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    <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Corruption in SA is not a crisis — it’s a system we’ve built
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        <description><![CDATA[Corruption in South Africa thrives due to systemic issues like lack of accountability, misguided incentives and societal pressures, necessitating comprehensive reforms and better leadership training. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Themba Dlamini]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-02-corruption-in-sa-is-not-a-crisis-its-a-system-weve-built/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[COASTAL ORIGINS: The great journey out of Africa may have begun at low tide ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Forget the old image of humans marching out from the savannah. A coastal origin story from the southern Cape places women, children, shellfish and the sea at the heart of human innovation and migration.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Don Pinnock]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-the-great-journey-out-of-africa-may-have-begun-at-low-tide-/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great African Seaforest — only floating bamboo kelp forest on the planet
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        <description><![CDATA[It fringes the Cape Town shoreline and stretches north for more than 1,000km into Namibia. A biodiversity engine, nursery, shelter and breeding ground for manifold forms of life, this is a significant national asset that we need to protect.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Chris van Melle Kamp]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-great-african-seaforest-only-floating-bamboo-kelp-forest-on-the-planet/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:25:08 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ANALYSIS: Post Office’s R2.8bn turnaround gamble on execution — but funding risks and delays mount]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The South African Post Office (SAPO) is inching its way out of business rescue with a familiar promise: reinvention. But beneath the language of ‘strategic pivots’ and ‘digital platforms’, a more uncomfortable truth lingers – the plan is heavy on direction and light on execution.   ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Neesa Moodley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-post-offices-r28bn-turnaround-gamble-on-execution-but-funding-risks-and-delays-mount/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-post-offices-r28bn-turnaround-gamble-on-execution-but-funding-risks-and-delays-mount/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:49:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE NUDGE OP-Ed: Broken fossil fuel markets? Santa Marta may be a game-changing moment]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In Colombia, a critical mass of countries came together at a conference to map a fossil fuel phaseout, with an energy thought leader reporting that the Iran war has ‘broken’ fossil fuel markets, pushing countries towards more secure renewable energy alternatives.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mark Hertsgaard]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-broken-fossil-fuel-markets-santa-marta-may-be-a-game-changing-moment/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-broken-fossil-fuel-markets-santa-marta-may-be-a-game-changing-moment/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:28:51 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Woolworths vs Beyers – the ethics of corporate power in retail]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Look under the hood and things can get pretty murky. Kees Beyers told me how Woolworths, in particular, had treated him and his chocolate company, after he sought partnerships with other retailers.   ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Stephen Grootes]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-after-the-bell-woolworths-vs-beyers-the-ethics-of-corporate-power-in-retail/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-after-the-bell-woolworths-vs-beyers-the-ethics-of-corporate-power-in-retail/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[TRADE DYNAMICS: Tau hails China’s zero-tariff policy, as first batch of SA produce arrives in Shenzhen]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[China’s new zero-tariff policy now encompasses 53 African countries, including South Africa, and will be in place until April 2028.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Victoria O'Regan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-tau-hails-chinas-zero-tariff-policy-as-first-batch-of-sa-produce-arrives-in-shenzhen/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-tau-hails-chinas-zero-tariff-policy-as-first-batch-of-sa-produce-arrives-in-shenzhen/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CRYPTO CORNER: Truth or hysteria: Sifting Treasury’s sweeping new draft crypto regulations]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The state’s proposed overhaul of South Africa’s (SA’s) capital controls finally brings the crypto sector into the regulatory fold. But between missing thresholds, peer-to-peer transaction bans, and widespread panic over state confiscation, the draft is a messy mix of overreach and libertarian pearl-clutching.   ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lindsey Schutters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-truth-or-hysteria-sifting-treasurys-sweeping-new-draft-crypto-regulations/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-truth-or-hysteria-sifting-treasurys-sweeping-new-draft-crypto-regulations/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Getting real about red tape: Competition Commission’s review is a chance to boost SA business]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The commission’s regulatory review project asks which rules are still necessary, and which are holding the economy back, and to identify changes that lower regulatory compliance costs, reduce delays and open markets to more participants.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yongama Njisane]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-getting-real-about-red-tape-competition-commissions-review-is-a-chance-to-boost-sa-business/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-getting-real-about-red-tape-competition-commissions-review-is-a-chance-to-boost-sa-business/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:02:46 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[ConCourt’s SAHRC ruling a dangerous retreat from meaningful human rights enforcement]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Constitutional Court’s ruling that the South African Human Rights Commission  (SAHRC) cannot issue binding directives weakens one of South Africa’s most accessible human rights institutions, shifting the burden of enforcement onto those least able to carry it. In doing so, it underscores a deeper reality: that access to justice in SA remains uneven, often shaped less by rights than by resources, status and proximity to power.