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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:43:09 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa’s failed promises — why a new anti-corruption commission is now crucial]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The issue of dealing effectively with the corrupt in our midst is the most significant and urgent unaddressed issue of the yet-to-be-resolved issues raised by Cyril Ramaphosa at the beginning of his first term as President.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Paul Hoffman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-02-ramaphosas-failed-promises-why-a-new-anti-corruption-commission-is-now-crucial/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:34:19 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Xenophobic unrest — you cannot condemn the fire after you lit the match]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[While officials now condemn xenophobia, South Africa’s political establishment ignited this hatred by normalising the cruel, conditional treatment of foreign nationals during the Stilfontein mine disaster.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Christopher Rutledge]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-02-xenophobic-unrest-you-cannot-condemn-the-fire-after-you-lit-the-match/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[JA WELL NO FINE: ‘Transition phase’: Nelson Mandela Bay metro says Aarto in force ‘in legal terms only’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Nelson Mandela Bay metro said this week that while it should ‘in legal terms’ implement the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto), it is only in a ‘transition phase’ so as not to disrupt law enforcement in the metro.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Estelle Ellis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-transition-phase-nelson-mandela-bay-metro-says-aarto-in-force-in-legal-terms-only/</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:56:51 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[HOPPY DAYS: The art of craft — Gqeberha’s RHBC scoops seven awards at African Beer Cup]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Where can you find the best beer in Gqeberha? The Richmond Hill Brewing Company believes it has what you need — and it has the awards to prove it.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Riaan Marais]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-the-art-of-craft-gqeberhas-rhbc-scoops-seven-awards-at-african-beer-cup/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-the-art-of-craft-gqeberhas-rhbc-scoops-seven-awards-at-african-beer-cup/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:42:02 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CHILD PROTECTION PART 4: Gqeberha gang violence forces families to raise traumatised children in SA’s murder capital]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In South Africa’s murder capital of Gqeberha, families are forced to raise traumatised children under the constant terror of unpredictable gang crossfire. As drug networks target vulnerable young people, community leaders and activists warn that policing is failing to protect the next generation.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Andisa Bonani]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-gqeberha-gang-violence-forces-families-to-raise-traumatised-children-in-sas-murder-capital/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-gqeberha-gang-violence-forces-families-to-raise-traumatised-children-in-sas-murder-capital/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:28:37 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Maverick Citizen</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[AFFORDABLE HOUSING BATTLE: The truth of spatial apartheid — ConCourt delivers a history lesson to DA]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A landmark Constitutional Court ruling confirms that Cape Town’s government perpetuates spatial apartheid, urging immediate action or equitable housing distribution in the city.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Kevin Bloom]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-the-truth-of-spatial-apartheid-concourt-delivers-a-history-lesson-to-da/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-the-truth-of-spatial-apartheid-concourt-delivers-a-history-lesson-to-da/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:25:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[DIPLOMATIC DEFENCE: Lamola orders probe after SA diplomat joins Zuma’s India reunion with fugitive Ajay Gupta]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, faces an investigation into his appearance at an event with former president Jacob Zuma and Ajay Gupta. Sources, however, say the diplomat was blindsided by Gupta’s appearance.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Peter Fabricius]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-lamola-orders-probe-after-sa-diplomat-joins-zumas-india-reunion-with-fugitive-ajay-gupta/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-lamola-orders-probe-after-sa-diplomat-joins-zumas-india-reunion-with-fugitive-ajay-gupta/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:05:07 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[STRANDED IN SA: Foreign nationals in limbo at Musina camp as border delays mount]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Thousands of foreigners, forced by the recent xenophobic protests to flee South Africa, are stranded in the border town of Musina, where many have been forced to shelter in the open as they navigate bureaucracy and problems associated with overstayed visas. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Frans Kwinda]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-foreign-nationals-in-limbo-at-musina-camp-as-border-delays-mount/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-foreign-nationals-in-limbo-at-musina-camp-as-border-delays-mount/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:21:17 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[George Building Disaster: George building collapse victims seek to hold housing regulator accountable]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[On 6 May 2024, Sylvia Magxwalisa became a widow when her husband Andile perished under tons of steel and rubble when a five-storey building development, 75 Victoria Street in George, collapsed.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Marianne Thamm]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-george-building-collapse-victims-seek-to-hold-housing-regulator-accountable/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-george-building-collapse-victims-seek-to-hold-housing-regulator-accountable/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Articles</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[AFTER THE BELL: Busa’s UIF exit exposes deep dysfunction in fund meant to protect desperate workers]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As a vital support for millions of South Africans, if the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) were to run out of money the consequences could make the tension ahead of this week’s protests look like a picnic.