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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Economic Turbulence: Consumer commission calls FlySafair’s overbooking tactics ‘unconscionable conduct’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The National Consumer Commission has officially referred FlySafair to the National Consumer Tribunal for what an investigation into flight overbooking has revealed to be ‘unconscionable conduct’.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lindsey Schutters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-consumer-commission-calls-flysafairs-overbooking-tactics-unconscionable-conduct/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:13:26 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: Rise Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni enters Joburg mayoral race, warns of ‘gangster state’]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Former political analyst and activist Lukhona Mnguni is entering the race for Johannesburg mayor under the banner of Rise Mzansi, warning that South Africa risks becoming a ‘gangster state’ if corruption and weakened institutions are left unchecked. He answers our five questions for candidates. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Nonkululeko Njilo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-rise-mzansis-lukhona-mnguni-enters-joburg-mayoral-race-warns-of-gangster-state/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:34:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg,Politics</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: Don’t let short-term upsets upend your long-term financial plans]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Recent market volatility has some investors anxious about their portfolios’ performance, but temporary setbacks are not a reason to alter course permanently.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Kenny Meiring]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-dont-let-short-term-upsets-upend-your-long-term-financial-plans/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:05:58 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE WEEKEND WRAP: Corruption audits, estate battles, and SA’s ‘juicy’ economic milestone]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In this edition of the Weekend Wrap, accountability takes centre stage with a breakthrough in tracking down missing state funds, a scathing high court ruling involving a late political struggle veteran, and a breakdown of the bid to remove Julius Malema from the JSC. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daily Maverick]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-corruption-audits-estate-battles-and-sas-juicy-economic-milestone/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-corruption-audits-estate-battles-and-sas-juicy-economic-milestone/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Magazine</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Newsletters: I have a picture for you! 16 May-22 May 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/2026-05-22-i-have-a-picture-for-you-16-may-22-may-2026/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-i-have-a-picture-for-you-16-may-22-may-2026/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Newsletters,Newsdeck</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[ACCOMMODATION CRISES: MPs intervene at UWC as students continue protest over poor living conditions]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Frustrated students from the University of Western Cape have entered another day of protests over poor living conditions. On Friday, 22 May, MPs visited the protest site, expressing concern and demanding the university take immediate action to resolve the crisis affecting student welfare.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Siyabonga Goni]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-mps-intervene-at-uwc-as-students-continue-protest-over-poor-living-conditions/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-mps-intervene-at-uwc-as-students-continue-protest-over-poor-living-conditions/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:47:51 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,Maverick Citizen</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[INSPIRE: Cultural hub uses jazz and soul to bring us back together ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Music institution Bassline, which began as a venue 32 years ago, is now a roving concert company about to put on its annual festival. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bridget Hilton-Barber]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-cultural-hub-uses-jazz-and-soul-to-bring-us-back-together-/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[RAW DEAL: Asenathi Ntlabakanye doping case exposes cruel reality of ‘strict liability’ ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Springbok and Lions prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has started an 18-month ban for a doping violation that says more about the system than it does about any perceived cheating on his part.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Craig Ray]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-asenathi-ntlabakanye-doping-case-exposes-cruel-reality-of-strict-liability-/</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:50:19 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,DM168,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SOCCER: Hostile environment awaits Champions League hopefuls Mamelodi Sundowns in Morocco]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In their pursuit of a second Champions League title, Mamelodi Sundowns will have to down Morocco’s AS FAR in Rabat. It won’t be a welcoming environment for the Brazilians, who head into the second-leg encounter with a slender 1-0 lead.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Yanga Sibembe]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-hostile-environment-awaits-champions-league-hopefuls-mamelodi-sundowns-in-morocco/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-hostile-environment-awaits-champions-league-hopefuls-mamelodi-sundowns-in-morocco/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:49:54 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[CRYSTALLISING SUCCESS: Queen bees reshaping SA beekeeping industry]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[‘The bee kingdom is led by women, we can’t keep assuming men lead it,’ says Lulu Letlape, founder of Bongi Bees. She is one of a new generation of women entrepreneurs quietly reshaping one of South Africa’s most overlooked agricultural sectors.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Daniélle Schaafsma]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-queen-bees-reshaping-sa-beekeeping-industry/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-queen-bees-reshaping-sa-beekeeping-industry/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[MULTIMILLION-RAND CLAWBACK: SIU recovers R25m from Covid-19 school sanitising contracts]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Following a series of articles by Maverick Citizen, the SIU has finalised a R25-million asset recovery from a network of contractors linked to the Gauteng Department of Education’s irregular R431-million Covid-19 sanitisation contracts.   ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Takudzwa Pongweni]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-siu-recovers-r25m-from-covid-19-school-sanitising-contracts/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-siu-recovers-r25m-from-covid-19-school-sanitising-contracts/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[China to crack down on illegal cross-border securities activities]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[China on Friday launched a crackdown on cross-border activities that illegally channel domestic money into overseas securities, futures and fund products.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-china-to-crack-down-on-illegal-cross-border-securities-activities/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-china-to-crack-down-on-illegal-cross-border-securities-activities/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Samsung workers begin voting on pay deal, some non-chip employees to oppose it]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Samsung Electronics’ workers in South Korea on Friday began voting on a pay deal that ensures huge bonuses for its memory chip workers, but other employees who didn’t fare as well said they plan to oppose it.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-samsung-workers-begin-voting-on-pay-deal-some-non-chip-employees-to-oppose-it/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-samsung-workers-begin-voting-on-pay-deal-some-non-chip-employees-to-oppose-it/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:59:50 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explosion at MOL’s Tiszaujvaros petrochemical plant in Hungary kills one]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[An explosion at Hungarian oil and gas group MOL’s petrochemical plant in Tiszaujvaros, eastern Hungary, has killed one person and injured several others, the company said in a statement on Friday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-explosion-at-mols-tiszaujvaros-petrochemical-plant-in-hungary-kills-one/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-explosion-at-mols-tiszaujvaros-petrochemical-plant-in-hungary-kills-one/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump officials tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of US states by asking whether the Commerce Department could declare their components national-security risks, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-trump-officials-tried-to-ban-half-of-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-trump-officials-tried-to-ban-half-of-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:36:18 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[BATTLE OF THE EGOS: Standoff continues as Tehran and Washington refuse to yield]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Although military attacks may have ceased, at least temporarily, the war of words between Iran and the US continues.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mel Frykberg]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-standoff-continues-as-tehran-and-washington-refuse-to-yield/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-standoff-continues-as-tehran-and-washington-refuse-to-yield/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:17:20 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: When we begged for verbs, my leader, you gave us collective nouns]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency has been defined by commissions and task teams instead of action. Would he recall all the missed opportunities as he enters the cold corridor of impeachment? ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bhekisisa Mncube]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-22-letter-to-mahlamba-ndlopfu-when-we-begged-for-verbs-my-leader-you-gave-us-collective-nouns/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-22-letter-to-mahlamba-ndlopfu-when-we-begged-for-verbs-my-leader-you-gave-us-collective-nouns/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,DM168</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Art Fair: Ten things to look out for at Joburg’s RMB Latitudes 2026]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[There is something magical about that in-between stage when everyone is still setting up for RMB Latitudes Art Fair: ladders everywhere, technicians tweaking lighting, paint still drying, the artworld surviving on caffeine, and a sense of community second to none. It runs from 22 to 24 May at Shepstone Gardens.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Ferial Haffajee]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-ten-things-to-look-out-for-at-joburgs-rmb-latitudes-2026/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-ten-things-to-look-out-for-at-joburgs-rmb-latitudes-2026/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Johannesburg</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT: A wheel difference: The mobile evening clinics changing lives in a Western Cape town]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Seasonal workers in Robertson often struggle to get to the clinic to access basic healthcare during the day, so community health workers in Langeberg have set up mobile clinics to visit the township at night.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Sue Segar]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-a-wheel-difference-the-mobile-evening-clinics-changing-lives-in-a-western-cape-town/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-a-wheel-difference-the-mobile-evening-clinics-changing-lives-in-a-western-cape-town/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Citizen</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[GOING UNDER: My Heart Story: Shape-shifters, paranoia, and jazz on the operating table]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The post-operative musings of a man who loves his family. And for the bleakest days of his life, thought he was gone from them.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tony Jackman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-my-heart-story-shape-shifters-paranoia-and-jazz-on-the-operating-table/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-my-heart-story-shape-shifters-paranoia-and-jazz-on-the-operating-table/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life,TGIFood</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[(FINE) FOWL RECIPE: Vusi Ndlovu’s fried chicken & egg with sous kaani, amasi dressing & smoked mayo]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Try this stylish and sexy, easy yet elegant fried chicken recipe.