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Christopher Rutledge]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-concourts-sahrc-ruling-a-dangerous-retreat-from-meaningful-human-rights-enforcement/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-concourts-sahrc-ruling-a-dangerous-retreat-from-meaningful-human-rights-enforcement/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Broken promises: Slovo Park still waiting for freedom and services, 10 years later]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Slovo Park, a township south of Johannesburg between Eldorado Park and Lenasia, tells the same story of failure and neglect experienced by so many other communities further away from the economic hub and public eye of Johannesburg]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jan Bornman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-slovo-park-still-waiting-for-freedom-and-services-10-years-later/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-slovo-park-still-waiting-for-freedom-and-services-10-years-later/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Working class under siege — The rising cost of healthcare and the Gems crisis
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        <description><![CDATA[Gems was established as a social solidarity instrument – to provide affordable, equitable healthcare to public servants. Today, that founding vision is under threat. When contributions rise beyond affordability, when co-payments increase, when members are forced to downgrade or exit the scheme, we are witnessing the erosion of that social compact.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Thulani Ngwenya]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-working-class-under-siege-the-rising-cost-of-healthcare-and-the-gems-crisis/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-01-working-class-under-siege-the-rising-cost-of-healthcare-and-the-gems-crisis/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:53:02 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Watch – Second Cabinet minister implicated in Chinese SUV scandal]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has also been accused of giving luxury donated Chinese SUVs to her family and loved ones without disclosing this. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-watch-second-cabinet-minister-implicated-in-chinese-suv-scandal/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-watch-second-cabinet-minister-implicated-in-chinese-suv-scandal/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CRUCIAL ENCOUNTERS: South African teams may benefit from European giants’ success]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Leinster battle Toulon on Saturday and Champions Cup holders Bordeaux Bégles host Bath on Sunday in a series of matches that may influence other club tournaments such as the URC.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jon Cardinelli]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-south-african-teams-may-benefit-from-european-giants-success/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-south-african-teams-may-benefit-from-european-giants-success/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:08:26 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[European distraction: Champions Cup focus may open door for SA surge in URC]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Leinster battle Toulon on Saturday and Champions Cup holders Bordeaux Bégles host Bath on Sunday in a series of matches that may influence other club tournaments such as the URC.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jon Cardinelli]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-champions-cup-focus-may-open-door-for-sa-surge-in-urc/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-champions-cup-focus-may-open-door-for-sa-surge-in-urc/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[JOBURG GIG GUIDE: Workers’ Day weekend gig guide: top events in Joburg]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From markets and exhibitions to live music and late-night dance floors, Joburg’s long weekend is doing the most. Ease into it with daytime browsing at KAMERS/Makers or First Sundays, dip into art and emerging voices, then move into a packed lineup of performances.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ferial Haffajee]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-workers-day-weekend-gig-guide-top-events-in-joburg/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-workers-day-weekend-gig-guide-top-events-in-joburg/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:54:44 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg,Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE WEEKEND WRAP: Tolashe’s SUV saga, petrol price fears and a KZN power play]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Weekend Wrap covers a mix of political manoeuvring, economic strain and shifting urban dynamics. From the ANC Women’s League’s car controversy to the rising threat of populism and the immense energy demands of the tech sector, South Africa faces a series of systemic challenges that test both its infrastructure and democracy.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick Editorial Team]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-tolashes-suv-saga-petrol-price-fears-and-zumas-kzn-power-play/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-tolashes-suv-saga-petrol-price-fears-and-zumas-kzn-power-play/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:26 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Magazine</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 25 April-30 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/2026-04-30-i-have-a-picture-for-you-25-april-30-april-2026/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-i-have-a-picture-for-you-25-april-30-april-2026/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:13:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Newsletters,Newsdeck</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM STRAIN: New Brixton reservoir brings capacity boost but Joburg’s water stability remains uncertain]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The completion of the Brixton Reservoir and Water Tower marks a notable addition to Johannesburg’s strained water infrastructure, increasing local storage and pressure capacity in key supply zones. However, without addressing systemic leaks, ageing pipelines and broader network instability, the project’s long-term effectiveness remains uncertain and largely untested under real stress conditions.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reitumetse Pilane]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-new-brixton-reservoir-brings-capacity-boost-but-joburgs-water-stability-remains-uncertain/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-new-brixton-reservoir-brings-capacity-boost-but-joburgs-water-stability-remains-uncertain/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ROAD TO 2026 ELECTIONS: Save the date: Ramaphosa announces 4 November local government election date]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[News of a November municipal election date came in the wake of a recent Ipsos survey which found that nearly half of South Africans feel politically homeless.   ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Victoria O'Regan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-save-the-date-4-november-local-government-election-date-announced-by-ramaphosa/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-save-the-date-4-november-local-government-election-date-announced-by-ramaphosa/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Politics,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Loyalty for sale — how patronage networks captured the Zimbabwean state
