<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:category="http://www.arena.com/rss/category/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[SundayTimes]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[SundayTimes News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:20:41 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Allies fear a rushed US–Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-19-allies-fear-a-rushed-usiran-framework-deal-could-backfire-leaving-technical-deadlock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-19-allies-fear-a-rushed-usiran-framework-deal-could-backfire-leaving-technical-deadlock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran seeks guarantees, while Europe urges broader involvement in talks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:15:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/X5SFAX2KWZD55MBNT4AP7J755U.JPG?auth=55a87ca4adc9dc2acb7639c34ae8dae939c6472c8654e9b4b5e21d0c4c2f78c6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. 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REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elizabeth Frantz</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classy Fourie, Dambile shine in SA championships ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-classy-fourie-dambile-shine-in-sa-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-classy-fourie-dambile-shine-in-sa-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sports  Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marioné Fourie and Sinesipho Dambile won impressively at the South African championships in Stellenbosch yesterday — now they’re ready for the international circuit. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2LBEWZO7UZEFPCXJZICSKPA2RM.jpg?auth=ae1d1ba1fa50626743d2aca8916a2e87a91ab4f840ee76b791db82868191efa6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marioné Fourie in action in Potchefstroom earlier this month. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cecilia van Bers</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUNCEDO MTWENTWE | SA’s car industry at crossroads as sales boom masks deeper risks]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-04-19-luncedo-mtwentwe-sas-car-industry-at-crossroads-as-sales-boom-masks-deeper-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-04-19-luncedo-mtwentwe-sas-car-industry-at-crossroads-as-sales-boom-masks-deeper-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luncedo Mtwentwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sales boom masks deeper challenges as local manufacturing falters]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:23:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BRH2AASNH5NBFP2HBSG6SBYSTE.jpg?auth=a0429ff340f23012db6698688459a449c0421c07480b7d784951002e1d03f844&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ What happens to the industry has implications far beyond the showroom floor, says the writer.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">traimak / 123rf</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Crisis’ warning after hackers steal sensitive police data ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-crisis-warning-after-hackers-steal-sensitive-police-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-crisis-warning-after-hackers-steal-sensitive-police-data/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabelo Skiti]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A notorious international hacker group that specialises in ransom demands has breached Polmed’s database]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/T3V2PIO64NMYHMPGDH7UGBE4LM.jpg?auth=5226884347a503a7b1b28c4cac06e5f9e8b8f08e094c1a6fc73604a0258dacf8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Polmed data breach has resulted in the leak of identity information, private health records, financial data, occupational designations and home addresses of police officers. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/dolgachov</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEAKED AUDIO | ANC mayor Maimane ‘offers opposition councillors cash’ to help oust his own party]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-anc-mayor-maimane-offers-opposition-councillors-cash-to-help-oust-his-own-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-anc-mayor-maimane-offers-opposition-councillors-cash-to-help-oust-his-own-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac Mahlangu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Madibeng municipality rocked by recording of secret meeting in which R200,000 payments promised in exchange for anti-ANC campaign]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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investigation into the attempted hit on him in 2024 that left him with serious wounds.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘PSL broadcast rights safe’: Canal+]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-psl-broadcast-rights-safe-canal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-psl-broadcast-rights-safe-canal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bareng-Batho Kortjaas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SuperSport caused a disruption by making the official announcement of their acquisition of the 2026 Fifa World Cup broadcast rights during a live match between Magesi FC and Kaizer Chiefs.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Masondo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gauteng detectives got their first break thanks to CCTV footage of the two alleged guns for hire at a shopping centre]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2W2I6LQXAFBSDJKNDYX2XLKXS4.jpg?auth=c088c62c9d1aaa731e3e76e6f109d2681a04f5a913edb901c8b870889bd41560&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crackdown on Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala by the Gauteng provincial organised crime unit was a masterclass in modern digital forensics and meticulous surveillance. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJs, drug wars: what Cat told me]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-djs-drug-wars-what-cat-told-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-djs-drug-wars-what-cat-told-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika, Sipho Masondo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An explosive affidavit from a popular DJ who survived an attempted assassination has lifted the lid on a high-stakes world of drug-dealing centred on South Africa’s night-club scene.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GJWCZ7VLQNOZBNBZWCQZQXCI7Y.png?auth=e29310f448f6fa24f6145eca1264a8eb0ac29df9e5c586bf7742a7807b806e80&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Popular DJ and club owner Oupa Sefoka, better known as DJ Sumbody, was killed in November 2022. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Times Literary Awards: Call for entries]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/books/news/2026-02-20-sunday-times-literary-awards-call-for-entries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/books/news/2026-02-20-sunday-times-literary-awards-call-for-entries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Submissions are invited from publishers for the 2026 Sunday Times Literary Awards for non-fiction and fiction.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:07:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QXNH7MKZTJDCVLUDRYFROLWTWY.jpg?auth=784d1a28ef8177504490f762c1c58115c78c1fe234e91526d425803351541055&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Publishers are invited to submit their titles for the Sunday Times Literary Awards.