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Anna Trapido]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-vusi-ndlovus-fried-chicken-egg-with-sous-kaani-amasi-dressing-smoked-mayo/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-vusi-ndlovus-fried-chicken-egg-with-sous-kaani-amasi-dressing-smoked-mayo/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>TGIFood</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[BLISSFUL BIRDS: Crunch time for the country’s ultimate fried chicken contenders]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A tongue-in-cheek survey of South Africa’s finest fried chicken.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Anna Trapido]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-crunch-time-for-fried-chicken/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-crunch-time-for-fried-chicken/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>TGIFood</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[THE CONVERSATION: What parents should know before using edible glitter on cakes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Sparkly cake decorations such as edible glitter and metallic dusts are booming in popularity, but experts warn they can pose serious health risks if inhaled – especially by children. The warning comes after a young boy in Australia was admitted to hospital when cake decorating powder entered his lungs, prompting a nationwide product recall.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[The Conversation]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-what-parents-should-know-before-using-edible-glitter-on-cakes/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-what-parents-should-know-before-using-edible-glitter-on-cakes/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>TGIFood</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Lest we forget: The play observing the Soweto Uprising through a fiercely human lens]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that shattered the soul of South Africa on 16 June 1976, the Baxter and Market theatres have co-produced a docu-fictional drama, Rise ’76: The Story of June 16th.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Keith Bain]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-lest-we-forget-the-play-observing-the-soweto-uprising-through-a-fiercely-human-lens/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-lest-we-forget-the-play-observing-the-soweto-uprising-through-a-fiercely-human-lens/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Life</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[US arrests sister of Cuban military conglomerate chief]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[May 21 (Reuters) - The United States arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-us-arrests-sister-of-cuban-military-conglomerate-chief/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-us-arrests-sister-of-cuban-military-conglomerate-chief/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[US hits nine Hezbollah-aligned individuals in Lebanon with sanctions]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against nine individuals, including Iran&#39;s designated ambassador to Lebanon, for obstructing the peace process in the Middle Eastern country and impeding the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-us-hits-nine-hezbollah-aligned-individuals-in-lebanon-with-sanctions/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-us-hits-nine-hezbollah-aligned-individuals-in-lebanon-with-sanctions/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:38:56 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australian women linked to Isis leave Syrian camp, ABC reports]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - A second group of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group have departed a refugee camp in northeast Syria and may be returning to Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday. ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-australian-women-linked-to-isis-leave-syrian-camp-abc-reports/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-australian-women-linked-to-isis-leave-syrian-camp-abc-reports/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:34:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rubio to tell Nato ministers Trump ‘very disappointed’ over Iran war stance
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        <description><![CDATA[HELSINGBORG, Sweden May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Nato allies on Friday for the first time since President Donald Trump called the alliance into question due to divisions over the Iran war and Washington announced plans to pull 5,000 troops from Europe.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Reuters]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-rubio-to-tell-nato-ministers-trump-very-disappointed-over-iran-war-stance/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-rubio-to-tell-nato-ministers-trump-very-disappointed-over-iran-war-stance/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:33:29 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS: No golf, but Roelf Meyer, SA’s new ambassador to US, will walk the course]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The most pressing issue for South Africa is improving trade relations between Pretoria and Washington, says new SA ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-no-golf-but-roelf-meyer-sas-new-ambassador-to-us-will-walk-the-course/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-no-golf-but-roelf-meyer-sas-new-ambassador-to-us-will-walk-the-course/</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>World,Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[JUMBO PROBLEM: Bureaucratic delays could lead to ‘last-resort’ culling of SA elephants, Parliament is warned]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[As South Africa wrestles with elephant management, delays and a lack of accountability could push culling from a last resort to an all-too-possible outcome.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Don Pinnock]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-21-bureaucratic-delays-could-lead-to-last-resort-culling-of-sa-elephants-parliament-is-warned/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-21-bureaucratic-delays-could-lead-to-last-resort-culling-of-sa-elephants-parliament-is-warned/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cape Town tariff case was not ‘irresponsible’ — here’s why we did it.]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In the wake of the ruling that the new fixed tariffs are unlawful and invalid, a concerning mischaracterisation of the case has emerged. The ratepayers now offer their account – and an open door to the mayor and mayoral committee.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bas Zuidberg]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-21-cape-town-tariff-case-was-not-irresponsible-heres-why-we-did-it/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-21-cape-town-tariff-case-was-not-irresponsible-heres-why-we-did-it/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:46:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Watch: Julius Malema — Conviction, sentencing, and the battle for the JSC]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Greg Nicolson and Nonkululeko Njilo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-05-21-watch-julius-malema-conviction-sentencing-and-the-battle-for-the-jsc/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/video/2026-05-21-watch-julius-malema-conviction-sentencing-and-the-battle-for-the-jsc/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:26:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick News</category>
