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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[BLOOMING MISSION: Western Cape wildflower seekers find their joy up mountains and down valleys]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Volunteers undertake expeditions in their quest to protect rare and endangered plants.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Liz Clarke ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-western-cape-wildflower-seekers-find-their-joy-up-mountains-and-down-valleys/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:48:14 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[COALITION FRICTION: Party before country: How secretive ANC ‘study groups’ undermine GNU’s work]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Allegations that senior public servants are routinely meeting ANC MPs in these secretive ‘study groups’ before matters are discussed openly raise fears that the spirit and effectiveness of the Government of National Unity are being undermined by a shadow political apparatus.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-party-before-country-how-secretive-anc-study-groups-undermine-gnus-work/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Politics,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CLIMATE CRISIS : Drought warning: El Niño on steroids is on the horizon]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Predictions are fraught with uncertainty and forecasters may be wrong, but chances are increasing.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ed Stoddard]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-drought-warning-el-nino-on-steroids-is-on-the-horizon/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-drought-warning-el-nino-on-steroids-is-on-the-horizon/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:46:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[FUELLING WAR: ‘Hypocrisy’: Critics slam SA for boosting coal exports to Israel despite Gaza genocide case]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A pro-Palestinian group has criticised South Africa for providing ‘material aid’ to Israel while its genocide case is making its way through the International Court of Justice.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mel Frykberg]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-hypocrisy-critics-slam-sa-for-boosting-coal-exports-to-israel-despite-gaza-genocide-case/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-hypocrisy-critics-slam-sa-for-boosting-coal-exports-to-israel-despite-gaza-genocide-case/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:31:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Women, the first ‘kombuistaalers’, ensuring the vitality of Kaaps as empowering tool of agency]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Women played a vital role in preserving Kaaps, arguably the oldest form of Afrikaans. Their contributions to language and culture challenge historical stigmas, revealing stories of resilience, agency and community.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lizanne  Thornton]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-12-women-the-first-kombuistaalers-ensuring-the-vitality-of-kaaps-as-empowering-tool-of-agency/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-12-women-the-first-kombuistaalers-ensuring-the-vitality-of-kaaps-as-empowering-tool-of-agency/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Watch – Meet the Nigerian mega pastor shouting hallelujah after bidding to buy iconic Cape Town building]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In late February 2026, the City of Cape Town auctioned off 53 City-owned properties, including the famous Good Hope Centre. The man who claims his bid was successful is a Nigeria-born pastor who leads a charismatic church in Maitland. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-watch-meet-the-nigerian-mega-pastor-shouting-hallelujah-after-bidding-to-buy-iconic-cape-town-building/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-12-watch-meet-the-nigerian-mega-pastor-shouting-hallelujah-after-bidding-to-buy-iconic-cape-town-building/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: Artemis II Orion capsule splashes down off San Diego after a historic crewed lunar flyby]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Artemis II Orion capsule returned to Earth on April 10, 2026, completing NASA’s first crewed journey around the Moon in more than half a century and marking a major milestone in the next era of human space exploration.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick Photo Team]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-artemis-ii-orion-capsule-splashes-down-off-san-diego-after-a-historic-crewed-lunar-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-artemis-ii-orion-capsule-splashes-down-off-san-diego-after-a-historic-crewed-lunar-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[OCEANS SEVEN: Seventh heaven for SA road running queen Gerda Steyn at Two Oceans Marathon]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[There was little surprise as Gerda Steyn once again dominated the women’s race of the 2026 Two Oceans Marathon. But Arthur Jantjies shocked a strong field to take the men’s title, winning in what was only his second ultra-marathon. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-seventh-heaven-for-sa-road-running-queen-gerda-steyn-at-two-oceans-marathon/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-seventh-heaven-for-sa-road-running-queen-gerda-steyn-at-two-oceans-marathon/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:58:35 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: From Zille to Zoid — DA Federal Congress 2026 kicks off
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        <description><![CDATA[The DA’s 2026 Federal Congress at Gallagher Convention Centre on Saturday, 11 April. Members elect new leadership, deliberate on key policy issues, and chart the party’s direction.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Felix Dlangamandla]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-from-zille-to-zoid-da-federal-congress-2026-kicks-off/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-from-zille-to-zoid-da-federal-congress-2026-kicks-off/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life,Politics,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[DA CONGRESS 2026: ‘Big blue machine on the ground’ — DA looks to topple ANC in 2029]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The DA has already registered 70,000 new DA supporters on the voters’ roll ahead of the upcoming local government elections.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Victoria O'Regan and Nonkululeko Njilo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-big-blue-machine-on-the-ground-da-looks-to-topple-anc-in-2029/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-big-blue-machine-on-the-ground-da-looks-to-topple-anc-in-2029/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:26:47 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Politics,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[MAIN STREET SUNDAYS: Join Jozi’s first car-free Sunday, and celebrate connection]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Celebrate the spirit of Johannesburg with a day of art, games and outdoor activities that everyone can enjoy, all in a pedestrian-friendly zone with no vehicles allowed. