal as digital bank eyes scale]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[GoTyme Bank is turning employees into shareholders as it enters its next growth phase. CEO Cheslyn Jacobs says the scheme is about ownership, not retention, giving staff a stake in the digital bank’s push for scale, profitability and long-term trust.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Neesa Moodley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-gotyme-staff-become-shareholders-in-north-of-r100m-deal-as-digital-bank-eyes-scale/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-gotyme-staff-become-shareholders-in-north-of-r100m-deal-as-digital-bank-eyes-scale/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:49:02 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[FARM BREAD COLLAB: Get baking with Tannie Maria and Tony Jackman]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[We invited Sally Andrew, doyen of the Klein Karoo and creator of Tannie Maria, to join TGIFood in selecting a pair of Karoo recipes ahead of this weekend’s Franschhoek Literary Festival.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tony Jackman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-get-baking-with-tannie-maria-and-tony-jackman/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[WHAT’S COOKING: Five hearty winter warmers, with plenty more to come]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[TGIFood is going to be looking after you this winter. To kick off, here’s a quintet of ideas for fireside suppers.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tony Jackman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-five-hearty-winter-warmers-with-plenty-more-to-come/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[SHUFFLE AND PLAY: Injuries and playoff permutations will shape Springbok selections]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Springbok coach’s alignment camp squad hints at youth, but injury casualties and results may force some changes.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jon Cardinelli]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-injuries-and-playoff-permutations-will-shape-springbok-selections/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-injuries-and-playoff-permutations-will-shape-springbok-selections/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Maria's final Gig Guide : Rest in peace, Maria McCloy]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[It is with devastation that we tell you that our Gig Guide curator and queen Maria McCloy passed away on 12 May after suffering heart failure. We hope you enjoy her final work here. It is a work we regard as a final testament to what she loved: arts and the artists. Rest in peace, queen.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ferial Haffajee]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-rest-in-peace-maria-mccloy/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-rest-in-peace-maria-mccloy/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:55:08 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg,Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Untold Courage: Exploring the complex legacies of apartheid through a 4-part documentary]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[It’s the honesty and deep humanity of Horst Kleinschmidt’s nuanced confession that sets the tone for Mark Kaplan’s latest film, a four-part series, Untold Courage.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lucinda Jolly]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-untold-courage-exploring-the-complex-legacies-of-apartheid-through-a-4-part-documentary/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Musk accused of ‘selective amnesia’, Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, California, May 14 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for allegedly transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-musk-accused-of-selective-amnesia-altman-of-lying-as-openai-trial-nears-end/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-musk-accused-of-selective-amnesia-altman-of-lying-as-openai-trial-nears-end/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bolivian miners clash with police in La Paz, demand president’s resignation]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, May 14 (Reuters) - Explosions were heard during violent clashes in La Paz on Thursday, as mining groups took to the streets, calling for the resignation of centrist President Rodrigo Paz.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-bolivian-miners-clash-with-police-in-la-paz-demand-presidents-resignation/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-bolivian-miners-clash-with-police-in-la-paz-demand-presidents-resignation/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:57:54 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump and Xi set for second day of talks after Taiwan warning]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and China&#39;s Xi Jinping are set to meet on Friday to wrap up a two-day state visit that has featured pomp and business deals but also a warning from Xi that mishandling the Taiwan issue could send relations spiralling.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-trump-and-xi-set-for-second-day-of-talks-after-taiwan-warning/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-trump-and-xi-set-for-second-day-of-talks-after-taiwan-warning/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:55:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[US plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, US DOJ official says]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[May 14 (Reuters) - The United States plans to indict Cuba&#39;s Raul Castro, a U.S. Department of Justice official said late on Thursday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-us-plans-to-indict-cubas-raul-castro-us-doj-official-says/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-us-plans-to-indict-cubas-raul-castro-us-doj-official-says/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[EDUCATION CRISIS: Beyond the bombs — humanitarian catastrophe leaves a generation of Gaza schoolchildren in limbo]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Israel’s military attacks in Gaza are leaving almost 700,000 children without access to education.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mark Potterton]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-beyond-the-bombs-humanitarian-catastrophe-leaves-a-generation-of-gaza-schoolchildren-in-limbo/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-15-beyond-the-bombs-humanitarian-catastrophe-leaves-a-generation-of-gaza-schoolchildren-in-limbo/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:08:08 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does the Iran war mark the beginning of the end of US dollar hegemony?