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        <title><![CDATA[The architecture of opacity: Zimbabwe diamond industry’s lessons on critical mineral supply chains
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        <description><![CDATA[The securitisation of the Marange diamond industry in Zimbabwe represents a deliberate political strategy to engineer an ‘architecture of opacity’ for regime survival and elite enrichment.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Weston Marume and Brandon Marc Finn]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-21-the-architecture-of-opacity-zimbabwe-diamond-industrys-lessons-on-critical-mineral-supply-chains/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-21-the-architecture-of-opacity-zimbabwe-diamond-industrys-lessons-on-critical-mineral-supply-chains/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:06:14 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Arsenal fans finally bask in Premier League glory after 22 years of heartbreak
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        <description><![CDATA[Arsenal are Premier League champions, bringing ecstatic relief to devoted fans who&#39;ve endured two decades of disappointment in pursuit of glory.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Azu Ishiekwene]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-arsenal-fans-finally-bask-in-premier-league-glory-after-22-years-of-heartbreak/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-arsenal-fans-finally-bask-in-premier-league-glory-after-22-years-of-heartbreak/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:12:18 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Sport,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Sustainable use of wildlife is a conditional promise — that SA has not reached ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s conservation establishment has a favourite phrase, ‘sustainable use’, presented as the pragmatic answer to balancing biodiversity protection with economic reality. But sustainable use is not a self-executing principle. It depends on science, lawful governance and meaningful enforcement. Where those conditions collapse, the framework does not conserve wildlife. It incentivises its destruction.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Bool Smuts]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-sustainable-use-of-wildlife-is-a-conditional-promise-that-sa-has-not-reached-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-sustainable-use-of-wildlife-is-a-conditional-promise-that-sa-has-not-reached-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:39:12 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Time for change: Ambassador Roelf  Meyer begins new chapter for SA-US relations
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        <description><![CDATA[A year ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa was ambushed in the White House. Today, Roelf Meyer will present his credentials to President Donald Trump as the new South African Ambassador to Washington. The hope is that this act will restore diplomatic channels and reset relations between the nations.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Colin Coleman]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-time-for-change-ambassador-roelf-meyer-begins-new-chapter-for-sa-us-relations/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-time-for-change-ambassador-roelf-meyer-begins-new-chapter-for-sa-us-relations/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:28:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Why inaction on elephant overpopulation may cause greater animal suffering]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In nature, death and killing is natural. In systems where populations are too high and resources become limited Mother Nature takes it one step further and mass die-offs occur. Mass die-offs come with starvation, suffering and outcomes that go against several animal rights ethical frameworks. Is that what we are normalising?]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Robert Kröger]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-why-inaction-on-elephant-overpopulation-may-cause-greater-animal-suffering/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-why-inaction-on-elephant-overpopulation-may-cause-greater-animal-suffering/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:25:22 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Looking for Musa: South Africans have lost civic agency and need to start building again]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa doesn’t only need better government. It needs to remember the citizens who built things before the government arrived.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Themba Dlamini]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-looking-for-musa-south-africans-have-lost-civic-agency-and-need-to-start-building-again/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-looking-for-musa-south-africans-have-lost-civic-agency-and-need-to-start-building-again/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:18:11 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Masemola charges show how weak oversight continues to undermine SAPS]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[General Fannie Masemola’s court appearance over alleged Public Finance Management Act violations is not just about one contract – it shines a harsh light on systemic governance failures within the SAPS. When accountability falters at the highest level of policing, public trust, institutional integrity and the state’s ability to protect communities are all placed at risk.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[D Khosa]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-masemola-charges-show-how-weak-oversight-continues-to-undermine-saps/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-masemola-charges-show-how-weak-oversight-continues-to-undermine-saps/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Hantavirus shows wisdom of South Africa’s position on pathogen access and benefit sharing]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Hantavirus is not considered a pathogen with pandemic potential. However, the outbreak has once again demonstrated that South Africa is not obstructionist, irrational or unreasonable in demanding that pathogen access and benefit sharing be placed on an equal footing in the Pandemic Agreement.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Lauren Paremoer]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-hantavirus-shows-wisdom-of-south-africas-position-on-pathogen-access-and-benefit-sharing/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-20-hantavirus-shows-wisdom-of-south-africas-position-on-pathogen-access-and-benefit-sharing/</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:26:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The bond reckoning is about to meet the AI mirage
