<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-high-court-orders-action-to-strengthen-child-protection-register/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T18:01:49.169Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T18:01:49.169Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[High court orders action to strengthen child protection register]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[National Child Protection Register,department of social development,Teddy Bear Clinic,Section27]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DD7BZHQ75VGKVAFA6FZPDFKISA.jpg?auth=c4144c5f5aa308116c4d07694cb7f630281a5fac555981e7ef07652c464831ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Teddy Bear Foundation had argued that the duty to “keep and maintain” the National Child Protection Register extended beyond the passive capture of information received from other institutions. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-no-one-left-behind-seven-mobile-clinics-for-four-gauteng-districts/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T17:13:14.409Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T17:13:14.409Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘No one left behind’: Seven mobile clinics for four Gauteng districts  ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ekurhuleni clinic services,Tshwane healthcare access,clinic staff shortages Gauteng]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RN6U672SZ5FA7C3DQT5IF2NSKY.jpeg?auth=13f01afd66078cb44fa69f65a97bf3fbfdcb5977cad8fd0aebfc56fee8f33869&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MEC of health in Gauteng unveiled seven new mobile clinic vehicles that will be deployed across Tshwane, Sedibeng, Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg health districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-08-11-italtile-expects-limited-growth-as-consumers-rein-in-non-essential-spending/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T16:38:14.517Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T16:38:14.517Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Italtile expects limited growth as consumers rein in non-essential spending]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Italtile,CTM,TopT,Ceramic Industries]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FZML6VVX5ZB2TNSMTDTNI3E72U.jpg?auth=fb5a60a58fd7362a25ceda1429d5dbc06339be23f756c9d9903169a6055789c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Italtile expects headline earnings per share for the year ended June 2026 to decline between 7.5% and 12.4%, to between 109.5c and 115.7c, from 125.1c previously. Picture:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-naledi-pandor-says-approving-maths-literacy-for-schools-was-a-disaster/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T16:13:54.889Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T16:13:54.889Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Naledi Pandor says approving maths literacy for schools ‘was a disaster’]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Naledi Pandor,Mathematical literacy,matric exam quality,Siviwe Gwarube,maths literacy debate,FET phase education]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IAHADDTKHBL2LET52TQI5IBRI4.jpg?auth=696f883ca64d853b90788e17a3bca5a5e4faa2c42984ce71574582670af987ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former basic education minister and the current chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, Naledi Pandor. File photo. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-ukrainian-prisoners-recount-torture-sexual-abuse-while-in-russian-detention/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T15:36:36.018Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T15:36:36.018Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[war crimes Ukraine Russia,prisoner exchanges Ukraine,torture allegations Russia,Ukrainian civilian detainees,human rights violations Russia,UN Security Council Ukraine,sexual violence in captivity,prisoner exchange Ukraine Russia,Donetsk detention centers,war crimes Russia Ukraine,Ukrainian detainees testimony,torture in Russian prisons,prisoner of war Ukraine Russia,human rights violations Ukraine,Ukrainian POWs mistreatment,Ukrainian prisoners torture,Russian detention abuse]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/D666NRFNKBODHOLT2DKGCGLKHU.jpg?auth=f6bf7b7c67103f7678c01d9f62b24709abd1867c9e75c087f5512e8227d95e87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) wrapped with national flags embrace each other as they return after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, December 30 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-newsmaker-assad-ruled-syria-with-iron-fist-before-defeat-in-civil-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T15:29:54.312Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T15:29:54.312Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NEWSMAKER | Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[state-run torture Syria,barrel bombs Syria,mass graves Syria,Assad Moscow exile,Syrian regime collapse,Ahmed al-Sharaa,Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,Syria rebel victory,Damascus court Assad,chemical weapons Syria,Syrian torture,war crimes Syria,Assad death sentence]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AK4LWXMFVRKCFJPRUB6SN4PKLI.jpg?auth=67611eed1a8c0b0a4dc6f2b8245f5666b4edffef7fea922852b3b97953be357f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rises after rebels announced they ousted Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on December 9 2024. A Damascus court has sentenced him to death in his absence for crimes including killings, arbitrary arrests and torture during the years in which he clung to power.