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arena Holdings</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/books/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consistency key for Proteas Women as World Cup comes into focus]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-consistency-is-proteass-next-goal-as-world-cup-comes-into-focus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-consistency-is-proteass-next-goal-as-world-cup-comes-into-focus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South Africa has been experimenting with combinations and personnel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3P4MDPAA6JE2PJTGVTJNTTGN4Y.jpg?auth=34bfea1194f337174ab5df21ad0a4a8cfc43198a9589340ada3a98a6424c40a1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ayabonga Khaka says the focus is on the World Cup as SA take on India in five-match T20 series.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerhard Duraan</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[US signals deeper push into Africa’s oil and gas sector despite SA tensions]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-us-signals-deeper-push-into-africas-oil-and-gas-sector-despite-sa-tensions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-us-signals-deeper-push-into-africas-oil-and-gas-sector-despite-sa-tensions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under Trump’s shadow, and in the absence of EU states, US business turns on the charm]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TUB6GRB6FFFBJDBQQ2PWR3BUDU.JPG?auth=e3c6152d786fce6344f593dc08613e54772bcc12e710f6297c22e45d52665c43&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US energy secretary Chris Wright. Picture: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Louisa Gouliamaki</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/business/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY BRILLIANT CAREER | ‘Hard work beats talent — that’s a hill I will die on’]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-04-18-my-brilliant-career-fran-luckin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-04-18-my-brilliant-career-fran-luckin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fran Luckin is the co-chief creative officer at independent agency Boundless ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6JMX3WTYNRGJFF6CNQIIX6DL5M.jpg?auth=93e59cc3e595e97e0b189c88cdcb91df74d3b97f3d26802c7930fdc811aad0d2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fran Luckin is co-chief creative officer at Boundless.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Careers</category><category:id>/business/careers</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[TrendAI expands South African data footprint as AI-driven threats escalate]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-trendai-expands-south-african-data-footprint-as-ai-driven-threats-escalate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-trendai-expands-south-african-data-footprint-as-ai-driven-threats-escalate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan   Monzeglio]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TrendAI deepens SA investment as AI reshapes cyber risk and enterprise security]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CQWSYLS2ZJEJVO7QSMNLNZDMTY.jpg?auth=c622108507fa16189d3f55f78bbf0dd8002ded8812e86de71cab47d62aab46e6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gareth Redelinghuys, country MD of TrendAI Sub-Saharan Africa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sipho Maseko’s Afrifund Investments set to buy Bidvest Life]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-sipho-masekos-afrifund-investments-set-to-buy-bidvest-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-sipho-masekos-afrifund-investments-set-to-buy-bidvest-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabiso Mochiko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The deal is a cornerstone in Afrifund's broader strategy to establish a 'trifecta' financial services model spanning banking, insurance and asset management]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7WS6JGPVIZLIJIMSERWKNB5GOA.jpg?auth=05a1a991324b38e84a0a190e532c51a80be8bb8f7a477248e386215e475b828f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko. Picture: Moeletsi Mabe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[From pawn shop loans to marketplace star: Romtech’s rapid rise]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-from-pawn-shop-loans-to-marketplace-star-romtechs-rapid-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-from-pawn-shop-loans-to-marketplace-star-romtechs-rapid-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan   Monzeglio]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What began with a last paycheque and pawn shop loans has evolved into a fast-scaling e-commerce tech business now earning top marketplace recognition.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:23:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/P34MVE6QYZDG7JFAGCEXKQ6AFM.jpg?auth=4f4fb732da3159fd3c4381ca4d88881b9d7889c1b975d637e97e06cf6f177046&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Romtech Online receives the Amazon Golden Smile Award at the Amazon South Africa Seller Summit.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/business/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash crunch hobbles Sars fight against bootleggers]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-cash-crunch-hobbles-sars-fight-against-bootleggers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-cash-crunch-hobbles-sars-fight-against-bootleggers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Illicit booze, tobacco and other goods are costing the fiscus billions in lost tax, but Sars doesn’t have the resources to beat the problem]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4KXY56ZW6JDGHFVN3L7GOUG6HQ.jpg?auth=72379199c4f5faaaab92fe10d6d7a4b92d6c09212c38b5b788c389b7c424bbcd&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South African Revenue Service commissioner Edward Kieswetter with finance minister Enoch Godongwana in Pretoria on April 1 2026. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi arrested as Madlanga probe tightens grip]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-empd-deputy-chief-julius-mkhwanazi-arrested-as-madlanga-probe-tightens-grip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-empd-deputy-chief-julius-mkhwanazi-arrested-as-madlanga-probe-tightens-grip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mduduzi  Nonyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigators link senior metro cop to alleged rogue operations and possible underworld ties.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VFHDPBV3NBAEFCXWKH5OBJ3S4Q.jpg?auth=d81f9dae978d0a267b2ecea0cd33a7efc4b99cf6a2bdd1fdbe9485426e0eee47&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been arrested on fraud and corruption charges as the Madlanga Commission probe intensifies. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[FRANCIS PETERSEN | Cattle crisis exposes overlooked skills gap ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-francis-peterson-cattle-crisis-exposes-an-overlooked-skills-gap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-francis-peterson-cattle-crisis-exposes-an-overlooked-skills-gap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Francis Petersen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South Africa has far too few animal health professionals, as the FMD outbreak has made abundantly clear to the country’s cost, writes Francis Petersen.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5CZOVMVOGNKGHIYUQPU3S24I2U.jpg?auth=99888182c9e0f84f4d20f5ebec7deda5ae97414938d1701468ab78b00be86b6d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Farms between Humansdorp and St Francis Bay have been placed under quarantine after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was reported in the area. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sassa, Postbank clash over grant subsidy as court battle looms]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-sassa-postbank-clash-over-grant-subsidy-as-court-battle-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-sassa-postbank-clash-over-grant-subsidy-as-court-battle-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabelo Khumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The South African Social Security Agency has lashed out at the South African Postbank, accusing its sister entity of losing social grant recipients at an alarming rate as they flee to private banks for better services.