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The global energy transition is no longer being driven primarily by climate policy, but by the geopolitical and financial contradictions of the petro-dollar order itself. As China and India electrify at scale and expand renewable-powered growth, rising oil instability is accelerating a shift toward a multipolar, multi-currency world in which energy, finance and geopolitical power are being fundamentally reconfigured.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mark Swilling]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-does-the-iran-war-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-us-dollar-hegemony/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-does-the-iran-war-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-us-dollar-hegemony/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[A crisis in search of a policy: How KZN’s elephant ‘overpopulation’ is used to justify culling]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[KwaZulu-Natal’s elephant ‘overpopulation crisis’ is being presented as scientific inevitability. But official replies reveal contradictions, missing evidence and a regulatory process that has yet to catch up with the rhetoric.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Adam Cruise]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-a-crisis-in-search-of-a-policy-how-kzns-elephant-overpopulation-is-used-to-justify-culling/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-a-crisis-in-search-of-a-policy-how-kzns-elephant-overpopulation-is-used-to-justify-culling/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[When the nation loses its shared kraal: On legacy media and the thinning of SA’s shared civic life]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Amid the struggles facing legacy media institutions, South Africans increasingly no longer wake up in the same country. We used to share a front page; now we share an algorithm – and the algorithm sorts us before we have had our coffee.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Themba Dlamini]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-when-the-nation-loses-its-shared-kraal-on-legacy-media-and-the-thinning-of-sas-shared-civic-life/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-when-the-nation-loses-its-shared-kraal-on-legacy-media-and-the-thinning-of-sas-shared-civic-life/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Imports might be more affordable now, but they come at a long-term cost
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        <description><![CDATA[This is a major concern in Nelson Mandela Bay, as the hub of automotive and component production, and also home to agro-processing for global markets and multinational manufacturers and exporters of pharmaceuticals, beverages, as well as the supporting networks of suppliers and logistics providers.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Denise van Huyssteen]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-imports-might-be-more-affordable-now-but-they-come-at-a-long-term-cost/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-imports-might-be-more-affordable-now-but-they-come-at-a-long-term-cost/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Nelson Mandela Bay,Opinionistas</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Extreme rainfall is here to stay — the right to education must not be swept away]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[What is required, if the unqualified and immediately realisable right to basic education is to be safeguarded, is not simply better ad hoc responses to extreme weather events but a shift towards a basic education system that is intentionally designed to withstand them.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Motheo Brodie]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-extreme-rainfall-is-here-to-stay-the-right-to-education-must-not-be-swept-away/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-extreme-rainfall-is-here-to-stay-the-right-to-education-must-not-be-swept-away/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Rise of Farage — how Britain’s political chaos threatens UK-Africa relations]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK threatens Labour’s grip on power, Britain’s fractured politics could endanger vital UK-Africa relations, echoing historical grievances and political turmoil.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Azu Ishiekwene]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-13-rise-of-farage-how-britains-political-chaos-threatens-uk-africa-relations/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-13-rise-of-farage-how-britains-political-chaos-threatens-uk-africa-relations/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:29:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Renewable energy transition in SA needs the embrace of both public and private ownership]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy systems not only have to be clean, they have to be shared through a private/public partnership that ensures that inequalities in our society are not deepened.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Imraan Valodia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-13-renewable-energy-transition-in-sa-needs-the-embrace-of-both-public-and-private-ownership/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-13-renewable-energy-transition-in-sa-needs-the-embrace-of-both-public-and-private-ownership/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Maverick Earth</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The Treasury cannot criticise an audit regime built on its own regulations]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Treasury’s criticism of the Auditor-General exposes a deeper contradiction at the heart of South Africa’s accountability system: the very institution complaining about compliance burdens designed many of the rules now under attack. While there are legitimate flaws in the state’s performance management framework, the AG’s latest findings suggest the bigger danger is not excessive auditing, but a growing political appetite to weaken oversight instead of fixing the systems that repeatedly fail citizens.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Busani Ngcaweni]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-12-the-treasury-cannot-criticise-an-audit-regime-built-on-its-own-regulations/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-12-the-treasury-cannot-criticise-an-audit-regime-built-on-its-own-regulations/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:52:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Starmer and Ramaphosa are becoming the problem they promised to fix]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Starmer and Ramaphosa rose to power as corrective figures, promising stability after years of chaos and institutional decay. Now both risk becoming symbols of drift themselves, as public frustration, weak growth and populist challengers expose the widening gap between political caution and effective leadership.