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-dogs-can-distinguish-between-emotions-in-a-human-face-study-shows/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T14:39:42.308Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T14:39:42.308Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dogs can distinguish between emotions in a human face, study shows]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[University of Vienna dog study,animal cognition,dog-human communication,dogs reading facial expressions,pet dog emotional intelligence,university of vienna dog research,dog neuroscience study,dog happiness response,animal emotion perception,dog and human interaction,dog cognitive science,dogs facial expression research,dog brain study,canine emotion detection,dogs and human faces,dog brain research,dog neuroscience,dogs recognize human emotions]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BYXIGKMK3ZGMJMP5VQWGKYWNIE.JPG?auth=eb066fda034985e9572752e5ddad3d241152ba77ac3506e04b73fedb67ff8714&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dog walks in the low water of the Danube river during a heatwave near Orth an der Donau, Austria, on August 6, 2026. Picture: REUTERS/File Photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/books/events/2026-08-11-open-book-festival-2026-programme-live/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T13:36:14.688Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T13:36:14.688Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Open Book Festival 2026 programme live]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[open book festival,open book festival programme 2026,open book fest 2026]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/55V2SRPHHJGG3MT5FHXTUV5PSY.jpg?auth=c083250e276571db2279859198f261dd3f5e97a24f9b7e58be5528cdc31d436f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Open Book Fest 2026 offers everything from poetry to gender politics.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/books/fiction/2026-08-11-review-yann-martels-trojan-war-a-horse-of-a-different-tale/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T13:27:31.125Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T13:27:31.125Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[REVIEW | Yann Martel’s ‘Son of Nobody’: a Trojan horse of a different tale]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[ancient Greece literature,literary fiction reviews,fiction about ordinary heroes,Homer retelling,ancient Greece novels,yann martel]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IVVBK5QUGNH7PKPB5KD3VWU67Y.jpg?auth=4aa3a62444392fa7d9636dc48b979cb1cd3248bd11e81bc3d64098984693ec74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA['Son of Nobody' by Yann Martel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-mchunu-bypassed-protocol-to-deliver-igi-report-to-idac-ramsamy-tells-madlanga/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T13:13:51.486Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T13:13:51.486Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mchunu bypassed protocol to deliver IGI report to Idac, Ramsamy tells Madlanga ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[IGI report handover,government corruption probe,Madlanga commission,crime intelligence investigation,Drushantha Ramsamy,Dumisani Khumalo case,protocol breach,Inspector-General of Intelligence report,Senzo Mchunu]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/B2Q4YGKM4JCNXON6OL64TK6WGQ.jpg?auth=f6fbee562aa9a38185c17637c88f6c4113937fd67b10827591b82dd16b5ca708&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Independent Directorate Against Corruption’s Drushantha Ramsamy testifies before the Madlanga commission at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Picture: ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/home-and-gardening/2026-08-11-tips-and-tricks-on-how-to-make-your-home-a-stunner-from-sarah-langa/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:17:14.986Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T12:17:14.986Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tips and tricks on how to make your home a stunner from Sarah Langa]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Decorex Joburg,sarah langa,sarah langa interiors,interior styling tips,home decor mistakes]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DIX2IXFTTFB4FMJDDG5LQQYO74.jpeg?auth=331ad190d9c712da8352fc8624748fb0f524b250a02aeafadad4c5307adcaa38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Content creator and model Sarah Langa recently opened the doors to her new interior design business. Picture: ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-08-11-christine-wu-leaves-absa-amid-retail-banking-shake-up/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T12:01:34.082Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T12:01:34.082Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Christine Wu leaves Absa amid retail banking shake-up]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[South African banking news,Absa CIB executive appointments,Absa retail banking changes,Standard Bank talent moves,Absa top management,Personal and private banking Absa,Kenny Fihla strategy,Absa retail banking,Absa CIB appointments,Absa executive shake-up]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UOOSFFBSMRPTPFMT4M3ITJWKSU.jpg?auth=37fe000f67dee0c78d15d7deeeb84bb224f0071b81bda399335919ded5b56835&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christine Wu. Picture:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-watch-fadiel-adams-laptop-excuse-totally-unbelievable-madlanga/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T11:05:25.095Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T11:05:25.095Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[WATCH | Fadiel Adams’ laptop excuse ‘totally unbelievable’: Madlanga ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[postponed testimony August 19,Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga,crime intelligence officers,classified documents Adams,parliamentary testimony delay,commission of inquiry South Africa,laptop issues,Parliamentary inquiry,Rule 3 