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:20:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BT224GME35J3HK6DF5IEUMI33Q.jpg?auth=6579f7ee043f40e3bb1a4b6ed16bd9b5415d73facf8727c83afda394d2776dc9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People queue outside a Sassa office. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jaco Marais</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/business/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOB AD | Deputy commissioner: Corporate Services — Border Management Authority]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-job-ad-deputy-commissioner-corporate-services-border-management-authority/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-job-ad-deputy-commissioner-corporate-services-border-management-authority/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | The Border Management Authority invites qualified candidates to apply for this mission-critical post by May 4 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:06:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YEUBLKP7UVAEDEMCUDCUTRRNUU.jpg?auth=16c5b42c38c13122d0b22984a4dcee60e35fe5c5a0fdd2c1df3c95dfc839499c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Border Management Authority safeguards SA’s borders while enabling legitimate trade and movement.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Moovstock</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Power R4bn SOS rings alarm on Joburg blackout risk]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-city-power-r4bn-sos-rings-alarm-on-joburg-blackout-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-city-power-r4bn-sos-rings-alarm-on-joburg-blackout-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mduduzi  Nonyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[R4bn shortfall in bulk purchases budget spells disaster]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PMCRCQEPLZOBZFGMCWN5NE36TQ.png?auth=e37e7c7f9e0f52ffc56edbbee7f7b53860c126562390f5438a40b64a905e45d1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[City of Johannesburg manager Floyd Brink has received a formal complaint from City Power board chair Makhosini Kharodi. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">,Freddy Ma</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAKHUDU SEFARA | Harsh sentence for Malema sparks debate on judicial emotion ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-makhudu-sefara-harsh-sentence-for-malema-sparks-debate-on-judicial-emotion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-makhudu-sefara-harsh-sentence-for-malema-sparks-debate-on-judicial-emotion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Makhudu Sefara]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can legal practitioners rise above feelings of anger, embarrassment, happiness or even cultural connection, asks Makhudu Sefara.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3F7HVFQ2JVHCLNV3F77J7E6HJ4.jpeg?auth=dde536219f028c21df966a2c312f4d5161c67ff9682a8e5424fe6148857cbb8a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF leader Julius Malema at the KuGompo City magistrate's court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SINO MAJANGAZA </media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Mashatile’s campaign dead in the water? ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-is-mashatiles-campaign-dead-in-the-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-is-mashatiles-campaign-dead-in-the-water/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s failure to assert himself in the race to succeed President Cyril Ramaphosa is increasingly being read not as political caution but as a form of withdrawal from the contest altogether. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZJZVEBXH2VBFLPXEQDI7APRGCE.jpg?auth=0885528d4382eb0450eae3ee9f43816bb7497e4af917e25d8262c82663a606c2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deputy President Paul Mashatile might be present in the office but he’s not present in politics, says the writer. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big morale boost as Bucs bounce back]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-big-morale-boost-as-bucs-bounce-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-big-morale-boost-as-bucs-bounce-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sazi Hadebe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orlando Pirates regained top spot in the Betway Premiership with a commanding 3-0 victory against AmaZulu FC at Orlando Stadium yesterday.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YYZNKWG6WRDZFPNKK5QZQLYGVQ.jpg?auth=3b142231a4dc67665fcdceef5ca1b72679dba65388782e17056f26af477f3b1c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oswin Appollis of Orlando Pirates celebrates a goal with Relebohile Mofokeng during their Betway Premiership match against Amazulu at Orlando Amstel Arena in Soweto on April 18 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alche Greeff/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LETTERS | The population horse has bolted]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/letters/2026-04-18-letters-the-population-horse-has-bolted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/letters/2026-04-18-letters-the-population-horse-has-bolted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Letters]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apparently clinics provide little guidance to women on family planning, writes Jan Buurman in Cape Town.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VRO7UOM2ANJTDGIOIQZXPS4CFQ.jpg?auth=c78c8e19d4dcc6bd02b22f39eb397e549a73ff5b763dd5e4daaf52766bda8849&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Millions of people in South Africa have children without enough resources. Where are the ministers of health and social development on this important issue, asks Jan Buurman in Cape Town. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/belchonock</media:credit></media:content><category>Letters</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/letters</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MATHATHA TSEDU | Malema shoots his own party in the foot]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-mathata-tsedu-malema-shoots-his-own-party-in-the-foot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-mathata-tsedu-malema-shoots-his-own-party-in-the-foot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mathatha  Tsedu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The EFF’s mission-impossible schemes to keep its leader out of jail only illustrate how his impulsive immaturity is the party’s own worst enemy, writes Mathatha Tsedu.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5A46KF2SIZDHREA73DFJWETG7Q.jpg?auth=fa783e4428c853ee3288f85c6206e87448ede4ec6cdad3e7af25ce55faacf30d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF leader Julius Malema at the East London magistrate's court on Thursday. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sino Majangaza</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Ramaphosa hands old negotiating partner his toughest test]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-patrick-bulger-ramaphosa-hands-old-negotiating-partner-his-toughest-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-patrick-bulger-ramaphosa-hands-old-negotiating-partner-his-toughest-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Compared with Rasool, Trump will be hard-pressed to object to Meyer, even if he wants to, writes Patrick Bulger.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KVTGDPZ5MRIKPIN3FSG4LJS4Z4.jpg?auth=4ee63dd51293e586cc34348c01d8886ca58150e81d274e8328956fd78d17770a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of his erstwhile pre-1994 negotiating partner Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s next ambassador to the US has, predictably, evoked a mixed reaction of praise and criticism. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAYMOND PARSONS | IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook as global pressures test policy choices]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-raymond-parsons-imf-cuts-south-africas-growth-outlook-as-global-pressures-test-policy-choices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-raymond-parsons-imf-cuts-south-africas-growth-outlook-as-global-pressures-test-policy-choices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymond Parsons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Balancing fiscal discipline with social support emerges as central economic challenge, writes Raymond Parsons]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RHFLEL7O4NADRAEM5NJJJILC5Q.jpg?auth=c384bebeed723fd4457b38a2d128a4479f5f2c800ff3996acbdda49a85d34a7f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Petrol attendant Bongani Tshoba from Astron Energy Hobie Beach fills a customer's containers with fuel. A decision on the future of the temporary but partial fuel levy relief must be taken soon, says the writer. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Werner Hills</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/business/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDUMISO NGCOBO | Whose blood pressure is it anyway?]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-04-18-ndumiso-ngcobo-whose-blood-pressure-is-it-anyway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-04-18-ndumiso-ngcobo-whose-blood-pressure-is-it-anyway/</guid><description><![CDATA[Doctors might cure me, but I make them sick, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4RNL6PAQUNEGZO7PQSJHY2J4BA.jpg?auth=140b83644e1408a7151bd7129d924900c486dfb4f7923aaa7cac71892d954fef&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As prickly as medical professionals tend to get about patients who arrive in the consulting room armed with Google and AI self-diagnoses, I think they are entitled to them, says the writer. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pearse makes it lucky 13 at swimming championships]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-pearse-makes-it-lucky-13-at-swimming-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-pearse-makes-it-lucky-13-at-swimming-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hannah Pearse overcame self-doubt to produce the final 13th Commonwealth Games qualifying time at the national championships in Gqeberha last night. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SEIHUTQ2ZZFE3D2CHYUADIY5GY.jpg?auth=d6164c4315b278ce78d3c2bdcdf263dc88f944df141ca1eccd8cedb9d4d66a44&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hannah Pearse is all smiles after booking her spot to the Commonwealth Games in the 200m backstroke on Saturday after winning the race at the national championships in Gqeberha.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">R Huggard / Swimming SA</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBK UNPLUGGED | Mbappe’s Madrid not so Real as PSG shine]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-unplugged-mbappes-madrid-not-so-real-as-psg-shine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-unplugged-mbappes-madrid-not-so-real-as-psg-shine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bareng-Batho Kortjaas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of the youngest World Cup winners, Kylian Mbappe’s rise has been the stuff of legends. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/D43CNQAMKNIOVJ5OM6UHPCMU54.jpg?auth=be96032c0c85f746fd8ef5977ec11b316ddfb00d7ebe4f4b54f0a4d4a4615a92&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">REUTERS/Benoit Tessier</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MARK KEOHANE | Lions crush Glasgow as Connacht stun Stormers]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-mark-keohane-lions-crush-glasgow-as-connacht-stun-stormers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-mark-keohane-lions-crush-glasgow-as-connacht-stun-stormers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Keohane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Lions were brutal at the breakdown and breathtaking on attack as they buried league leaders Glasgow in the most spectacular fashion at Ellis Park.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/D3ULZXFEAZI3ZG4NYRVI4KFZQA.jpg?auth=ae75c3f69994dbcfe36a77d017599caaf8942eb0dd4d9730bd99680a621ffc82&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lions were brutal at the breakdown and breathtaking on attack as they buried league leaders Glasgow in the most spectacular fashion at Ellis Park.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two petrolhead peas in a pod: Nkosi’s luxury bike fleet raises questions as Mnisi link deepens]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-two-petrolhead-peas-in-a-pod-nkosis-luxury-bike-fleet-raises-questions-as-mnisi-link-deepens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-two-petrolhead-peas-in-a-pod-nkosis-luxury-bike-fleet-raises-questions-as-mnisi-link-deepens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mduduzi  Nonyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gareth Mnisi and Fannie Nkosi — both implicated at the Madlanga commission — share a passion for luxury vehicles   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EP2UHBNA5ZB4VGRQF3ZGORM3GU.jpg?auth=858aa23674ee20210b13e8df497a98cc5a1afb144c9c081e5a7f21678a131fb6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi appears at the Pretoria North magistrate's court  The bail application has been rolled over to April 20.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Veli Nhlapo</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[PETER BRUCE | A test for Meyer as prickly as 1994]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-peter-bruce-a-test-for-meyer-as-prickly-as-1994/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-peter-bruce-a-test-for-meyer-as-prickly-as-1994/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Bruce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Who would want to have Zane Dangor behind him and Donald Trump in front? Our man in DC is taking on a mission that will need all his suasive skills, writes Peter Bruce. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NSMBYT7UW5M4DL7ZMJZJJAHBIM.jpg?auth=19a9e26d6c707ccc1b4250f7ac93d669adcdecfaf4a56426ed238f544cdedef1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roelf Meyer's appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week was too long in coming, says the writer. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kabelo Mokoena/Sunday Times</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZANDILE MAKHOBA | What Iran war means for the economy and your wallet]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-zandile-makhoba-what-iran-war-means-for-economy-your-wallet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-zandile-makhoba-what-iran-war-means-for-economy-your-wallet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zandile  Makhoba]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cautious optimism for growth this year is now under pressure, writes Zandile Makhoba]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XVQUUDDQEJCXZOGCPVSIV2AWYI.JPG?auth=f546e41493e6b633344d6e6683dd3520a9928d609b6b3c254cb6f46ccbbb61b9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, in United Arab Emirates. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/business/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A with Western Cape police oversight and community safety MEC Anroux Marais on army deployment ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-qa-with-western-cape-police-oversight-and-community-safety-mec-anroux-marais-on-army-deployment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-qa-with-western-cape-police-oversight-and-community-safety-mec-anroux-marais-on-army-deployment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since the deployment of the army to curb gangs and protect communities in Cape Town, gang-related killings have escalated. Chris Barron asked Western Cape minister of police oversight & community safety Anroux Marais ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LCL3OCUKRRLUTFKW22E4Q3KN5E.png?auth=7510bd43563314dca7d2a6a3eacc2aae37841f9cc2c1c0b1c90fc33f46c04d3e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Western Cape police oversight & community safety MEC Anroux Marais. File photo.
