<?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: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/category/news/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[SundayTimes News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:16:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother ‘wrongfully’ retained child in SA: court orders return to Australia]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-mother-wrongfully-retained-child-in-sa-court-orders-return-to-australia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-12-mother-wrongfully-retained-child-in-sa-court-orders-return-to-australia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ernest 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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><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. 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width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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 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scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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></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;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><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. 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