<?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/category/opinion-and-analysis/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[SundayTimes News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:27:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Illicit trade’s parallel economy eats away at the formal economy]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-09-08-editorial-illicit-trades-parallel-economy-eats-away-at-the-formal-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-09-08-editorial-illicit-trades-parallel-economy-eats-away-at-the-formal-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The alarming scale of the blight requires a different government response that goes beyond piecemeal, headline-grabbing law enforcement ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZSONS7WYUNKBVP3PXPEWIFZEMA.jpg?auth=f124f91830192ad0e620a3b435a03723c7aeab941a4c32dc90b68d5d48536090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=852" type="image/jpeg" height="852" width="1280"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trade in illicit cigarettes flourishing despite tough penalties for getting caught]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOM EATON | America just got cut down to size in more ways than one]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-08-tom-eaton-america-just-got-cut-down-to-size-in-more-ways-than-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-08-tom-eaton-america-just-got-cut-down-to-size-in-more-ways-than-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Eaton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s not about size, it’s how you use it ― as a ‘radical ideological project’, the US argues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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live]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-08-lucky-mathebula-municipal-elections-will-test-whether-constitutional-government-works-where-south-africans-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-08-lucky-mathebula-municipal-elections-will-test-whether-constitutional-government-works-where-south-africans-live/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucky Mathebula]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can coalition politics produce stable, accountable municipalities that deliver for residents?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HL6XF7HT7RIMVA5DASAV2KOKHQ.png?auth=c741d57c4f8abfb350a0255d42a36968cd998f8b7f93773223b2419cbc8773b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=858&amp;height=591" type="image/png" height="591" width="858"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For most residents, democracy is encountered in whether water runs, refuse is collected, streets are lit, roads are maintained, and public money is spent honestly, says the writer.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FREDLIN ADRIAAN </media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[PALI LEHOHLA | The capital conundrum: why Friedman’s shareholder model is a dead end]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-pali-lehohla-the-capital-conundrum-why-friedmans-shareholder-model-is-a-dead-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-pali-lehohla-the-capital-conundrum-why-friedmans-shareholder-model-is-a-dead-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pali  Lehohla]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two models of capital, one choice for South Africa: wealth capture that widens inequality, or wealth creation that builds it from the ground up, writes Pali Lehohla]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/URDSSQ2HGBMRBFT6K6KXETGUMQ.png?auth=920b74b0ff145227d5d8806966ae048bec1b23493284ea82282395096a158493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2274&amp;height=1506" type="image/png" height="1506" width="2274"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a recent fiscal year, Valterra celebrated a meteoric 1,300% growth — a figure that captures the imagination of investors and financial commentators alike.]]></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[THANDEKA MANDLENI | Imagine if South Africa were run like the Springboks’ change room ...]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-thandeka-mandleni-imagine-if-south-africa-were-run-like-the-springboks-change-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-thandeka-mandleni-imagine-if-south-africa-were-run-like-the-springboks-change-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thandeka  Mandleni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When Siya Kolisi led the Springboks out at FNB Stadium on Saturday, everyone stood. Not just the wealthy in hospitality suites, but the whole fractured, tired, beautiful country]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BH3ONFCFFRE3THU4LIFH3AFF3U.JPG?auth=b24f13a85c18cf40e61406e4c21b96b523cdb0bc987b64439ca4e7678a2dfe2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5005&amp;height=2815" type="image/jpeg" height="2815" width="5005"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manie Libbok fields the ball during the third Test in Soweto on Saturday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Siphiwe Sibeko</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BUTI MANAMELA | The University of Ekurhuleni must be built — and built properly ]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-buti-manamela-the-university-of-ekurhuleni-must-be-built-and-built-properly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-buti-manamela-the-university-of-ekurhuleni-must-be-built-and-built-properly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buti Manamela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than just a vanity project for one metro, it is an investment in the industrial, technological and human capabilities South Africa needs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YZXGV2XPM5MKPO7TNJUTEJYEKQ.jpg?auth=eb9474ca31b817a7985d0878c3ace3b4eafdb4dfa99bccf579c2cc15d9c843c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=688" type="image/jpeg" height="688" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa announced plans for the establishment of a new university in Ekurhuleni during his state of the nation address in 2020. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ESA ALEXANDER</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Corruption crisis worsens maternal mortality in public hospitals]]></title><link>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-editorial-corruption-crisis-worsens-maternal-mortality-in-public-hospitals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-09-07-editorial-corruption-crisis-worsens-maternal-mortality-in-public-hospitals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite South Africa's advanced economy and medical infrastructure, its maternal mortality ratio has increased, reaching 111.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, far above the UN target of fewer than 70]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MNP3GWZUOFHXNE4L36H6DLEWXA.jpg?auth=672d7a46111006c2ec94bfa3e7f0e3abb8ad429557733cac61383634c7e738bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4166&amp;height=2344" type="image/jpeg" height="2344" width="4166"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A news report revealed that the country recorded a maternal mortality ratio of 111.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, an increase from 109.6 deaths in 2022. 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