 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOMPUMELELO SIBALUKHULU | DA must do more than just the basics]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-nompumelelo-sibalukhulu-da-must-do-more-than-just-the-basics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-nompumelelo-sibalukhulu-da-must-do-more-than-just-the-basics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nompumelelo Sibalukhulu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The danger for democracy is that voters will reject all parties, writes Nompumelelo Sibalukhulu.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/62F5UEI6X5C2RKNZ7ANQ6ZVML4.jpg?auth=bd32f586c4494317b989728a24f0ef327afdb46d0a5441bf4cfe7817b28a6a4f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly elected DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the party's federal congress at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blitzboks’ Hong Kong Sevens dream lives on]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-blitzbokkes-hong-kong-sevens-dream-lives-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-blitzbokkes-hong-kong-sevens-dream-lives-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Keohane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The dream of the first ever Hong Kong Sevens title lives on for the Blitzboks. But it took the most powerful surge, in the final 90 seconds, to beat the challenge of fellow Africans Kenya in a dramatic quarterfinal.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LPKFSLSIX5DX3HMXZUHL4TCUS4.JPG?auth=db733b6d4f32944682987b2ac6ec7589f6c1c96c82e5d95fecb92de596621429&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa vs Kenya at Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tyrone Siu</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI | JSC crowns Ledwaba despite bribery cloud]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-barney-mthombothi-jsc-crowns-ledwaba-despite-bribery-cloud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-barney-mthombothi-jsc-crowns-ledwaba-despite-bribery-cloud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Mthombothi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspicions around rumoured R100,000 bribe have not been adequately dealt with, writes Barney Mthombothi.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PJ3V3KLTHFCK3FEHDOZTPMMEE4.jpg?auth=11443c10c445d31accbb818172a9333ad5b5b818b3fea5f746199f589ab1ced5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The JSC has recommended deputy judge president Aubrey Ledwaba for the position of judge president of the Gauteng Division of the High Court. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RSA Judiciary</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellow Nation march into Caf final]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-yellow-nation-march-into-caf-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-yellow-nation-march-into-caf-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns are two matches away from the Champions League prize they crave so badly. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BQWJ2X7J65EMRNCW7DHVD7YGNY.jpg?auth=73ec63122d40261c11c5183d68fa80475ed3f273b339424254d1e074ab253bf7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brayan León celebrates scoring a penalty with Mamelodi Sundowns teammates during the second leg of the Caf Championship League semifinal against Esperance at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on April 18 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lefty Shivambu</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tolashe was ‘safeguarding’ Chinese cars from being seized   ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-tolashe-was-safeguarding-chinese-cars-from-being-seized/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-tolashe-was-safeguarding-chinese-cars-from-being-seized/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social development minister says vehicles could have been attached had they been registered with ANC Women’s League]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WJ5ECBDZ2JOWBI57753AF4FY4Q.jpg?auth=2d5e352a422b7dfe33743933c47b9251254791a484f07d48cfe89f3b0255ec2a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of social development Sisisi Tolashe. File image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[HESS’S HISS | CSA battling ‘so village’ unions]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-hesss-hiss-csas-uphill-battle-against-slapstick-provincial-administration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-hesss-hiss-csas-uphill-battle-against-slapstick-provincial-administration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Among the plethora of cricket content available online, a large branch of coverage has become dedicated to the silliness in lower leagues and even at club level. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LK5UJ5CGRZDYLPM5HDAMMTL47M.jpg?auth=9eb3b388f3ea53809885e92d4e951e9c2499bb665755650b8b7b76550213b78f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The shoddy administration at provincial level would be laughable were it also not deeply worrying, says the writer. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Alessandro Bogliari/Unsplash</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[GUGU LOURIE | Destabilisation and the ghost of CellSaf]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-gugu-lourie-destabilisation-and-the-ghost-of-cellsaf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-gugu-lourie-destabilisation-and-the-ghost-of-cellsaf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gugu Lourie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shame on the hands behind this sabotage — and shame on the eyes that see it and look away, writes Gugu Lourie]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IMFMMMX2BJAQTD5RX7LFZYM27U.jpg?auth=932ebdb04e6d94c8e47d1dd54177530e988fc0cfcbd82a3ddc6c541a253bf063&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CellSaf used to be a proud broad-based BEE partner of Cell C.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cell C</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/business/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geordin Hill-Lewis: doing it his own way]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-can-hill-lewis-successfully-navigate-the-gnus-choppy-waters-from-outside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-can-hill-lewis-successfully-navigate-the-gnus-choppy-waters-from-outside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andisiwe Makinana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Determined to stay out of the cabinet, the new DA leader will have to steer a difficult course, writes Andisiwe Makinana.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ROZYXJS3DVH57KPP7OMYB4EU6M.jpg?auth=d7d1ec6395a363f7452f60018c7de757f8f5122d0ff3516b61721a4fc302f80d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly elected DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the party's federal congress in Midrand Johannesburg. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everyone speaks emoji’: Media law experts hail JSC ruling on Mbenenge]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-everyone-speaks-emoji/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-everyone-speaks-emoji/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gill Gifford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the animated wink of an eye and a bulging thumbs-up, emojis have jumped from popular culture to a standard communication tool that legally holds the same weight as written words.