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        <description><![CDATA[A transactional political economy in Zimbabwe fosters corruption and dependency, as loyalty to power trumps democratic principles, disenfranchising everyday citizens.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wellington Muzengeza]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-30-loyalty-for-sale-how-patronage-networks-captured-the-zimbabwean-state/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-30-loyalty-for-sale-how-patronage-networks-captured-the-zimbabwean-state/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:22:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[SHATTERED DREAMS: Football’s biggest stage hit by early wave of injury withdrawals]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A handful of soccer players have already been ruled out of the 2026 Fifa World Cup through injury. Others are in a race against time to regain fitness before the soccer spectacle begins in June.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-footballs-biggest-stage-hit-by-early-wave-of-injury-withdrawals/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-footballs-biggest-stage-hit-by-early-wave-of-injury-withdrawals/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lithuania should join US coalition in Strait of Hormuz, president says]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Lithuania&#39;s President Gitanas Nauseda said he was supportive of his country joining the U.S. freedom of navigation mission in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that he would present the proposal to the Baltic state&#39;s defence council.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-lithuania-should-join-us-coalition-in-strait-of-hormuz-president-says/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-lithuania-should-join-us-coalition-in-strait-of-hormuz-president-says/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Austria falling short in fight against money laundering, says global watchdog]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Austria continues to fall short in its investigation and prosecution of money laundering despite facing a range of illicit finance threats as a gateway to Eastern Europe, the global financial crime watchdog said in a report on Thursday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-austria-falling-short-in-fight-against-money-laundering-says-global-watchdog/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-austria-falling-short-in-fight-against-money-laundering-says-global-watchdog/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:58:24 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Russia is working to restore growth after contraction, the Kremlin says
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        <description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government are working to restore growth, the Kremlin said, after preliminary official data showed the $3.0 trillion economy contracted for the first time in three years and the central bank called for honest data.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-russia-is-working-to-restore-growth-after-contraction-the-kremlin-says/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-russia-is-working-to-restore-growth-after-contraction-the-kremlin-says/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:53:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[South Korea, Australia agree to strengthen energy supply chain resilience, Seoul says]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Korea and Australia have agreed to work together to strengthen energy supply chain resilience and to maintain stable, safe and reliable supply of energy resources, including diesel and LNG, South Korea&#39;s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-south-korea-australia-agree-to-strengthen-energy-supply-chain-resilience-seoul-says/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-south-korea-australia-agree-to-strengthen-energy-supply-chain-resilience-seoul-says/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:49:20 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[River chaos beats polished glory in New Zealand’s wildest boat race]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Waikato River race strips sport back to something raw, unpolished and deeply human, where participation outweighs performance. Along a demanding 142km stretch of river, competitors are bound together by breakdowns, resilience and a shared journey, rather than the pursuit of status or spectacle.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Jon Foster-Pedley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-30-river-chaos-beats-polished-glory-in-new-zealands-wildest-boat-race/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-30-river-chaos-beats-polished-glory-in-new-zealands-wildest-boat-race/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:47:22 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[HIGH EXPECTATIONS: Blitzboks revival built on culture, consistency and a long view]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Blitzboks have emerged as the team to beat in this season’s HSBC SVNS series, having finally broken their Hong Kong hoodoo. But their resurgence is built on more than results. Under Philip Snyman, South Africa’s (SA’s) sevens side have paired defensive steel with a return to their roots. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Annemieke Thomaidis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-blitzboks-revival-built-on-culture-consistency-and-a-long-view/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-blitzboks-revival-built-on-culture-consistency-and-a-long-view/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:30:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[BHEKISISA: Anti-HIV jab due in six weeks but funding cuts hollow out delivery system]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The uptake of the once-every-six-month HIV prevention jab lenacapavir (LEN) in South Africa will be heavily affected by the Trump administration’s funding cuts to the country, a new report has found. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with doctors, nurses, peer counsellors, transgender and young people, sex workers, gay and bisexual men and government health workers with personal experience of the funding cuts in Cape Town and Johannesburg.