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        <description><![CDATA[Something shifted in global markets last week, and not for the better. In both bonds and equities, the mood has darkened.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Natale Labia]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-19-the-bond-reckoning-is-about-to-meet-the-ai-mirage/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-19-the-bond-reckoning-is-about-to-meet-the-ai-mirage/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:14:52 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Consumers have a right to know when they are communicating with a machine]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Consumers deserve transparency when interacting with AI systems, as undisclosed automation impacts trust, communication, and decision-making during conversations with companies.  ]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Michele van Eck]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-19-consumers-have-a-right-to-know-when-they-are-communicating-with-a-machine/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-19-consumers-have-a-right-to-know-when-they-are-communicating-with-a-machine/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Phala Phala is testing where the needle hovers on SA’s moral compass ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[All eyes are on President Cyril Ramaphosa and members of the National Assembly in this contentious matter, but we citizens are also being put to the test.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Zukiswa Pikoli]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-19-phala-phala-is-testing-where-the-needle-hovers-on-sas-moral-compass-/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-19-phala-phala-is-testing-where-the-needle-hovers-on-sas-moral-compass-/</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:54:42 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas,Maverick Citizen,DM168</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The Phala Phala test — is SA ready to end selective outrage against corruption?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa does not have a corruption problem alone. It has a selective outrage problem. The Constitutional Court’s Phala Phala ruling of last week may be the moment South Africa discovers whether our society is capable, finally, of applying the same standard to those it admires as to those it despises.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Melusi Ncala]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-the-phala-phala-test-is-sa-ready-to-end-selective-outrage-against-corruption/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-the-phala-phala-test-is-sa-ready-to-end-selective-outrage-against-corruption/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:43:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The true cost of SA's housing delivery crisis is missing from the funding debate]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s housing crisis is no longer simply about how many homes are being built, but whether the country’s outdated funding model can keep pace with rising construction costs, expanding mandates and modern housing standards. As provinces are asked to deliver larger, safer and more dignified homes with relatively stagnant budgets, the pressure is mounting for a fundamental rethink of how housing delivery is financed.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Tertuis Simmers]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-the-true-cost-of-sas-housing-delivery-crisis-is-missing-from-the-funding-debate/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-the-true-cost-of-sas-housing-delivery-crisis-is-missing-from-the-funding-debate/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:24:59 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Maize prices could recover on stronger regional and global demand]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[South Africa entered the 2026-27 maize marketing year with another record harvest and sizeable carryover stocks after exports in the previous season fell short of expectations amid weak demand from traditional Far East buyers. However, improving regional demand in southern Africa, possible tighter supplies linked to an approaching El Niño cycle, and firmer global prices could revive export activity and support maize prices in the months ahead.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Wandile Sihlobo]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-maize-prices-could-recover-on-stronger-regional-and-global-demand/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-maize-prices-could-recover-on-stronger-regional-and-global-demand/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[The last zoo elephants: Why Johannesburg can no longer justify their captivity]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The continued confinement of Lammie, Ramadiba and Mopane rests on an assumption that their needs can be met within the Johannesburg Zoo. The available evidence suggests that this assumption is no longer secure. An alternative exists.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Adam Cruise]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-the-last-zoo-elephants-why-johannesburg-can-no-longer-justify-their-captivity/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-18-the-last-zoo-elephants-why-johannesburg-can-no-longer-justify-their-captivity/</guid>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:35:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Maverick Earth,Opinionistas</category>
        
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        <title><![CDATA[Does the Iran war mark the beginning of the end of US dollar hegemony?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The global energy transition is no longer being driven primarily by climate policy, but by the geopolitical and financial contradictions of the petro-dollar order itself. As China and India electrify at scale and expand renewable-powered growth, rising oil instability is accelerating a shift toward a multipolar, multi-currency world in which energy, finance and geopolitical power are being fundamentally reconfigured.]]></description>
        
        <author><![CDATA[Mark Swilling]]></author>
        <link>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-does-the-iran-war-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-us-dollar-hegemony/</link>
        <guid>https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2026-05-14-does-the-iran-war-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-us-dollar-hegemony/</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
        <category>Business Maverick</category>
        
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