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bridget Hilton-Barber]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-join-jozis-first-car-free-sunday-and-celebrate-connection/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-11-join-jozis-first-car-free-sunday-and-celebrate-connection/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[HEALTH HAZARDS: Patients ‘left on floors’ as court interdict sought to halt Dora Nginza Hospital strike ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As the Eastern Cape Department of Health sought an urgent interdict to halt an unlawful strike by hospital workers, patients in urgent need were left without care. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Andisa Bonani ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-patients-left-on-floors-as-court-interdict-sought-to-halt-dora-nginza-strike-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-patients-left-on-floors-as-court-interdict-sought-to-halt-dora-nginza-strike-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:02:22 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[OUTRAGE: MORE GBV: Six-year-old Gqeberha girl found buried in dunes — aunt and partner arrested]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The tragic murder of a six-year-old Gqeberha girl – and a second case of a strangled seven-year-old girl in East London – has once again underscored South Africa’s gender-based violence crisis. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Riaan Marais ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-six-year-old-gqeberha-girl-found-buried-in-dunes-aunt-and-partner-arrested/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-six-year-old-gqeberha-girl-found-buried-in-dunes-aunt-and-partner-arrested/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:34:11 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[COST OF LIVING CRUNCH: Food or paraffin? SA’s poorest forced to choose as prices double  ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Paraffin costs more than doubled this month. While the government cushioned petrol and diesel consumers from price hikes, it says there’s no quick fix for paraffin.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bheki C. Simelane]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-food-or-paraffin-sas-poorest-forced-to-choose-as-prices-double-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-food-or-paraffin-sas-poorest-forced-to-choose-as-prices-double-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[IPID REPORT: Police ‘concealed’ crime, abused resources investigating Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala theft]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[An report by police watchdog Ipid into the 2020 theft of $580,000 (about R9m) at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm has laid bare how an unlawful investigation using state resources was carried out.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nonkululeko Njilo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-police-concealed-crime-abused-resources-investigating-ramaphosas-phala-phala-theft/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-police-concealed-crime-abused-resources-investigating-ramaphosas-phala-phala-theft/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 4 April-10 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/2026-04-10-i-have-a-picture-for-you-4-april-10-april-2026/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-i-have-a-picture-for-you-4-april-10-april-2026/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:23:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Newsletters,Newsdeck</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ISS TODAY OP-ED: Diplomatic shuffle as Ramaphosa bumped from France’s G7 — or was he?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Conflicting accounts over South Africa’s exclusion from France’s G7 invitation point to a complex mix of US pressure, French diplomatic calculation and shifting Western alignments.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Peter Fabricius]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-diplomatic-shuffle-as-ramaphosa-bumped-from-frances-g7-or-was-he/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-diplomatic-shuffle-as-ramaphosa-bumped-from-frances-g7-or-was-he/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Kruger insiders convicted of rhino poaching in landmark Skukuza case]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Three former employees of Kruger National Park have been convicted of rhino poaching and conspiracy, exposing the critical role insiders can play in enabling wildlife crime. The case underscores both the scale of organised poaching networks and the profound breach of trust when those tasked with protecting wildlife become complicit.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Fred Kockott]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-kruger-insiders-convicted-of-rhino-poaching-in-landmark-skukuza-case/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-kruger-insiders-convicted-of-rhino-poaching-in-landmark-skukuza-case/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[‘TARGETED VIOLENCE’: Journalists targeted and killed: a shocking assault on press freedom in conflict zones]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Committee to Project Journalists and the South African National Editors Forum have condemned the continued attacks on journalists working on the Middle East, several whom have been targeted. At least 260 journalists have been killed since 2023.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sanef & Committee to Protect Journalists]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-journalists-targeted-and-killed-a-shocking-assault-on-press-freedom-in-conflict-zones/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-journalists-targeted-and-killed-a-shocking-assault-on-press-freedom-in-conflict-zones/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:44 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[INDUSTRIAL RESCUE: Eskom the unlikely winner in jobs-saving five-year ferrochrome smelter agreement]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A medium-term new power agreement between Eskom and the ferrochrome smelters proves the customer is always right, even when you’re a state-owned enterprise.