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mia Malan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-anti-hiv-jab-due-in-six-weeks-but-funding-cuts-hollow-out-delivery-system/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-anti-hiv-jab-due-in-six-weeks-but-funding-cuts-hollow-out-delivery-system/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:13:46 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[A QUIET REVOLUTION: From soil to survival — the homegrown solutions saving South Africans from hunger]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[With rising food costs, more South Africans are turning to backyard gardening and community initiatives to combat hunger.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daniélle Schaafsma]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-from-soil-to-survival-the-homegrown-solutions-saving-south-africans-from-hunger/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-30-from-soil-to-survival-the-homegrown-solutions-saving-south-africans-from-hunger/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:38:57 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[EXPLAINER: Marching against migration: The rise of a new populist player]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Draped in civic language and national symbols, March and March is reshaping anti-foreigner politics — with carefully staged activism and a leader-centric movement at its core. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ferial Haffajee]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-marching-against-migration-the-rise-of-a-new-populist-player/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-marching-against-migration-the-rise-of-a-new-populist-player/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:12:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ANALYSIS: Tolerating Tolashe spells doom for the ANC]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[For voters whose faith in the ANC is wavering, there can perhaps be no greater symbol of all that is rotten in the party than the behaviour of Sisisi Tolashe and Maropene Ramokgopa. So far, there has been no proper explanation. And certainly no repentance.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Stephen Grootes]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-tolerating-tolashe-spells-doom-for-the-anc/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-tolerating-tolashe-spells-doom-for-the-anc/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:25:22 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Politics</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[FUEL FOR THOUGHT: Riding the oil roller coaster — how high will petrol prices soar this time?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[With crude oil prices potentially reaching historical highs due to unprecedented market shocks, analysts forecast demand destruction as a response to soaring costs and dwindling supplies.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lindsey Schutters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-riding-the-oil-roller-coaster-how-high-will-petrol-prices-soar-this-time/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-riding-the-oil-roller-coaster-how-high-will-petrol-prices-soar-this-time/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:28:08 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SA’s withdrawn AI policy had a State Capture design flaw. The flaws remain]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s draft AI policy, withdrawn amid scandals, reflects enduring vulnerabilities that could facilitate State Capture, emphasising the need for robust governance before the integration of AI systems.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nathan-Ross Adams]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-sas-withdrawn-ai-policy-had-a-state-capture-design-flaw-the-flaws-remain/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-sas-withdrawn-ai-policy-had-a-state-capture-design-flaw-the-flaws-remain/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:27:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[As the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, a food crisis looms ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The long-term effects on energy and commodity markets of the strait being closed for the past two months will be profound, but the most alarming dimension of this crisis is not energy, but food.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-as-the-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-continues-a-food-crisis-looms-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-as-the-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-continues-a-food-crisis-looms-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:41:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[FORE PLEASE: SA’s LIV Golf team insist league is going nowhere but acknowledge challenges

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        <description><![CDATA[The uncertainty over the future of LIV Golf remains opaque but South Africa’s team, the Southern Guards, believe it’s not the end, but a new start.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Craig Ray]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-sas-liv-golf-team-insist-league-is-going-nowhere-but-acknowledge-challenges/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-29-sas-liv-golf-team-insist-league-is-going-nowhere-but-acknowledge-challenges/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Democracy is a muscle that must be exercised, or it will be lost]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Many South Africans feel politically homeless, reducing democracy to a mere voting menu. Democracy must be actively pursued through involvement in the community and workplace, or risk being permanently lost.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Pieter du Plessis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-democracy-is-a-muscle-that-must-be-exercised-or-it-will-be-lost/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-democracy-is-a-muscle-that-must-be-exercised-or-it-will-be-lost/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Politics</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Freedom is not only the right to vote or speak freely, but also the ability to live with dignity. This means having real options: food that is affordable, healthy and produced in ways that do not depend on and promote the exploitation of people, animals or the environment. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Paula Knipe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-when-survival-leaves-no-room-for-compassion-in-south-africas-food-system/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-29-when-survival-leaves-no-room-for-compassion-in-south-africas-food-system/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:37:03 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Maverick Citizen</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The most vulnerable road users are the least protected — that must change]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Weak enforcement allows dangerous driving to persist, costing lives and failing vulnerable road users. Accountability and behaviour change must save them.