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Stephen Grootes]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-busas-uif-exit-exposes-deep-dysfunction-in-fund-meant-to-protect-desperate-workers/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-busas-uif-exit-exposes-deep-dysfunction-in-fund-meant-to-protect-desperate-workers/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CRITICAL MINERALS: Transalloys faces last days after being shut out of Eskom deal]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s last remaining manganese smelter went dark on Wednesday, and it will take a fiscal miracle to snatch the critical industry from the jaws of collapse.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lindsey Schutters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-transalloys-faces-last-days-after-being-shut-out-of-eskom-deal/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-transalloys-faces-last-days-after-being-shut-out-of-eskom-deal/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[READERS’ STORIES: Electricity Extortion Watch: ‘Nothing can compensate for the trauma’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg residents share shocking tales of extortion and intimidation by corrupt individuals posing as City Power contractors, revealing a broken, corrupt electricity system and profound trauma.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Diana Neille]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-electricity-extortion-watch-nothing-can-compensate-for-the-trauma/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-electricity-extortion-watch-nothing-can-compensate-for-the-trauma/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[IDEOLOGY OF SCARCITY OP-ED: The economy of hatred: What the anti-migrant wave tells us about SA’s broken economic model]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Decades of economic failure has created genuine desperation, into which an ideological campaign by mainstream economic actors has injected the false idea that we are trapped in a world of scarcity. And into this world political entrepreneurs have inserted the figure of the migrant as the illegitimate queue-jumper.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Gilad Isaacs]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-the-economy-of-hatred-what-the-anti-migrant-wave-tells-us-about-sas-broken-economic-model/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-the-economy-of-hatred-what-the-anti-migrant-wave-tells-us-about-sas-broken-economic-model/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Op-eds,Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CHILD PROTECTION PART 3: Hunted into exile: Gang terror forces Cape Flats activist to flee, splitting family]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Activist Roegchanda Pascoe’s stand against Cape Flats gangs forced her into exile, leaving her family behind. All too often, those speaking out about crime in hotspot areas pay a high price, while young residents remain trapped by systemic violence and criminal recruitment.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tamsin Metelerkamp]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-hunted-into-exile-gang-terror-forces-cape-flats-activist-to-flee-splitting-family/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-hunted-into-exile-gang-terror-forces-cape-flats-activist-to-flee-splitting-family/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:15:32 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[MUNICIPAL BREAKDOWN: Pikitup’s growing crisis: Broken trucks, contractor protests, months of missed collections]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Johannesburg’s waste management utility Pikitup is facing mounting scrutiny amid collapsing refuse collection services, with hundreds of trucks out of operation and persistent delays leaving bins overflowing across the city. Despite a reported R2.15-billion cash balance, the entity owes over R1.33-billion to suppliers and relies heavily on contractors, raising serious questions about financial and operational mismanagement.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Anna Cox]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-pikitups-growing-crisis-broken-trucks-contractor-protests-months-of-missed-collections/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-pikitups-growing-crisis-broken-trucks-contractor-protests-months-of-missed-collections/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[WATER WOES: ‘We need help’ — NMB acting city manager admits water situation now ‘unbearable’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela Bay acting city manager, advocate Lonwabo Ngoqo, has said in a letter to councillor Gustav Rautenbach that the ‘unbearable’ situation in the metro has forced him to seek external help to address ongoing water and electricity crises, as residents face extended outages, while the Department of Water and Sanitation issued a dismal performance review for the metro.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Estelle Ellis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-we-need-help-nmb-acting-city-manager-admits-water-situation-now-unbearable/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-we-need-help-nmb-acting-city-manager-admits-water-situation-now-unbearable/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Nelson Mandela Bay</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SAFETY THREAT: ‘Security concerns’ around R286m cocaine case witness Tumelo Nku see Madlanga Commission postponed]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Days after saying who allegedly put him in contact with a drug trafficker connected to a R286-million cocaine interception, Madlanga Commission of Inquiry witness Tumelo Nku’s continued testimony has been postponed after ‘security concerns’ were picked up.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Caryn Dolley]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-security-concerns-around-r286m-cocaine-case-witness-tumelo-nku-see-madlanga-commission-postponed/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-security-concerns-around-r286m-cocaine-case-witness-tumelo-nku-see-madlanga-commission-postponed/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[GROUNDUP: Thousands of immigrants stuck in Musina with little food, water or shelter]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Chaos erupted as displaced immigrants descended on the town close to the Beitbridge border.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Thembi Siaga]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-thousands-of-immigrants-stuck-in-musina-with-little-food-water-or-shelter/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-thousands-of-immigrants-stuck-in-musina-with-little-food-water-or-shelter/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:12:24 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[NEXT STEP: Bok Women target USA to keep World Cup momentum alive]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Springbok Women hope to test their set-piece strength against USA when they meet in the first of two Test matches at Ellis Park on 4 July.