<?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>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:15:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[RONWEN WILLIAMS | We are back ... the spirit of the World Cup burns bright in SA]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-11-ronwen-williams-we-are-back-the-spirit-of-the-world-cup-burns-bright-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-11-ronwen-williams-we-are-back-the-spirit-of-the-world-cup-burns-bright-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronwen Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A letter to the nation of hopes, dreams, football and love, from the captain of Bafana Bafana]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5AZWCJ5VKFHSDNJJRUBZT5C5IA.jpg?auth=16ee569f5744786ede1a6e5a7db374da44d3398b6e10deac4fa7e5000ec20298&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says the national team is ready for the Fifa World Cup challenge.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE OF THE WEEK | Heritage on a plate]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/food/2026-06-12-recipe-of-the-week-heritage-on-a-plate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/food/2026-06-12-recipe-of-the-week-heritage-on-a-plate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grab a front-row seat and learn how to make a Xhosa favourite with oxtail and dodorhoyi]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:03:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HORR6ZIWWBG7TFGG5FHJJIKT7I.png?auth=4bf3ecd5e18a0d0cdf5b368f0af149a216539017bb6ac3d1efebb11b40b3e931&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All you need to know about making chef Willie Mcotoyi's oxtail and dumplings dish.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied by Boardwalk</media:credit></media:content><category>Food</category><category:id>/lifestyle/food</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soccer fan or not, here’s how you can get the blokecore look]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-06-12-soccer-fan-or-not-heres-how-you-can-get-the-blokecore-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-06-12-soccer-fan-or-not-heres-how-you-can-get-the-blokecore-look/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thango Ntwasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even if you barely know your goals from your fouls, here’s how to look football fit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:34:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AXN6FZ5DCNHZ7FTVYY3YNAK5QE.jpeg?auth=7018bd2c34520395e6ecf1bc990ee6c670c6d9272e652da1032899ec173e040f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A model walks the runway at a Louis Vuitton spring-summer 2024 fashion show.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied by Louis Vuitton</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inseta board defies Manamela’s order to reinstate suspended CEO ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-12-inseta-board-defies-manamelas-order-to-reinstate-suspended-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-12-inseta-board-defies-manamelas-order-to-reinstate-suspended-ceo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The board says it will not lift Mkhize’s suspension despite ministerial orders, arguing her return could compromise ongoing investigations into her appointment and conduct
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/35EE7G55A5HZ5GUQ46YM3ZAFRQ.jpg?auth=9c287d2f06375c7635d595afe114f9fe4a02f72e459314ef353b4fec5fab7007&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of higher education and training Buti Manamela this week instructed the Inseta board to immediately reinstate suspended CEO Gugu Mkhize. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></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[LISTEN | Can parents be sued for not vaccinating their children?]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/travel/2026-06-12-listen-can-parents-be-sued-for-not-vaccinating-their-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/travel/2026-06-12-listen-can-parents-be-sued-for-not-vaccinating-their-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research explores whether vaccine refusal could result in civil liability as immunisation coverage declines]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UZMPMFTXOFJGJJJADQMGOITSOM.jpg?auth=e0d7fea7d51d975ddfbce0aad471c25a7c3e731439f9508d18410206276d20f9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This decline in immunisation of children leaves thousands of them vulnerable to outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Flickr/Center for Disease Control via The Conversation</media:credit></media:content><category>Travel</category><category:id>/lifestyle/travel</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park Village Auctions releases its diversified 28-property portfolio to potential investors]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-06-12-park-village-auctions-releases-its-diversified-28-property-portfolio-to-potential-investors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-06-12-park-village-auctions-releases-its-diversified-28-property-portfolio-to-potential-investors/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | Park Village Auctions opens commercial, residential, student housing and development sites to prospective investors seeking long-term value]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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scheme="urn:ebu">Michelle Banda</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proteas opponents Australia’s title reputation faces scrutiny at T20 World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-12-proteas-opponents-australias-title-reputation-faces-scrutiny-at-t20-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-12-proteas-opponents-australias-title-reputation-faces-scrutiny-at-t20-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The