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-12-starmer-and-ramaphosa-are-becoming-the-problem-they-promised-to-fix/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-12-starmer-and-ramaphosa-are-becoming-the-problem-they-promised-to-fix/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Learning from New York's 100-year struggle against corruption to fix South Africa's cities]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The demise of New York’s Tammany Hall is instructive in South Africa’s quest to dismantle entrenched urban machines built on patronage, fear, dependency and access to jobs.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Geordin Hill-Lewis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-12-lessons-from-new-york-how-to-break-the-patronage-machine/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-12-lessons-from-new-york-how-to-break-the-patronage-machine/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:35:09 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Understanding the impeachment process — why it’s too early to demand Ramaphosa’s resignation]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Before demanding President Ramaphosa’s resignation, it’s crucial to recognise that the legal path of impeachment requires careful scrutiny and cannot be rushed.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[John Murphy]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-11-understanding-the-impeachment-process-why-its-too-early-to-demand-ramaphosas-resignation-1/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-11-understanding-the-impeachment-process-why-its-too-early-to-demand-ramaphosas-resignation-1/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Weaponising the law — how selective prosecution drives global democratic decay]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Weaponising the law through selective prosecution reveals a harrowing truth: Democracy’s decay can be cloaked in judicial robes, as the powerful dismantle opposition under the guise of legality.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Dhaya Pillay]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-11-weaponising-the-law-how-selective-prosecution-drives-global-democratic-decay/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-11-weaponising-the-law-how-selective-prosecution-drives-global-democratic-decay/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Phala Phala: Watch this space as Ramaphosa considers next move
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        <description><![CDATA[The majority judgments of the Constitutional Court — that the National Assembly erred in deciding not to interrogate the Phala Phala matter — reveal a court that takes very seriously its role as an independent custodian of the Constitution and its values. It also raises two intriguing possibilities for the way forward.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Professor Balthazar]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-10-phala-phala-watch-this-space-as-ramaphosa-considers-next-move/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-10-phala-phala-watch-this-space-as-ramaphosa-considers-next-move/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 23:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Global food prices nudge up, but we are not at crisis levels ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Amid international concerns over supply disruptions due to geopolitical tensions and weather patterns, current agricultural supplies remain ample, preventing a crisis but leaving future stability uncertain.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-10-global-food-prices-nudge-up-but-we-are-not-at-crisis-levels-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-10-global-food-prices-nudge-up-but-we-are-not-at-crisis-levels-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has warned that violence against African migrants in South Africa reflects a ‘longstanding pattern’ of grave rights violations, yet the response from political leadership has been marked more by silence, denial and escalation than accountability. As xenophobic rhetoric becomes normalised and even rewarded in public life, the line between governance and vigilante authority continues to blur.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sipho Mthathi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-08-south-african-xenophobic-violence-when-the-state-retreats-something-else-governs/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-08-south-african-xenophobic-violence-when-the-state-retreats-something-else-governs/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:27:31 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The 3.7% GDP drain — why corporate silence on GBV is an economic crisis]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[No economy can reach its full potential while gender-based violence continues to undermine workforce stability, productivity and human capital development at scale.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Dot Field]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-07-the-37-gdp-drain-why-corporate-silence-on-gbv-is-an-economic-crisis/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-07-the-37-gdp-drain-why-corporate-silence-on-gbv-is-an-economic-crisis/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[How the rich use their restricted rationality to critique and promote BEE
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        <description><![CDATA[In a landscape where the right and the left converge on the necessity of Black Economic Empowerment, this has been disrupted by the government’s recent proposed changes to BEE codes of practice.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jeff Rudin]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-07-how-the-rich-use-their-restricted-rationality-to-critique-and-promote-bee/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-07-how-the-rich-use-their-restricted-rationality-to-critique-and-promote-bee/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[More than money — why SA’s digital nomad visa needs a multidimensional approach 
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        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s digital nomad visa promotes foreign remote work but needs multifaceted strategies to mitigate local resentment and enhance integration within communities.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[David O Yusuf]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-07-more-than-money-why-sas-digital-nomad-visa-needs-a-multidimensional-approach-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-07-more-than-money-why-sas-digital-nomad-visa-needs-a-multidimensional-approach-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:31:53 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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