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Annemieke Thomaidis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-bok-women-target-usa-to-keep-world-cup-momentum-alive/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-bok-women-target-usa-to-keep-world-cup-momentum-alive/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:21:24 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Eight monks killed in Thailand after 11-year-old boy crashes truck]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy while on a pilgrimage in Thailand’s northeastern province of Mukdahan, officials said on Thursday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-eight-monks-killed-in-thailand-after-11-year-old-boy-crashes-truck/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-eight-monks-killed-in-thailand-after-11-year-old-boy-crashes-truck/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Poland detains two men suspected of spying for Belarus]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Polish security services have detained a Belarusian citizen and a Polish citizen suspected of spying on Belarusian exiles on behalf of the Belarusian intelligence services, a spokesperson for Polish security services said on Thursday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-poland-detains-two-men-suspected-of-spying-for-belarus/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-poland-detains-two-men-suspected-of-spying-for-belarus/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:20:14 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Firefighters battle blazes in southern France after European heatwave]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Firefighters were battling several wildfires fanned by strong winds in southern France on Thursday, as the country grappled with parched conditionsfollowing Europe’s recent heatwave.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-firefighters-battle-blazes-in-southern-france-after-european-heatwave/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-firefighters-battle-blazes-in-southern-france-after-european-heatwave/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:19:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Brazil, a Bolsonaro family rift exposes the right’s struggle with women voters]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A widening rift between far-right Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his stepmother, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, threatens to worsen his already weak standing among women voters as he campaigns for the presidency ahead of October’s general election.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-in-brazil-a-bolsonaro-family-rift-exposes-the-rights-struggle-with-women-voters/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-in-brazil-a-bolsonaro-family-rift-exposes-the-rights-struggle-with-women-voters/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:19:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[PUBLIC BACKLASH: Fifa’s World Cup hydration breaks have fans singing the same chorus: ‘Boooooo!’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The inception of mandatory cooling breaks at the 2026 soccer World Cup has been met with disdain from segments of the sports community; Fifa has defended them as necessary for player welfare.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-fifas-world-cup-hydration-breaks-have-fans-singing-the-same-chorus-boooooo/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-fifas-world-cup-hydration-breaks-have-fans-singing-the-same-chorus-boooooo/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Blood on the tender: Why municipal councillors keep dying in South Africa]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Political murders have little to do with conflicting ideologies and more to do with economic opportunities. This is where assassination becomes the means to remove the obstacles to economic opportunities.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Xolisile Ngumbela]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-02-blood-on-the-tender-why-municipal-councillors-keep-dying-in-south-africa/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-02-blood-on-the-tender-why-municipal-councillors-keep-dying-in-south-africa/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: Chicago heatwave sends residents and pets to the beach]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick Photo Team]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-chicago-heatwave-sends-residents-and-pets-to-the-beach/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-chicago-heatwave-sends-residents-and-pets-to-the-beach/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE INTERVIEW: How one South African’s 1,600km walk revealed the country’s resilient spirit]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Wandile Mthiyane’s 1,600km walk from Durban to Cape Town brings to light South Africa’s housing crisis and the resilient spirit of communities coming together for meaningful change.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Kristen Harding]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-how-one-south-africans-1600km-walk-revealed-the-countrys-resilient-spirit/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-how-one-south-africans-1600km-walk-revealed-the-countrys-resilient-spirit/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[US, Iran talks conclude in Doha, focused on Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[DOHA/DUBAI/VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace, focusing instead on issues that they said had been resolved when an interim agreement was announced two weeks ago.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-focused-on-strait-of-hormuz/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-us-iran-talks-conclude-in-doha-focused-on-strait-of-hormuz/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Zealand declares El Niño conditions, strong event likely]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Earth Sciences New Zealand declared El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific on Thursday, warning impacts on the country’s weather are expected to intensify through the coming months.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-new-zealand-declares-el-nino-conditions-strong-event-likely/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-02-new-zealand-declares-el-nino-conditions-strong-event-likely/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CHILD PROTECTION PART 2: Community-led interventions crucial for healing children exposed to violence in SA]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Local initiatives such as the Mitchells Plain Safety and Development Forum are introducing safe zones and structured activities to foster healthier, supportive environments for children facing severe psychological impacts due to high rates of violent crime.