perennial winners come into this year's tournament having won neither of the past two ICC tournaments]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Mabuza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Judith Cloete ruled the child’s mother had wrongfully retained him in South Africa last year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UMZYNZ57XBI3DOCQU6EWZ4EAZE.jpg?auth=15a7aed184455beacf0e9ea264353962f05824eb5d7fe7b6042b0b600560b978&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court said the child’s mother had wrongfully retained the boy in South Africa, in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ skycinema </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOM EATON | No matter how dirty, Fifa is always game ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-06-12-tom-eaton-no-matter-how-dirty-fifa-is-always-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-06-12-tom-eaton-no-matter-how-dirty-fifa-is-always-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Eaton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At first glance, writes Tom Eaton, Donald Trump’s latest attempt to distract us from his ties to paedophiles doesn’t seem to have much to do with the World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BCGR4J7M6VFK5LHFTSXXSFAF54.webp?auth=57e1354f88bfea8b586b401222373cc251063fcbf4ce4e81b11ee7fde9b1af3c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/webp" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino hold a 2026 FIFA World Cup final match ticket that was presented to Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on August 22 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola is back. So are the double standards ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-ebola-is-back-so-are-the-double-standards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-ebola-is-back-so-are-the-double-standards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda  Nordling]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is history repeating itself — just four years after the Covid-19 pandemic — with the US demanding an Ebola quarantine camp for Americans in Kenya?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YQSPAAH7ERDFVNYNL6PSHFKRJY.png?auth=6222d99af301274a07f56b971014ae212a2920759aef628b9e75c06f37491ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is history repeating itself with the United States demanding an Ebola quarantine camp for Americans in Kenya? In May, the Kenya High Court ordered the US centre to temporarily close down, warning it will expose the public — in a country without a single confirmed Ebola case from the current outbreak — to unacceptable risks. (Pexels)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pexels</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Africa’s Bafana boycott: a sad day for the continent ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-12-editorial-africas-bafana-boycott-a-sad-day-for-the-continent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-12-editorial-africas-bafana-boycott-a-sad-day-for-the-continent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soccer fans in West Africa rally behind Mexico at the World Cup as a form of protest ― a far cry from the days of ‘BaGhana BaGhana’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/Z7N276AFEZIFTFFIJ7UQEKXQPI.jpg?auth=3f7be4b564f4f743caee43eb1a2c1cf0a3475664094628c954c20a84ea7f9b64&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana fans cheer their team during the 2010 Fifa World Cup match between South Africa and and France at the Free Sate Stadium in Bloemfontein.  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images/Charl Devenish</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of children trapped in home affairs birth certificate backlog]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-thousands-of-children-trapped-in-home-affairs-birth-certificate-backlog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-thousands-of-children-trapped-in-home-affairs-birth-certificate-backlog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[According to a parliamentary reply in February by home affairs minister Leon Schreiber, the birth certificate backlog stands at 33,386]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ORPYRZ7CRFLCVNYATR32NJX63I.png?auth=2672152c288cc67695d54881c63f928ca7ba7e175f51bf02e69bc7dd4df86af3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For thousands of children, the absence of a birth certificate has meant exclusion from education, healthcare and opportunities.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SowetanLIVE </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eskom wage fight heads to CCMA after Numsa rejects three-year pay deal]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-eskom-wage-fight-heads-to-ccma-after-numsa-rejects-three-year-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-eskom-wage-fight-heads-to-ccma-after-numsa-rejects-three-year-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Numsa has challenged a wage deal granting 7% annual increases]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S43XLWF5V5EPPFQECAEEWVCIIM.jpg?auth=2e0a06011edac16c6156618baaa23bfa10061859ced938701cca545445060e10&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim says the wage deal with Eskom is 'unacceptable and provocative'. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luba Lesolle</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | Bafana miss WC knockout stages by a whisker in Korea]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-12-blast-from-the-past-bafana-miss-wc-knockout-stages-by-a-whisker-in-korea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-12-blast-from-the-past-bafana-miss-wc-knockout-stages-by-a-whisker-in-korea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in SA sport history: June 12