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lindsey Schutters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-eskom-the-unlikely-winner-in-jobs-saving-five-year-ferrochrome-smelter-agreement/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-eskom-the-unlikely-winner-in-jobs-saving-five-year-ferrochrome-smelter-agreement/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:53:35 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[INSTITUTIONAL SHIFT: Kaizer Junior true to his word as Chiefs finally enter women’s soccer space]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A year ago, Kaizer Motaung Junior spoke to this publication and vowed that Kaizer Chiefs would enter the women’s soccer space with the intention of using their influence and brand power to make a meaningful impact on the sport. The club recently took a major step towards this ambition by finally launching a women’s team.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-kaizer-junior-true-to-his-word-as-chiefs-finally-enter-womens-soccer-space/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-kaizer-junior-true-to-his-word-as-chiefs-finally-enter-womens-soccer-space/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:09:53 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[TRC ROULETTE : ‘Deliberate ineptitude’ sabotaged TRC cases, nephew of murdered Ahmed Timol tells Khampepe inquiry ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Imtiaz Cajee has dedicated his life to excavating the truth about the death in police detention of his uncle, Ahmed Timol, who was assaulted before being pushed out of a 10th-floor window of the notorious John Vorster Square in Johannesburg in 1971. Cajee has claimed there ‘was deliberate ineptitude’ in sabotaging Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Marianne Thamm]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-deliberate-ineptitude-sabotaged-trc-cases-nephew-of-murdered-ahmed-timol-tells-khampepe-inquiry-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-deliberate-ineptitude-sabotaged-trc-cases-nephew-of-murdered-ahmed-timol-tells-khampepe-inquiry-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:06:58 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[OBITUARY: Judge Taswell Papier: A ‘shield of justice’ for the most marginalised]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Western Cape Division of the High Court Judge Taswell Papier championed access to justice for the poor and became a pillar of South Africa’s post-apartheid judiciary.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Herman Lategan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-judge-taswell-papier-a-shield-of-justice-for-the-most-marginalised/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-judge-taswell-papier-a-shield-of-justice-for-the-most-marginalised/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:59:50 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Strait still shut and Lebanon fighting strains truce as US and Iran aim for first talks
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        <description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the war.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:49:52 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[World Food Programme warns Lebanon facing food security crisis due to Iran war
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        <description><![CDATA[Lebanon is facing a food security crisis as the Iran war disrupts supplies of goods inside the country, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-world-food-programme-warns-lebanon-facing-food-security-crisis-due-to-iran-war/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Myanmar's new president sees challenges ahead, eyes Asean detente
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        <description><![CDATA[Myanmar&#39;s new President Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday his government has many challenges to overcome and seeks to improve the country&#39;s international standing, including normalising ties with Southeast Asian bloc Asean after five years in the cold.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-myanmars-new-president-sees-challenges-ahead-eyes-asean-detente/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-myanmars-new-president-sees-challenges-ahead-eyes-asean-detente/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[From Dr Google to ChatGPT — the illusion of expertise in digital health]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Access to health information has exploded in the digital age, but greater availability doesn’t guarantee understanding – often, it fuels misplaced confidence and misinformation. While a small group of truly empowered e-patients can engage meaningfully in their care, most users risk becoming ‘instant experts’, navigating complex medical decisions without the skills to interpret information safely.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Brenda Kubheka-Chauke]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-10-from-dr-google-to-chatgpt-the-illusion-of-expertise-in-digital-health/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-10-from-dr-google-to-chatgpt-the-illusion-of-expertise-in-digital-health/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:33:54 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[TREATMENT GAP OP-ED: Multidisciplinary support should be mandatory for modern Parkinson’s disease care]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Our medical aid system pays for Parkinson’s medication. But it does not guarantee funding for the physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy that determine whether people with Parkinson’s disease fall, lose their voice or stay independent. On World Parkinson’s Day (11 April), we are asking the Department of Health to change that.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rakesh Harribhai]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-multidisciplinary-support-should-be-mandatory-for-modern-parkinsons-disease-care/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-multidisciplinary-support-should-be-mandatory-for-modern-parkinsons-disease-care/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:35:56 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ENERGY IMPASSE: Some 12,000 jobs in limbo as ferroalloys-Eskom standoff saga stretches to another day]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The one thing we do know is that nobody will leave the negotiation table happy, and that’s probably the best possible outcome. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lindsey Schutters and Ed Stoddard]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-12000-jobs-in-limbo-as-ferroalloys-eskom-standoff-saga-stretches-to-another-day/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-10-12000-jobs-in-limbo-as-ferroalloys-eskom-standoff-saga-stretches-to-another-day/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: South Africans shift into survival mode as essential costs reshape spending habits]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africans say they feel optimistic about their finances, but their behaviour tells a different story. As electricity, education and healthcare costs keep climbing, households are quietly restructuring how they spend, save and borrow just to stay afloat.