notice]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DFX22SN6SFFVHD6XJ3BORNMXCA.jpg?auth=5938dc3acd1640b896beeecb96c0f118609bc563cfbc3a5a73597150cef68eb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams got a tongue-lashing from the commission's chair, Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-why-new-gas-legislation-alone-wont-fix-south-africas-supply-woes/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T10:44:59.572Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T10:44:59.572Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why new gas legislation alone won’t fix South Africa’s supply woes]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[gas sector modernisation,public hearings Gas Bill,gas market competition,use-it-or-lose-it rules,pipeline gas Mozambique,gas supply coordination,gas regulatory framework,use-it-or-lose-it gas rules,industrial gas users South Africa,gas trading South Africa,Industrial Gas Users Association,gas infrastructure legislation,Gas Act replacement,South Africa gas market,LNG imports South Africa,gas market regulation,South Africa Gas Bill,gas market competition South Africa,energy sector legislation South Africa,gas infrastructure investment,gas-to-power projects South Africa,gas regulatory framework South Africa,Jaco Human gas industry,Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KCDB2B2X2NMVVCX73HU3URYU2E.jpg?auth=58815bbe8d0c43723d1d462bfa4008a569513e58c4c25def093828b8fd1433eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Industry body welcomes the proposed legislation but says stronger co-ordination is needed to develop the gas market. Picture: ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-08-08-sophie-de-bruyn-pride-and-disappointment-for-veteran-of-womens-march/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T10:11:04.531Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T10:11:04.531Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[SOPHIE DE BRUYN | Pride — and disappointment — for veteran of Women’s March]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[women,women empowerment]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UZOTVHG5TZP3VGX2KRRKVEFE2U.jpg?auth=eebfb9747a59f4ef1b7b12c01ead18e9812501a1af33f29d982792acdd3598e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sophie Williams-De Bruyn. Picture:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-08-11-sars-sets-r10bn-threshold-for-multinational-tax-deals/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T10:08:48.691Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T10:08:48.691Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sars sets R10bn threshold for multinational tax deals  ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[tax authority agreements,Moody's Analytics SARS,SARS APA fees,transfer pricing benchmarking,cross-border transactions South Africa,multinational profit shifting,R10bn APA threshold,tax certainty South Africa,transfer pricing risks,transfer pricing policy South Africa,Moody's Analytics transfer pricing,APA application fees SARS,South Africa multinational tax,cross-border tax certainty,R10bn eligibility threshold,SARS transfer pricing crackdown,Saica tax policy submission,SARS APA application fees,multinational enterprises taxation,transfer pricing rules South Africa,R10bn revenue threshold,APA eligibility criteria]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ES4FT5CAKVPXXELW4QJSBPH2A4.jpg?auth=0f76b90eac531a1bc6a5b9ced926dcef9cd3e34d8ebf39d8b3c478603f192d42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[SARS offices in Johannesburg. Picture: NHLANHLA PHILLIPS]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-health-officials-defend-drug-procurement-amid-clash-over-job-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T10:05:36.952Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T10:05:36.952Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Health officials defend drug procurement amid clash over job cuts ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[medicine procurement policies,Cosatu pharmaceutical sector,HIV/AIDS drug tender South Africa,health department,medicines,Pharmaceuticals Made in South Africa,Pharmisa,local drug manufacturers,Aspen Pharmacare,Adcock Ingram,Biovac,Sandoz,National Bioproducts Institute,Fresenius Kabi,Stavros Nicolaou]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZDQIXK5MCVOWFJIXRPTNWIWWPY.jpg?auth=64720150e3a06a8bc0bffd3d747bb5748345094ec16b3b1195f7b60f21f00f9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pharmisa says the health department’s focus on price is squeezing local drug manufacturers out of crucial medicine tenders, resulting in job cuts. Picture: 123RF/PAVEL CHAGOCHKIN ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-jobless-rate-worsens-to-336-with-dire-youth-unemployment-figures/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:59:10.313Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T09:59:10.313Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jobless rate worsens to 33.6% with dire youth unemployment figures]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Unemployment rate,Quarterly labour force survey,South Africa employment sectors,impact of US-Iran war on jobs,youth job crisis South Africa,business confidence South Africa,economic growth South Africa,job losses mining manufacturing agriculture]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IRBPPT4QJJLPFMZ7EWHEIFNLOU.jpg?auth=ebeeaea2d4c0ffdb92d6dc11a182fcd5f5d36dd78b752fe81c64ee07e9767289&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of people employed in the formal and household sectors decreased by 41,000 and 9,000, respectively. File picture:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-80-of-plans-to-fix-apartheid-geography-are-off-track/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T09:48:06.302Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T09:48:06.302Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[80% of plans to fix apartheid geography are off track ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[visa reforms South Africa,PRASA rail improvements,urban spatial planning,housing subsidies South Africa,apartheid legacy housing,National Treasury structural reforms,spatial planning South Africa,Cape Town affordable housing,commuting costs South Africa,IMF South Africa inequality,property ownership South Africa,Constitutional Court spatial planning,transport costs South Africa,urban inequality,visa reform South Africa,Prasa passenger rail,spatial planning reforms,Prasa rail recovery,urban spatial reform,spatial inequality South Africa,title deed backlog,public land release,affordable housing South Africa,apartheid legacy,South Africa spatial inequality,Operation Vulindlela]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BKIK6ZWETBKUJJ4KCZABTLPACI.jpg?auth=c8edc6e033b496ff80de905627dce045892b8008be77dd99ccfa3f8b0c766015&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[RDP homes in Joe Slovo township. Progress in provision of housing 'has been slower than expected'. Picture: ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-10-what-mp-fadiel-adams-faces-at-the-madlanga-commission-this-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T07:36:20.865Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T07:36:20.865Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What MP Fadiel Adams faces at the Madlanga commission this week]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[orchestrated attacks crime intelligence,South Africa police corruption,parliament whistleblower case,Brig Dineo Mokwele appointment,parliament whistleblower South Africa,orchestrated attacks police,Dumisani Khumalo arrest,IDAC investigation,crime intelligence corruption]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RSKPE6ZKG5EJLCACTYABJNCB4U.jpg?auth=1b6f72df8f5f2b9f6b9e6a5bfbcf89645f38f42ac7ce2e62788b865931954602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams was granted R10,000 bail at the Pinetown magistrate’s court on May 15 2026. Picture:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-08-11-nontshinga-denies-weight-struggle-ahead-of-world-title-eliminator/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:06.667Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:06.667Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nontshinga denies weight struggle ahead of world title eliminator]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Sivenathi Nontshinga,Regie Suganob,IBF,junior-flyweight,Philippines]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AAK7Z3OPBFCP7BH72JXI6BLHVU.jpg?auth=c5758cfa72b63a08ae997e864dda1b541a1f9019c4cba2fb0749019e77376727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sivenathi Nontshinga drops Regie Suganob in their first bout at the  ICC. They will engage in a rematch in Philippines in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-11-khakhau-blasts-manamela-over-his-embattled-higher-education-sector/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:06.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:06.214Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Khakhau blasts Manamela over his embattled higher education sector ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[karabo khakhau,member of parliament,democratic alliance,department of higher edcation and training,portfolio committee]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/V23R75L5GJACRPTL6F3GH5ARTA.jpg?auth=7f8b8b5dfd03dae2cbe990e8116e1fe6301293eaa381e1f5144cf80c1b8323fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Higher education and training portfolio committee member Karabo Khakhau launched a blistering attack on minister Buti Manamela and the ANC on the sidelines of the DA’s manifesto launch in Johannesburg on Saturday. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-after-heartbreak-and-tragedy-two-entrepreneurs-found-hope-between-a-loaf-of-bread/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:05.448Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:05.448Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After heartbreak and tragedy, two entrepreneurs found hope between a loaf of bread]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[overcoming adversity entrepreneurship,inspirational food business,Soweto street food,Kota recipes South Africa]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MWPN6OTIYFHY5BGIXMQYLJEGDI.jpeg?auth=95e03dc6879a762ccbe5d97372cb518fee46701d4f3e0f58d7cda4465dbfa703&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lehlohonolo Motaung, 25-year-old owner of South Side Grills in Protea Glen, Soweto. Picture:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-08-11-editorial-time-to-make-good-on-long-promised-goal-of-affordable-digital-access-for-all/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:05.208Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:05.208Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Time to make good on long-promised goal of affordable digital access for all]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[digital access South Africa,infrastructure costs telecoms,Competition Commission telecoms,prepaid data costs SA,infrastructure costs telecoms SA,internet affordability South Africa]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6QPOLPOU7BAGXIWUB73V3CHGQY.jpg?auth=6c759955c84bcbba8df776f24f22131c2a9a93c21a2d3405370cd5b55788b626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The high cost of communication in South Africa is back in the spotlight, with the department of communications and digital technologies (DCDT) planning a fresh review of the country’s pricing framework. File image]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-south-african-female-skateboarders-are-carving-out-space-in-a-growing-sport/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:05.175Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:05.175Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[South African female skateboarders are carving out space in a growing sport]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Skateboarding,The Skate School Academy,Boipelo Awuah,Women’s skateboarding,Sharné Jacobs,Shayne Robinson]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EK7UN3MAONFIFFTUGLAVLZKWQM.jpeg?auth=565a926306dab4220f91728d9158dd6b523a2d5cd88e9767d3a27a0240fb3386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Women are being encouraged to participate in growing skateboarding in South Africa.