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LUNOTK2GQRPN5EN4ZBKYNKEKMU.jpg?auth=e3f1982c8d71ffbc63861ac9f97deb5aa9947ef4ea262f2bba371db07878bd55&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's Fernando Morientes and South Africa's Aaron Mokoena tussle for the ball during their 2002 World Cup group B match in Daejeon, South Korea.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHLATSE AT THE WORLD CUP | Bafana v Mexico in FIFA World Cup 2026 opener]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-08-mahlatse-at-the-world-cup-bafana-v-mexico-in-fifa-world-cup-2026-opener/</link><guid 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2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT | Spielberg’s latest sci-fi, star-studded local production on Netflix and June 16 commemorated 50 years on]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-11-spotlight-spielbergs-latest-sci-fi-movie-hits-screens-a-star-studded-local-production-is-on-netflix-and-june-16-is-commemorated-50-years-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-11-spotlight-spielbergs-latest-sci-fi-movie-hits-screens-a-star-studded-local-production-is-on-netflix-and-june-16-is-commemorated-50-years-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spotlight is our bite-size entertainment snapshot featuring new releases in South Africa, exclusive film trailers and more]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visa hurdles, expensive tickets and logistics discourage overseas and domestic travellers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XWYBAVA2SRGQPEMXTMCNWXFTBY.jpg?auth=00609dd94af478900cc9d8a317ba2d250a53ad366ee82b7931d235f2c928dfd9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Soccer fans gather outside Mexico City Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, 10 June 2026, on the eve of the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and Bafana Bafana South Africa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Guzman/EPA/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Cape faces R9.1bn flood repair bill as farms, roads and communities count the cost]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-western-cape-faces-r91bn-flood-repair-bill-as-farms-roads-and-communities-count-the-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-western-cape-faces-r91bn-flood-repair-bill-as-farms-roads-and-communities-count-the-cost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[231,029 people were affected by the disaster, 22,890 houses were damaged, and more than 230 roads suffered damage, says provincial cabinet]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:26:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3ZBCZUWDM5CVHMCPBKQSZALHRQ.jpg?auth=5ee0dcab669e08dc4ccfeb7bde80b5527f1733d2d0bfb2bfc005ef16aff3e590&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Western Cape is counting the cost of devastating floods and storms that caused an estimated R9.1bn in damage, affecting more than 231,000 people and severely impacting farms, roads and critical infrastructure.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cartrack offers to pay funeral costs of employee who died at work]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-cartrack-offers-to-pay-funeral-costs-of-employee-who-died-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-cartrack-offers-to-pay-funeral-costs-of-employee-who-died-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cartrack has offered to pay the funeral expenses of its employee, Gcina Dhladhla, following her death at the company’s offices last week.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:45:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GMUYZJEL3NFWTGTK5TV4EUEQB4.jpeg?auth=a084b0b565c046d795805133f40941ea507f58d041e434ddb2fbdfe96ad0f17e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gcina Dhladhla collapsed and died in a bathroom cubicle after she had allegedly been advised to take Grand-Pa headache powders for pain.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXPLAINED | Why the G7 is worried about global economic imbalances]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-explained-why-the-g7-is-worried-about-global-economic-imbalances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-explained-why-the-g7-is-worried-about-global-economic-imbalances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Emmanuel Macron says mismatches between global trade and capital flows have reached ‘unsustainable’ levels]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:44:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HFQDIU5JMNFATH6CYB2G7EHA6A.JPG?auth=0cec317d1d7328661dce54b50a76f2ea8d2c1c43dc6317772d84e483ab664586&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron says mismatches between global trade and capital flows have reached ‘unsustainable’ levels. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Mukoya</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUCKY MATHEBULA | South Africa and Mexico again: why June 11 is more than a football anniversary  ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-06-11-lucky-mathebula-south-africa-and-mexico-again-why-june-11-is-more-than-a-football-anniversary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-06-11-lucky-mathebula-south-africa-and-mexico-again-why-june-11-is-more-than-a-football-anniversary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucky Mathebula]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In 2010 many of us thought we were preparing to host a tournament. In truth, we were preparing to encounter ourselves, writes Lucky Mathebula]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QX7TQLLASVEEDGTBCXSPSZLBEQ.jpg?auth=bf690739e2c01807644488f8111e53783d4ecd8008368f201b4dd99e3bdc6ace&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana players and technical and backroom staff pose after a training session at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico on Thursday ahead of their 2026 World Cup kickoff match against Mexico in Mexico City on June 11.