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tamsin Metelerkamp and Takudzwa Pongweni]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-01-community-led-interventions-crucial-for-healing-children-exposed-to-violence-in-sa/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-01-community-led-interventions-crucial-for-healing-children-exposed-to-violence-in-sa/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:13:31 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[XENOPHOBIC UNREST: Businesses looted, children traumatised — anti-migrant protesters turn on foreign and local traders]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Police described the vast majority of 30 June-related protests as peaceful. Those that turned violent had serious consequences.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lerato Mutsila, Reitumetse Pilane and Bheki C. Simelane]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-01-from-durban-to-soweto-anti-migrant-protests-spark-isolated-looting-of-foreign-and-local-traders/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-01-from-durban-to-soweto-anti-migrant-protests-spark-isolated-looting-of-foreign-and-local-traders/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:10:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond the bars of privatisation — lessons from Mangaung and Kutama-Sinthumule prisons]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Following severe human rights abuses and high-profile escapes, South Africa is terminating private prison partnerships to restore state accountability, public safety, and constitutional order within its correctional facilities.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Kgomotso Anthea Ramolobeng]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-01-beyond-the-bars-of-privatisation-lessons-from-mangaung-and-kutama-sinthumule-prisons/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-01-beyond-the-bars-of-privatisation-lessons-from-mangaung-and-kutama-sinthumule-prisons/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Democracies and autocracies, and how they play into US-South African relations]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The US under President Donald Trump has had a strained relationship with South Africa, but in the future, the world’s largest democracy could have the greatest stake in our country’s success.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[John Stremlau]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-01-democracies-and-autocracies-and-how-they-play-into-us-south-african-relations/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-01-democracies-and-autocracies-and-how-they-play-into-us-south-african-relations/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Why ‘flexible’ environmental assessments threaten the Northern Cape’s fragile ecosystems]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[We should all be concerned about a proposed move towards a more ‘flexible’ environmental impact assessment system in South Africa.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Katherine Forsythe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-01-why-flexible-environmental-assessments-threaten-the-northern-capes-fragile-ecosystems/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-07-01-why-flexible-environmental-assessments-threaten-the-northern-capes-fragile-ecosystems/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:01:27 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – After the June 30 marches: What our reporters saw — and what might happen next]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis, Felix Dlangamandla, Lerato Mutsila and Naledi Mashishi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-07-01-watch-after-the-june-30-marches-what-our-reporters-saw-and-what-might-happen-next/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-07-01-watch-after-the-june-30-marches-what-our-reporters-saw-and-what-might-happen-next/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:36:04 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Winner takes all in the AI economy, and SA wasn’t invited]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In the AI economy, South Africa risks being left behind as wealth consolidates in a handful of tech giants. But will the AI bubble run out of steam, as with the great railroad boom of the 19th century and the dotcom craze in the 2000s?]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-winner-takes-all-in-the-ai-economy-and-sa-wasnt-invited/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-winner-takes-all-in-the-ai-economy-and-sa-wasnt-invited/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:09:34 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Roots of xenophobia: Before ‘Abahambe’ there were AmaMpondo and AmaKula]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[There is something eerily familiar about the narrative that immigrants, documented or not, are the source of our pain in South Africa, with the phrase ‘Abahambe’ gaining dangerous traction.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bhekisisa Mncube]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-roots-of-xenophobia-before-abahambe-there-were-amampondo-and-amankula/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-roots-of-xenophobia-before-abahambe-there-were-amampondo-and-amankula/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:15:08 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[It’s WICKD: The auto manufacturing investment SA doesn’t need]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[It has to be asked: why should South Africa support other countries’ drive to maintain production output, at the expense of its own domestic production that supports national economic value and sustains local jobs way beyond manufacturing?]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Denise Van Huyssteen]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-its-wickd-the-auto-manufacturing-investment-sa-doesnt-need/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-its-wickd-the-auto-manufacturing-investment-sa-doesnt-need/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:24:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Nelson Mandela Bay,Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[South Africa’s anger is real, but migrants are not the enemy]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[For two decades inflammatory rhetoric has translated into attacks on homes, businesses, livelihoods and lives. To finally stop it inequality has to be confronted at its roots.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Amir Bagherioromi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-south-africas-anger-is-real-but-migrants-are-not-the-enemy/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-south-africas-anger-is-real-but-migrants-are-not-the-enemy/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:58:51 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Reclaiming ourselves in a time of hate as 30 June undermines our collective humanity]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Today, more than 60 million South Africans and our government are being defined by a small, highly vocal group. This is not accidental. This is a carefully planned, systematically rolled-out strategy.