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Gordon Laing]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-the-most-vulnerable-road-users-are-the-least-protected-that-must-change/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-the-most-vulnerable-road-users-are-the-least-protected-that-must-change/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Sanctified authoritarianism — apartheid nostalgia and the deepfake Jesus Trump]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Trump’s deepfake messiah reflects a history of Christian idolatry that has found fertile ground in SA. This Afrikaner-American ‘sanctified authoritarianism’ fuses nationalism and what sociologists call algorithmic conspirituality – the blending of conspiracy theories and spirituality in online spaces, hoping to create a dangerous political-theological movement that threatens democracy.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tristán Kapp]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-sanctified-authoritarianism-apartheid-nostalgia-and-the-deepfake-jesus-trump/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-sanctified-authoritarianism-apartheid-nostalgia-and-the-deepfake-jesus-trump/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:52:33 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Gulf security model nears breaking point as external guarantees prove increasingly conditional]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Iran war of 2026 has revived long-standing warnings that Gulf monarchies may be entering a period of structural fragility, as reliance on external security guarantees is increasingly exposed as conditional and unreliable. Rather than imminent collapse, the region now faces pressure to either rapidly recalibrate into more autonomous and integrated defence arrangements or risk gradual political reconfiguration under intensifying external shocks.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Zeenat Adam]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-gulf-security-model-nears-breaking-point-as-external-guarantees-prove-increasingly-conditional/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-gulf-security-model-nears-breaking-point-as-external-guarantees-prove-increasingly-conditional/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:28:36 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Government departments must lead by example and pay for City of Joburg services]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[How are ordinary citizens and households expected to pay when the very government that should be leading by example is not doing so? It seems there is a different set of rules for government departments and parastatals.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[S’bu Ngalwa]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-government-departments-must-lead-by-example-and-pay-for-city-of-joburg-services/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-28-government-departments-must-lead-by-example-and-pay-for-city-of-joburg-services/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Locked out — How AI automation is shrinking the entry-level market for graduates]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Employers will continue to choose the most productive and cost-effective option available to them, and increasingly, that option is automation. Expecting them to absorb underprepared graduates out of goodwill is not a strategy. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Linda Meyer]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-locked-out-how-ai-automation-is-shrinking-the-entry-level-market-for-graduates/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-locked-out-how-ai-automation-is-shrinking-the-entry-level-market-for-graduates/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:45:06 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Rabbi Goldstein’s attack on Pope Leo is theologically confused and inaccurate]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[To suggest that a call for peace makes one complicit in bloodshed must be denounced by any person of faith who values the truth, and while Goldstein is entitled to disagree with the pope’s approach, he should be cautious not to misrepresent it.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Russell Pollitt]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-rabbi-goldsteins-attack-on-pope-leo-is-theologically-confused-and-inaccurate/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-rabbi-goldsteins-attack-on-pope-leo-is-theologically-confused-and-inaccurate/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:56:26 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The truth about tradwives in the manosphere: Burned-out women and angry men]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Social media trends harken back to patriarchal roles, where women serve and men earn. Neither is happy.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Charmain Naidoo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-the-truth-about-tradwives-in-the-manosphere-burned-out-women-and-angry-men/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-04-27-the-truth-about-tradwives-in-the-manosphere-burned-out-women-and-angry-men/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>DM168,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[LISTEN: Season 3 of Maverick Citizen podcast ‘What’s Eating Us?’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[This season of What’s Eating Us looks at the food system from the ground up: the farmworkers who make our food, the building blocks of early child development, food insecurity in cities such as Johannesburg, and all the way to policies in place, an alternative grocery store and conversations with government. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lillian Roberts]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-31-whats-eating-us-maverick-citizen-launches-third-season-of-food-justice-podcast-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-31-whats-eating-us-maverick-citizen-launches-third-season-of-food-justice-podcast-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ghana: Realising Africa’s Agriculture Potential]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ghana’s failure to develop a thriving agricultural sector reflects a trend across the continent. What can African countries do differently to harness their agricultural potential? By GREG MILLS, ROCCO FALCONER and SAUL MUSKER.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Greg Mills, Rocco Falconer & Saul Musker]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-04-25-ghana-realising-africas-agriculture-potential/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-04-25-ghana-realising-africas-agriculture-potential/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Africa</category>
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