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">South African Football Association media</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA photographer shines at World Food Photography Awards]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-11-sa-photographer-shines-at-world-food-photography-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-11-sa-photographer-shines-at-world-food-photography-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thango Ntwasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Among 9,000 other entrants, Louhani Els shines for her local and lekker work.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NTECYCB4JRB5VITVDGT7EZGIRQ.jpg?auth=fe854ebe7ece52ceab601d392aec05504abc4d3f171377cf82fd5381d9e29c51&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Creative stylist and photographer Louhani Els.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Instagram/@four.reasons.and.plates</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | Tshabalala’s stellar goal against Mexico jump-starts World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-11-blast-from-the-past-tshabalalas-stellar-goal-against-mexico-jump-starts-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-11-blast-from-the-past-tshabalalas-stellar-goal-against-mexico-jump-starts-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in South African sport history: June 11
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YTZASWR3MFMHLMCPGLQTO2ZLKU.jpg?auth=8fb7ed05011880e9a52a4e2aacf2ce5014556a2160cb6a1dae1f335c78a0ce65&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siphiwe Tshabalala scores the first goal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup during a Group A match against Mexico at Soccer City Stadium on June 11 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Mason/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Bafana can give SA something to celebrate: 63-million of us are willing them to do so]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-06-11-editorial-bafana-can-give-sa-something-to-celebrate-63-million-of-us-are-willing-them-to-do-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-06-11-editorial-bafana-can-give-sa-something-to-celebrate-63-million-of-us-are-willing-them-to-do-so/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Azteca is a stadium of dreams, and Bafana carry SA’s dreams into the World Cup opening game there against Mexico]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DGVDY7QQOBDB5ERWWC266LD33I.jpg?auth=35a69bac9a9e731bcc75e6ebd282d118aa9739254369b45ecb7c2799b1c5a1fa&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana train at Orlando Stadium on May 28, ahead of their 2026 World Cup departure.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: SYDNEY MAHLANGU/BackpagePix </media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s Tier 1 banks deliver stability through strategic intent: report]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-06-11-south-africas-tier-1-banks-deliver-stability-through-strategic-intent-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-06-11-south-africas-tier-1-banks-deliver-stability-through-strategic-intent-report/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | Analysis from BDO South Africa highlights stronger performance across the country’s major banks, supported by improving returns and easing credit pressures]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:48:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DZACMRSYHBAVRGI7OCSNSARILI.jpeg?auth=c1036339a740789b27185a2ae56e2f28c7e2219fff9a796ece004159cd10002a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa’s largest banks are striking a balance between profitability and risk as credit conditions improve, according to BDO South Africa’s 2026 Tier 1 Banking Report.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adobe Stock via BDO South Africa</media:credit></media:content><category>Business Times</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[16 years on, the shoe that scored the first goal at 2010 World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-05-12-16-years-on-the-shoe-that-scored-the-first-goal-at-2010-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-05-12-16-years-on-the-shoe-that-scored-the-first-goal-at-2010-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thango Ntwasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How Sascoc’s Bronson Mokabela helped Siphiwe Tshabalala with his history-making boots.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:16:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TPQM7BKB4FE3ZIPN6YYIILJCOU.jpg?auth=00bd5a7b6d44975d1b2b9220bc7294988b7e2028aa7aea74b38f6057c8acf739&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siphiwe Tshabalala of South Africa celebrates after scoring the opening goal while Ricardo Osorio, right, and goalkeeper Oscar Perez of Mexico look dejected during the 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa Group A match at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on June 11 2010.  