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Neesa Moodley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-09-south-africans-shift-into-survival-mode-as-essential-costs-reshape-spending-habits/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-09-south-africans-shift-into-survival-mode-as-essential-costs-reshape-spending-habits/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is the National Health Insurance just a distraction from urgent healthcare issues?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s healthcare system is in crisis, plagued by staff shortages and inadequate facilities, demanding immediate reforms rather than waiting for the National Health Insurance. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Katlego Mothudi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-09-is-the-national-health-insurance-just-a-distraction-from-urgent-healthcare-issues/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-09-is-the-national-health-insurance-just-a-distraction-from-urgent-healthcare-issues/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Civil society is increasingly signalling virtue over earning it through engagement and action]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Civil society steadily proclaims its values, but public declarations of purpose often function more as signals of identity and status than evidence of genuine civic virtue. True civic virtue is not performed or claimed, but earned through sustained, relational engagement in the shared space of public life.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Camaren Peter]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-09-civil-society-is-increasingly-signalling-virtue-over-earning-it-through-engagement-and-action/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-09-civil-society-is-increasingly-signalling-virtue-over-earning-it-through-engagement-and-action/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:02 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Challenge to the Joburg City Council: Find an interim mayor with integrity and honesty]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Joburg needs its councillors to place the interests of the city above their personal interests or those of their political parties.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[David Lewis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-09-challenge-to-the-joburg-city-council-find-an-interim-mayor-with-integrity-and-honesty/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-09-challenge-to-the-joburg-city-council-find-an-interim-mayor-with-integrity-and-honesty/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:49:27 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Minister Tolashe’s luxury SUV scandal — silence and lack of transparency erode public trust]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The controversy over Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s luxury vehicle highlights significant transparency issues, leading to public distrust and urgency for accountability from both her and President Ramaphosa.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wayne Duvenage]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-minister-tolashes-luxury-suv-scandal-silence-and-lack-of-transparency-erode-public-trust/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-minister-tolashes-luxury-suv-scandal-silence-and-lack-of-transparency-erode-public-trust/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:33:29 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Escalating Middle East violence pushes fragile global humanitarian systems toward breaking point]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As the Israel-US-Iran war grinds into a second month, its rapidly escalating toll – measured in thousands of deaths, mass displacement, shattered infrastructure and widening regional spillover – is exposing civilians to the worst consequences of modern, urban warfare. Beyond the battlefield, cascading disruptions to energy, food systems, aid logistics and fragile economies are amplifying human suffering worldwide, underscoring how this conflict’s humanitarian impact extends far beyond its immediate frontlines. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mukesh Kapila ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-escalating-middle-east-violence-pushes-fragile-global-humanitarian-systems-toward-breaking-point/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-escalating-middle-east-violence-pushes-fragile-global-humanitarian-systems-toward-breaking-point/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Legalising online gambling without consumer safeguards risks embedding harm in SA households]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[April marks Financial Literacy Month in South Africa, but a surge in online gambling is quietly undermining the very households financial education seeks to protect. Without strong safeguards in the Remote Gambling Bill, the country risks legalising access while leaving social costs, especially for low-income families, unchecked.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Thomas Brennan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-legalising-online-gambling-without-consumer-safeguards-risks-embedding-harm-in-sa-households/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-legalising-online-gambling-without-consumer-safeguards-risks-embedding-harm-in-sa-households/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:18:07 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Understanding the critical line between patriotism and political patronage in Africa]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Public backlash to sharing evidence of corruption and state brutality highlights a growing tendency to equate patriotism with silence and political loyalty. In reality, conflating patriotism with patronage erodes accountability, allowing impunity and systemic corruption to deepen.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Robert Kigongo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-understanding-the-critical-line-between-patriotism-and-political-patronage-in-africa/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-understanding-the-critical-line-between-patriotism-and-political-patronage-in-africa/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[WAR ON IRAN: Relief at the pumps? How the Middle East ceasefire could affect SA fuel prices]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Oil and gas prices immediately dropped after the announcement of a ceasefire in the war on Iran. It’s good news for South Africa – if the deal holds.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Peter Fabricius]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-08-explained-what-does-the-ceasefire-mean-for-south-africa/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-08-explained-what-does-the-ceasefire-mean-for-south-africa/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[One hand gives justice and the other takes it away — AI in the legal system]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In the South African justice system, AI can both empower unrepresented people and challenge legal integrity by generating fabricated cases. Courts face a dilemma balancing access and professionalism.