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Pregs Govender]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-reclaiming-ourselves-in-a-time-of-hate-as-30-june-undermines-our-collective-humanity-1/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-30-reclaiming-ourselves-in-a-time-of-hate-as-30-june-undermines-our-collective-humanity-1/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Xenophobia in SA — hate and blame are far easier than building and working]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Whatever happens this week, we need as a society to fully understand and act against the forces of hate, division and chaos that simmer beneath the surface of our constitutional democracy.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Judith February]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-xenophobia-in-sa-hate-and-blame-are-far-easier-than-building-and-working/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-xenophobia-in-sa-hate-and-blame-are-far-easier-than-building-and-working/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:35:44 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[South Africa’s trust infrastructure is failing, it’s time to rebuild the national quality infrastructure]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[International standards were never a matter of convenience; they emerged from the harsh necessity of avoiding the inefficiency, risk and strategic vulnerability caused by non-interoperable systems – a lesson learnt at enormous cost on post-war battlefields.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nils Flaatten]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-south-africas-trust-infrastructure-is-failing-its-time-to-rebuild-the-national-quality-infrastructure/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-south-africas-trust-infrastructure-is-failing-its-time-to-rebuild-the-national-quality-infrastructure/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Law over rage: SA must choose before anti-migrant anger descends into chaos]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa has a serious immigration management problem that has to be managed so that communities are listened to while the country remains a democratic, humane and lawful society for which many sacrificed.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Godfrey Nkosi]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-law-over-rage-sa-must-choose-before-anti-migrant-anger-descends-into-chaos/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-law-over-rage-sa-must-choose-before-anti-migrant-anger-descends-into-chaos/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:02:49 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Interest rates don’t build wealth, good financial habits do]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In a country where saving can be difficult and financial decisions often have to compete with the realities of day-to-day life, research shows that simple behavioural tools can have outsized effects.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Thomas Brennan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-interest-rates-dont-build-wealth-good-financial-habits-do/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-29-interest-rates-dont-build-wealth-good-financial-habits-do/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[When accountability fades, democracy pays the price]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Democracies fail not through the work of leaders but when institutions abandon the principles of accountability for political expediency. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Chris Maxon]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-28-when-accountability-fades-democracy-pays-the-price/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-28-when-accountability-fades-democracy-pays-the-price/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – South Africa’s anti-migrant campaigns: What’s really driving them?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-28-watch-south-africas-anti-migrant-campaigns-whats-really-driving-them/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-28-watch-south-africas-anti-migrant-campaigns-whats-really-driving-them/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Politics of the isolation ward: Thoughts on changing the world from a hospital bed]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Lying in hospital has given me time to reflect on the isolation ward that power structures have created around me, and to resolve to at least try to make a difference.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Graeme Sacks]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-28-politics-of-the-isolation-ward-thoughts-on-changing-the-world-from-a-hospital-bed/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-28-politics-of-the-isolation-ward-thoughts-on-changing-the-world-from-a-hospital-bed/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:42:44 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[SA’s bumper maize crop finds hungry Far East markets as harvest gathers pace]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[With a bumper maize crop expected in South Africa, exports are picking up pace, with the Far East accounting for a promising 72% of them. And after a few healthy seasons, South Africa has more than enough maize to go around.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-28-sas-bumper-maize-crop-finds-hungry-far-east-markets-as-harvest-gathers-pace/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-06-28-sas-bumper-maize-crop-finds-hungry-far-east-markets-as-harvest-gathers-pace/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch — Xenophobia, fear and South Africa’s fault lines]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Davis, Felix Dlangamandla and Victoria O'Regan]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-26-watch-xenophobia-fear-and-south-africas-fault-lines/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-26-watch-xenophobia-fear-and-south-africas-fault-lines/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:39:33 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – Mondli Makhanya: MK will win eThekwini/Durban ]]></title>
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        <author><![CDATA[Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-23-watch-mondli-makhanya-mk-will-win-ethekwini-durban-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-23-watch-mondli-makhanya-mk-will-win-ethekwini-durban-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch – Behind Zapiro’s Sisisi Tolashe cartoon]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-22-watch-behind-zapiros-sisisi-tolashe-cartoon/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-06-22-watch-behind-zapiros-sisisi-tolashe-cartoon/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:30:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Multimedia</category>
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