Photo: Jamie Squire/FIFA via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Squire - FIFA</media:credit></media:content><category>Fashion</category><category:id>/lifestyle/fashion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Azteca, field of dreams: Bafana walk out where Pelé and Maradona earned immortality]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-11-azteca-field-of-dreams-bafana-walk-out-where-pele-and-maradona-earned-immortality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-11-azteca-field-of-dreams-bafana-walk-out-where-pele-and-maradona-earned-immortality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hugo Broos hopes for a different ending as his team starts World Cup at Mexico City’s fabled stadium]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/45MCNQ273NLYNJCYL5J276L2XU.jpg?auth=d1132b6757dace3a96c243d2fcf69ef23f424dcbe03d3863e512b4a2de0129d0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diego Maradona scores the goal of the century against England in the 1986 World Cup semifinal at the Estadio Azteca.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUCKY SELE | Youth disengagement from voter registration is a crisis in the making]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-06-10-lucky-sele-youth-disengagement-from-voter-registration-is-a-crisis-in-the-making/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-06-10-lucky-sele-youth-disengagement-from-voter-registration-is-a-crisis-in-the-making/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucky Sele ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | Youth Month is a time for reflection, but in an election year it must also be a time for democratic action]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:15:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LKOCEYVMRBFRRFK5N7WR3YCW3E.jpg?auth=1af2625a38490d28cb34ba4c4b0aa0b599204ad6ec350a5eaec09e5442e0ea5d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When communities are frustrated with poor service delivery, democratic participation is not optional. It is part of the answer.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Mikkiorso</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court holds police liable for rubber-bullet injuries during Philippi protest]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-court-holds-police-liable-for-rubber-bullet-injuries-during-philippi-protest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-court-holds-police-liable-for-rubber-bullet-injuries-during-philippi-protest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ernest Mabuza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The incident occurred during a service delivery protest in Sweet Home Farm in Philippi in 2012 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DD7BZHQ75VGKVAFA6FZPDFKISA.jpg?auth=c4144c5f5aa308116c4d07694cb7f630281a5fac555981e7ef07652c464831ef&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The minister of police has been found liable for injuries suffered by two people who were shot with rubber bullets during a service delivery protest in Sweet Home Farm in Philippi in 2012.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/realfah</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: the real story of the resilient African migrants reshaping global football]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-world-cup-2026-the-real-story-of-the-resilient-african-migrants-reshaping-global-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-world-cup-2026-the-real-story-of-the-resilient-african-migrants-reshaping-global-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Conversation]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beyond Fifa’s celebratory narratives of diversity and the sensationalism of trafficking headlines, a decade of research reveals the more ordinary reality of west African football migrants]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WIRJX7VRSZNLTJD6US55U63LJY.jpg?auth=5044043f8247da5524d908b527550deaada24fa8296881c40f4d0c24829219e4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappe after receiving his runners-up medal and the Golden Boot award after France's World Cup final defeat against Argentina at Lusail Stadiumin Lusail City, Qatar, on December 18 2022.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reuters/Dylan Martinez</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court orders Joburg private school to readmit pupils excluded over unpaid fees]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-court-orders-joburg-private-school-to-readmit-pupils-excluded-over-unpaid-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-court-orders-joburg-private-school-to-readmit-pupils-excluded-over-unpaid-fees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pupils’ mother argued that the children should not be deprived of their education because of a dispute over school fees]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BBNYPGHMNVLRPCED4D52URI2JU.jpg?auth=62bb1569ad7220cd60f0c958e31444a1ce22ec34dd21c94795830475036485b6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Johannesburg high court ordered a private school to readmit two Grade 12 learners who were excluded over outstanding school fees. Picture: 123RF]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buti Manamela overrules Inseta CEO suspension as governance crisis deepens]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-10-buti-manamela-overrules-inseta-ceo-suspension-as-governance-crisis-deepens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-10-buti-manamela-overrules-inseta-ceo-suspension-as-governance-crisis-deepens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mduduzi  Nonyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Higher education minister clashes with Inseta board over the suspension of Gugu Mkhize]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:54:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PQMS5MOBO5FYBMDCCCFOZ7H3F4.jpg?auth=f43438bba3b2293c44c1c47d25dd1320eae482d8dcafd39d4bd2cb30f938a3c9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Higher education minister Buti Manamela has stepped into an escalating battle at Inseta, overturning CEO Gugu Mkhize’s suspension while launching sweeping probes into governance failures and bursary payment delays. 