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DMRLHRGMP5PLFOYHH3WGE7N57A.jpg?auth=924a1e4a86c2b61f2bbd9058b9bdd7e8af6034fcf5dacac437062aff9f9cbf4f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge during his tribunal hearing in January. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lubabalo Lesolle</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[KEO UNCUT | Bulls’ best bode well for Boks]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-keo-uncut-bulls-big-dogs-starting-to-bark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-keo-uncut-bulls-big-dogs-starting-to-bark/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Keohane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The big dogs of the Bulls are starting to bark when it matters most. And those big dogs are the same ones who must hit the international season running when the Springboks host England at Ellis Park on July 4.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2PBGEW6425KYHMH3RNBHXPL3FI.jpg?auth=efc289d7d2c36d817a252b3172c38c45bf903a86f7dd16af8eaae6e18cfc0191&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Embrose Papier of the Bulls looks to attack in the URC match against the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on March 13 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gordon Arons/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardiola sees Arsenal clash as final]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-guardiola-sees-arsenal-clash-as-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-04-18-guardiola-sees-arsenal-clash-as-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called today’s Premier League clash with leaders Arsenal a final, saying defeat would effectively end his side’s title hopes ahead of the much-anticipated showdown at the Etihad Stadium.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JJNOUNLY7FB7XPJ3PEA5GQN7DU.JPG?auth=ff533e66728874d92135f792eb221d40c731637cee7a51f96de0ae3cc708e6fb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola celebrates Manchester City’s win over Arsenal in the League Cup final.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Childs</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ULRIK BENGTSSON | Don’t drive gamblers — and their money — offshore ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-ulrik-bengtsson-dont-drive-gamblers-and-their-money-offshore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-ulrik-bengtsson-dont-drive-gamblers-and-their-money-offshore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ulrik  Bengtsson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are already over 2,000 unlicensed offshore platforms actively targeting SA consumers, writes Ulrik Bengtsson ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CP5XDOWHDZAUJPELYRE5H463QM?auth=c9563e527261f95afb0c4a1fc992ebdc5ef1770e494fbf2fda8fb5f9e2dcd772&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulrik Bengtsson is the CEO of Sun International. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">,Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/business/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK | SA’s draft AI policy aligns globally but exposes gaps in digital inclusion]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-arthur-goldstuck-sas-draft-ai-policy-aligns-globally-but-exposes-gaps-in-digital-inclusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-04-18-arthur-goldstuck-sas-draft-ai-policy-aligns-globally-but-exposes-gaps-in-digital-inclusion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur  Goldstuck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The framework reflects best practice yet raises concerns over local readiness and access, writes Arthur Goldstuck.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XO7T6VJOLJHELEBR4Q4DKQKBRE.jpg?auth=0e9af273c38989acbef21195a99f22c69c71edae1a2f3748ab960c085fb722dc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa’s draft national AI policy aligns local policy with global best practice. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied </media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/business/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mampara of the week: Douglas Maimane]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-04-18-mampara-of-the-week-douglas-maimane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-04-18-mampara-of-the-week-douglas-maimane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Hogarth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You wouldn't need to bribe anyone to throw a pie in the face of this bumbling mayor]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/G22IGDG7SBGPDM4ISWXNNB4AYY?auth=c3a4d303eec07755efe05f879abf27f0a41201d179643abdf6c5bb30ea8b9c3f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Madibeng mayor Douglas Maimane. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Hogarth</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/hogarth</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[DA ‘will hold its ministers to account’: Msimanga signals tougher stance in GNU]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-msimanga-signals-tougher-da-stance-in-gnu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-msimanga-signals-tougher-da-stance-in-gnu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DA federal chair Solly Msimanga says the party will take a far more assertive approach in holding its ministers accountable within the GNU while pushing to expand its electoral footprint beyond its traditional urban base.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SB2DQ3HIRZA6JCE6362FXC35PI.jpg?auth=9a1b8c65d4fad254a3ae289f347ed4116b757cf659b3f22584be8806d70db996&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA federal chair Solly Msimanga says the party will take a far more assertive approach in holding its ministers accountable within the GNU while pushing to expand its electoral footprint beyond its traditional urban base.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-LISTERS | Moonwalking for ‘Michael’ in white socks and blinged-up gloves  ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-a-listers-moonwalking-for-michael-in-white-socks-and-blinged-up-gloves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-a-listers-moonwalking-for-michael-in-white-socks-and-blinged-up-gloves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Jacobs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stars channel Michael Jackson’s signature style, with bold riffs on his most iconic eras]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TWQ3XGC5J5CKVKXB32YHQEZWIM.jpg?auth=342fb9c65d468d78600d3cdf67aa763fc9679b10103d0971caa89a35f03d5295&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Choreographer Bontle Modiselle during the premiere of the movie 'Michael' at the Mall of Africa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MASI LOSI</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Malema’s sentence underscores risks of political brinkmanship]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-editorial-malemas-sentence-underscores-risks-of-political-brinkmanship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-editorial-malemas-sentence-underscores-risks-of-political-brinkmanship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firearm case raises questions about leadership, sentencing and public perception ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BERJVD6UBVC65NHTNPV4XBW4XQ.jpg?auth=a44665683de367a128a23d9433f21c65e28f0b5a8024dc5111c2361b0cb7d961&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Magistrate Twanet Olivier. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SINO MAJANGAZA</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[KAY SEXWALE | Why jail for Malema, Washington for Meyer is not coincidence]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-kay-sexwale-why-jail-for-malema-washington-for-meyer-is-not-coincidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-kay-sexwale-why-jail-for-malema-washington-for-meyer-is-not-coincidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kay Sexwale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roelf Meyer’s appointment is reassurance to powerful interests at home and abroad that South Africa remains in the hands of people who will not disturb inherited privilege, writes Kay Sexwale.