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-club-med-alleged-rape-overlooked-by-tourism-concern-says-activist/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:05.111Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:05.111Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Club Med alleged rape overlooked by tourism concern, says activist]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[rape justice activism,tourism stakeholder response,rape kit delay,gender-based violence South Africa,club med,canadian raped,rape at resort,rape kit delay South Africa]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HHBW2TYYN5ILXK5F376QZH6UDY.jpg?auth=b0c1c36e6076ed734fc331404d33245fafbf22b40802b4341711f1a94b4162c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering of one of the Club Med SA Beach & Safari resort's trio of swimming pools. The resort has been rocked by an allegation of rape by an 18-year-old Canadian guest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-11-tshwane-hopes-to-curb-noise-in-hatfield-ditches-entertainment-zone-proposal/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:04.96Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:04.96Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tshwane hopes to curb noise in Hatfield, ditches entertainment zone proposal]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Tshwane city planning,Hatfield resident concerns,public participation Hatfield,Lynnwood Road nightlife,Hatfield parking issues,student accommodation Hatfield,Hatfield public transport]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YBUFTL2UA5E3JBTRVAVBVKSODE.jpg?auth=d1f042ac074241a93c0b251ab3e01918e18bbf7d74e166804661a3b461a0605b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacaranda trees in Hatfield, Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-08-11-pali-lehohla-from-spatial-apartheid-to-breakdown-of-trust-how-citizens-lose-and-regain-agency/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:04.844Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:04.844Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[PALI LEHOHLA | From spatial apartheid to breakdown of trust: how citizens lose (and regain) agency]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[drakenstein municipality,drakenstein,wine farm,democracy,faith in democracy,IEC,EA,enumeration areas,gdp,economic success,statistics]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GIQD3X5HWZD33EJT7VRG534GSE.jpg?auth=49625b46d63e02c888e30797d2ab536e93533bfb50ec40b597b53fca6de34071&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The view of Brookdale estate and manor house at the foot of the Klein Drakenstein mountains.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-08-11-tom-eaton-a-whopping-r14m-to-write-government-press-releases-the-plot-thickens/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:03.225Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:03.225Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[TOM EATON | A whopping R1.4m to write government press releases ― the plot thickens]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[fiction,ANC,R1.4m,press releases,department of social development,dsd]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZZEFQOQFRNL4TIOFWBSCJ2YIPA.png?auth=adf4a0c584ce6a6611fe5f96a611f175c2833f057e434bb4e734521922ac1b9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Last week it emerged that the department of social development, led by minister Dina Pule, has allegedly paid a contractor R1.4m to write and edit press releases. Picture: TREVOR SAMSON]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-08-11-lucky-mathebula-the-ancs-decline-is-no-longer-a-warning-it-is-the-political-reality/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:30:02.928Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:30:02.928Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[LUCKY MATHEBULA | The ANC’s decline is no longer a warning. It is the political reality]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[local government elections 2026,post liberation movements governance record,africa,anc]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MQLBI3UQSZPUPLZ27HJBWPP2MQ.jpg?auth=3c2a7710a3ba0181e02aa9f471090a435f60a80c809bbb5263dfea17090ada95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New polling does not create the crisis confronting the liberation movement; it reveals how far a long-running loss of trust, state capability and political leadership has advanced. File image]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-08-11-blast-from-the-past-bafana-shine-against-black-stars-in-mosimanes-first-match-as-national-coach/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-11T02:25:00.392Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>SundayTimes</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:25:00.392Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | Bafana shine against Black Stars in  Mosimane’s first match as national coach]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[South African sport history,Mphela scores for Bafana Bafana,Silver for Caster Semenya,Cancer-survivor Lawrence Brittain wins Olympic silver]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GB3T4ZUGDRPFDNDFBW5OFXD66M.jpg?auth=e5cfa608e825587b8c0c01772ec2b0537a380938462c27d9fa2362272925716e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bafana striker Katlego Mphela scores against Ghana at Soccer City in 2010. SA won the international friendly 1-0. File image]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>