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Michele van Eck ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-one-hand-gives-justice-and-the-other-takes-it-away-ai-in-the-legal-system/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-one-hand-gives-justice-and-the-other-takes-it-away-ai-in-the-legal-system/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:23:32 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[So far, so close: The shy constellation that mirrors Table Mountain]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In Cape Town’s ‘Deep South’, on a moonless night, you can witness a quiet conversation between a remarkable entity and her cosmic counterpart. And it tells an ageless story about our connection with Hoerikwaggo.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Stefania Falcon]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-so-far-so-close-the-shy-constellation-that-mirrors-table-mountain/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-so-far-so-close-the-shy-constellation-that-mirrors-table-mountain/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Maverick Earth</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Trophy hunting quotas without accountability: How different courts are exposing the same broken state]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A lion bone case in the Pretoria High Court. A Constitutional Court challenge to wildlife legislation. And fresh trophy hunting quotas for leopard, elephant and rhino published without resolving either. These are not separate stories. They are three windows into the same institutional failure.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bool Smuts]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-trophy-hunting-quotas-without-accountability-how-different-courts-are-exposing-the-same-broken-state/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-trophy-hunting-quotas-without-accountability-how-different-courts-are-exposing-the-same-broken-state/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: Creative accounting for the elites and the poor be damned ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In South Africa, a calculator can easily be confused for an instrument of revolution, so best to limit its use.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bhekisisa Mncube]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-letter-to-mahlamba-ndlopfu-creative-accounting-for-the-elites-and-the-poor-be-damned-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-08-letter-to-mahlamba-ndlopfu-creative-accounting-for-the-elites-and-the-poor-be-damned-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,DM168</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Thirty years of bailouts leave the global economy more exposed than ever]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[How much hardship are societies in developed, Western countries willing to endure? This will be the question that the wartime leaders of Iran will be hoping to expose.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-thirty-years-of-bailouts-leave-the-global-economy-more-exposed-than-ever/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-thirty-years-of-bailouts-leave-the-global-economy-more-exposed-than-ever/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:16:34 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Children should learn to engage with news and current affairs ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[I feel strongly that a certain rigour or strength is built in children when they contend with current events and have a wider awareness of the world we live in.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Zukiswa Pikoli ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-children-should-learn-to-engage-with-news-and-current-affairs-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-children-should-learn-to-engage-with-news-and-current-affairs-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Maverick Citizen,DM168</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Western Cape farmers face immediate challenge from Middle East war
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        <description><![CDATA[Farmers in the Western Cape face rising input costs due to the Middle East war, affecting winter crop planting amid previous replanting challenges and global commodity pressures.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-western-cape-farmers-face-immediate-challenge-from-middle-east-war/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-western-cape-farmers-face-immediate-challenge-from-middle-east-war/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:07:22 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Remembering Stephen Lewis means interrogating the world that made him necessary]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[On Stephen Lewis, a founding affidavit, and the choices that brought us here.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sipho Mthathi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-remembering-stephen-lewis-means-interrogating-the-world-that-made-him-necessary/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-remembering-stephen-lewis-means-interrogating-the-world-that-made-him-necessary/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:37:35 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[A tale of two outcasts: Iran and South Africa]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[By treating Iran as a rational historical actor with legitimate security concerns, rather than a caricature of evil, the West might finally find a partner for peace. The lessons of history from the Boers to the Ayatollahs teach us that isolation is a choice, and it is one that can be unmade.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Marco Boni]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-a-tale-of-two-outcasts-iran-and-south-africa/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-07-a-tale-of-two-outcasts-iran-and-south-africa/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:49:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[ROAD ACCIDENT FUND ANALYSIS: SA’s next big SOE crisis threatens to blow a R400bn hole in the fiscus]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Road Accident Fund faces an imminent financial crisis, threatening a R400bn hole in the national budget due to mounting debt and mismanagement.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Greg Ardé ]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-10-sas-next-big-soe-crisis-threatens-to-blow-a-r400bn-hole-in-the-fiscus/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-10-sas-next-big-soe-crisis-threatens-to-blow-a-r400bn-hole-in-the-fiscus/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:56:24 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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