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QBJF34SYDVORFNOE55KLENWQRI.jpg?auth=967a3857b66b8dc7f908d5fc6123daa51c1dfcaf63f972a4dd103b61f0ebbd7d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF leader Julius Malema is handed a punitive five-year prison sentence while Roelf Meyer, an apartheid-era MP of the illegitimate National Party, is elevated to Washington as ambassador instead of answering for the crimes of that regime. If this is not co-ordination, it is certainly alignment, says the writer. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHRISTINE QUNTA | Legal sector code aims to fix BEE gaps as transformation lags]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-christine-qunta-legal-sector-code-aims-to-fix-bee-gaps-as-transformation-lags/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-04-18-christine-qunta-legal-sector-code-aims-to-fix-bee-gaps-as-transformation-lags/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine Qunta]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The lack of access to a consistent flow of quality work for black attorneys has resulted in black law firms remaining small, writes Christine Qunta. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DBG3WFCT2RG5VGEGECMRPIBDQQ.jpg?auth=e5286612186f84a66d4b6f6860427dc0e2f5afb666831b367b599f2591c13624&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Legal Sector Code is designed to dismantle the systemic barriers to equality which banish black legal practitioners to the periphery of the profession, says the writer. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Esin Deniz</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOGARTH | Questions hit the sweat spot]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/hogarth/2026-04-18-hogarth-questions-hit-the-sweat-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/hogarth/2026-04-18-hogarth-questions-hit-the-sweat-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Hogarth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission grilling leaves Mkhwanazi flustered as viral moment sparks global memes]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2O4Z66B35BADXKVXFTMSZLQCWE.jpg?auth=ce589c89284548a59a0015c7d6a83e3ccecda3d94ff0c83cfca3e0c928e8c369&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Julius Mkhwanazi was at it again this week as he reappeared before the Madlanga commission, sweating buckets. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Hogarth</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/hogarth</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mel and Peet Viljoen ‘back in SA soon’ to face the music]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-mel-and-peet-viljoen-be-back-in-sa-soon-to-face-the-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-mel-and-peet-viljoen-be-back-in-sa-soon-to-face-the-music/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joy Mphande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private investigator Mike Bolhuis warns people not to send money to ‘con-artist couple’ detained in US]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZQUZYOBKGJM6LJN2YXDSXGAGFU.jpg?auth=1daec88aa9d28e4277387aa61efc2f0dc5ae009ef277ec3c0a32f0129039ca1d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peet and Mel Viljoen at the opening of the Tammy Taylor in Illovo, a nail and beauty salon.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Veli Nhlapo</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC must not seek candidates for president from outside: Mpumalanga chair Mandla Ndlovu ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-anc-must-not-seek-candidates-for-president-from-outside-mpumalanga-chair-mandla-ndlovu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-anc-must-not-seek-candidates-for-president-from-outside-mpumalanga-chair-mandla-ndlovu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The re-elected chair of the ANC in Mpumalanga, Mandla Ndlovu, says he does not believe the party should look for its next president outside its current leadership.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WTEP4VAHZBPFFFAGCOSOFJC4BQ.jpg?auth=9b53e20254aac8151ec4d0c0ab8bd3523c50550c3c0dd5da20bebc8baf8c66e8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC Mpumalanga chairperson and premier Mandla Ndlovu. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">,SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOT LUNCH | Freestyling with creative force Zee Nxumalo ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-hot-lunch-freestyling-with-the-creative-force-that-is-zee-nxumalo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-18-hot-lunch-freestyling-with-the-creative-force-that-is-zee-nxumalo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aspasia Karras]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Singer and ‘storyteller’ is South Africa’s most streamed female artist]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TP4WI7QWXBC65A4SVZ6CWPODBM.jpg?auth=2a827eec6bd4d6f3a0284c5cc34c631b749268d4383977373207b401c9a6b61e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Singer Zee Nxumalo talks about her upcoming tour to the UK and her latest project that is making South Africa dance.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MASI LOSI</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDC’s status put to the test in bid to save Tongaat Hulett  ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-idcs-status-put-to-the-test-in-bid-to-save-tongaat-hulett/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-idcs-status-put-to-the-test-in-bid-to-save-tongaat-hulett/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabelo Khumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IDC grants Tongaat Hulett two-month reprieve with R200m lifeline]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YT2VZT5YRFNTDD5PUIQMZMG3LE.jpg?auth=d502968c912c5a3a61dd474be7cdde4a8574a184663a31d7ec2000960e6348d9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The stay of execution the Industrial Development Corporation has granted to Tongaat Hulett is not without its challenges. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make deaf workers feel welcome  ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-04-18-how-to-make-deaf-workers-feel-welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-04-18-how-to-make-deaf-workers-feel-welcome/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA firms encouraged to build inclusive environments as deaf hiring gains momentum]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HMSUZVEZFJNSTMYDAS72ALVMME.jpg?auth=7b8ade9acf4c4cc61046f2c0239072fea1863e978b5ee998b6e20e626c79307b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Companies should strive to create a supportive environment for deaf workers. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iStock</media:credit></media:content><category>Careers</category><category:id>/business/careers</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdated Precious Metals Act leaves sector exposed to illicit trade]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-outdated-precious-metals-act-leaves-sector-exposed-to-illicit-trade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-04-18-outdated-precious-metals-act-leaves-sector-exposed-to-illicit-trade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dineo Faku]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ageing law under scrutiny as illicit mining and trade losses mount in South Africa]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SPJVQS36XVNXNI7B4DOGQNTSAU.jpg?auth=02e1bd6461967adeafbab7644c2fb884008f6afb1d1479452f1b9df0e5c0eb6d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Precious Metals Act has not been reviewed for 20 years. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hawks</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/business/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jubilee Metals explores Zambia’s copper sweet spot]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-jubilee-metals-explores-zambias-copper-sweet-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-04-18-jubilee-metals-explores-zambias-copper-sweet-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dineo Faku]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jubilee Metals says its exit of local chrome and PGM assets was more about the dynamics around chrome as a metal rather than a reflection of South Africa as an investment destination ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CY2B6F52INLMDFZGRQ4SB5H76I.jpg?auth=b44ec54f1be9336a43bab447acbc1fd16c185c7bedcc30d5af2a753f1698ee2e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jubilee Metals chair Matthews Phosa. 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Picture: NHLANHLA PHILIPS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/business/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wuthering Effect | The year of yearning]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-04-18-wuthering-effect-the-year-of-yearning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-04-18-wuthering-effect-the-year-of-yearning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nokubonga Thusi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Romantic, windswept beauty has overtaken the runways, with looks inspired by yearning, flushed skin, and undone lips, echoing the resurgence of romance in fashion, film, and culture. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DUO3IDDO4RJ3FK2OSJU5QIZSEM.jpg?auth=fbbaf75e1de02c4106e55e16752b3430392447f3a69d5b31e85fa88b00677ffc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actress Margot Robbie.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caitlin Cronenberg</media:credit></media:content><category>Fashion &amp; Beauty</category><category:id>/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chase Infiniti shines in ‘The Testaments’]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-chase-infiniti-shines-in-the-testaments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-chase-infiniti-shines-in-the-testaments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Gardiner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chase Infiniti stars as Agnes in the sequel, 'The Testament', to the acclaimed series set in Gilead, a theocratic society where girls are strictly controlled and categorised by age and fertility.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LIZFQCWWJNFLRHRDYEHS3LXY4Q.jpg?auth=148f17d64d6471ba7871c1e5e0709b12df359687713ec91ecc98a2571383a4b7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chase Infiniti stars as Agnes MacKenzie (formerly Hannah Bankole) in 'The Testaments', the 2026 sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacket Notes | The healing power of historical fiction]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-11-jacket-notes-the-healing-power-of-historical-fiction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-11-jacket-notes-the-healing-power-of-historical-fiction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Hoddinott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Historical saga revisits 1820–1840 migrations from Cape Colony shaping today]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4NUABLUSVZA57HZAMCUEFFKDFU.jpg?auth=a9bc9fb8044caf79c558e5fe568c8755d4249e6111f28281e6856d984c8f5f4f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jake Hoddinott. 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Picture: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOUR WEEKLY STARS | April 20-April 26]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-your-weekly-stars-april-20-april-26/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-your-weekly-stars-april-20-april-26/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dawn O'Day]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cosmic forecasts: weekly predictions]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KJAGCNFJZZNEJANFLYJSABR2TE.jpg?auth=f6306a335499bd2dc0a196db14eab8afd71e713403463e6cefa95fc13cedaca5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Picture: 123RF/Oksana Mironova]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Oksana Mironova</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the city recognises itself again]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-when-the-city-recognises-itself-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-when-the-city-recognises-itself-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Enslin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local brands, careful curation and street-level style are drawing Braamfontein back into focus as Johannesburg’s most compelling mirror of itself.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JX2O67JQPZDAJIYPBXVGTEKGAU.jpg?auth=8d8351d7f0914ecc2f2e5ca5b1a4433703acc10ca8461d6bbc0cebb71a15fa3c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bathu's store in Braamfontein. 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Picture: 123RF/Videst]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hair, history and the weight of women’s unity]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-hair-history-and-the-weight-of-womens-unity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-hair-history-and-the-weight-of-womens-unity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Nagel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Queen Motlatle, renowned South African hair, makeup, and prosthetics designer, uses her artistry to revive and reinterpret the 18th-century Zulu bridal hairstyle, the isicholo, exploring hair as biography and cultural archive at the Kunsthalle München. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3GMNOW6EONEEDMASFPD2LLZUD4.jpeg?auth=97ea231cce6ab60447b393aede1b8a9f937c29a616574fe0ed993f7199a9325c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Queen Motlatle with the artwork 'Isicholo: Crown of Ancestral Unity (2025)', exhibited at Kunsthalle München]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[STAYING IN | Things to stream]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-staying-in-things-to-stream/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-04-18-staying-in-things-to-stream/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tymon Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Things to stream this week]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S4BNPHMZYZCXHEX74TECE4JXQI.jpg?auth=759f3bc6419582bd23f7095ba619732f11f6a155974ad77e2a66d09e2cd520cc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches. 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The stadium will make history in 2026 as the first stadium to host matches at three men’s World Cups.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Varley/ Shutterstock/ BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bafana head to Atlanta for the World Cup: here’s why travellers should too]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/travel/2026-04-17-bafana-head-to-atlanta-for-the-world-cup-heres-why-travellers-should-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/travel/2026-04-17-bafana-head-to-atlanta-for-the-world-cup-heres-why-travellers-should-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Davies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA’s only US match plays out in a city tied to Martin Luther King Jr, Kaizer Chiefs and a sci‑fi‑grade stadium]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YQGTPSM3JJHBJEMEQFZAU2XVJA.jpg?auth=08378f429b47f895ff06826f6db79778692df3103fb80d4899e04e3a5e7e04fc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, one of the key venues for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, including Bafana Bafana’s only US-based group-stage match.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Madelaina Polk</media:credit></media:content><category>Travel</category><category:id>/lifestyle/travel</category:id></item></channel></rss>