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[MK Party not in bed with March and March, but full of praise for movement]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-10-mk-party-not-in-bed-with-march-and-march-but-full-of-praise-for-movement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-10-mk-party-not-in-bed-with-march-and-march-but-full-of-praise-for-movement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mlungisi  Mhlophe-Gumede]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MKP SG Sibonelo Nomvalo says President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC SG Fikile Mbalula must stop abusing the March and March movement because it is fighting for a good cause]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:32:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YZCAITECENCNVD34OFLTIY3UMU.jpg?auth=990268b29d7a6864de2fa711bfbefb8560448be1ab3ec9422312e0b3482aba08&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) in Durban on Wednesday
]]></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[IN PICS | Father shields family under bed as bullets fly in Joburg informal settlement]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-in-pics-father-shields-family-under-bed-as-bullets-fly-in-joburg-informal-settlement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-in-pics-father-shields-family-under-bed-as-bullets-fly-in-joburg-informal-settlement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabungane Biyela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twelve people were killed when gunmen opened fire in the Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, on Tuesday night ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7ZSIFFFWQRGLXEQIJ2UMZSCYXE.JPG?auth=53b84a029d4f46f5ca10bb38ab1589da63d663fdf49f51c8b1e19e55b6e3f925&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A mass shooting claimed the lives of 12 people in Cleveland, Johannesburg. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></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[MPs clash as lawyers fight to declare Hlophe fit to serve impeachment committee]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-mps-clash-as-lawyers-fight-to-declare-hlophe-fit-to-serve-impeachment-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-11-mps-clash-as-lawyers-fight-to-declare-hlophe-fit-to-serve-impeachment-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Battle lines drawn as parties spar over ‘fit and proper’ test for committee members]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/33UYDEJGZ5NFLLGK5WFLGS6TEU.jpg?auth=22274bd2e83961bdafa24bbd20b88c970b236c6f32a9f154281f2e173201a2f2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The high court last year ruled that Hlophe, an impeached judge, was not fit and proper to serve on the JSC because the commission exercises public power.
]]></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[Builders hit by costs shock ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-06-10-builders-hit-by-costs-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-06-10-builders-hit-by-costs-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabiso Mochiko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ The FNB/BER Building Confidence Index fell to 38 in the second quarter from 42 in the first quarter, meaning more than 60% of firms are unhappy with current business conditions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:29:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5OEBZEJCLBEC3LUUQGVYK73EWA.jpg?auth=a7a05448c4bdb433cf545b1438e00807e1cb621e03281e68ddd306dbf1df66cf&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, FNB Senior Economist.]]></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[Major joint operation removes 10 illegal transformers in Kya Sands]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-10-major-joint-operation-removes-10-illegal-transformers-in-kya-sands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-10-major-joint-operation-removes-10-illegal-transformers-in-kya-sands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Valoyi Valoyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Not just theft’: City Power warns of organised crime after Randburg raid]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:23:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TZ4HVLMCJRFSREYAQIB3ZHA7YI.jpeg?auth=96a0acd91694270cb4511d7dbafc841ab310ba16da0c760651acf5a245299e16&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Six of the 10 illegally installed transformers in Kya Sands, Randburg, have been dismantled after an operation targeting electricity theft. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">city power</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police sergeant found with R80,000 at Lebombo border ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-10-police-sergeant-found-with-r80000-at-lebombo-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-10-police-sergeant-found-with-r80000-at-lebombo-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Valoyi Valoyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A police sergeant stationed at the Lebombo port of entry has been arrested on allegations of corruption linked to illegal movement of stolen and fraudulently obtained vehicles across the South Africa-Mozambique border.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:16:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3N6JMOZVHJOAJATEXJLQFLFIV4.jpg?auth=a45407b80631f95838121e92f7ccd4d9d81b9d5c9f960c57fa685104ee803aec&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sgt Raynas Nguyuza, stationed at the Lebombo port of entry, was arrested on allegations of corruption linked to illegal movement of stolen and fraudulently obtained vehicles.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thulani Mbele</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item></channel></rss>