<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026-10-03-south-african-designers-shine-at-paris-fashion-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:38:26.76Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JS4TQ7VHK5AKRFEZKCXZCMGIEU.jpg?auth=685f9fce0786170d70476080392259f71bcf5bec735ecfb5dc77a18983ea2451&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For Laduma Ngxokolo, ambition includes demonstrating Africa’s manufacturing capabilities. Picture: Masi Losi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-bavuma-braces-for-ultimate-test/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:21:30.98Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BDUYA2H34NG4ZO2ZCEB4YS3PTQ.jpg?auth=756db7906aa4413fe823ef7a1a1c1d253e259de0eb7e8c86b71435876a49bfe6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ahead of a busy season, Temba Bavuma is comfortable embracing the spotlight.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-aussies-prepare-for-trial-by-spin-in-test-against-sa/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:20:35.93Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/H62EXLBBLNA7FJTV4UHJKGB54M.jpg?auth=261a74038953da34041920350faa00f4cf5843e24bc456ecbd88f695d37ecade&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kagiso Rabada will face another examination of his readiness for the first Test with Australia when the Proteas begin a two day intra-squad practice match in Durban today]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-03-orlando-pirates-move-to-freeze-r20m-in-alleged-fraud-scandal/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:12:45.232Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FUJCRIZOANBTXF75V5NUBSSELU.JPG?auth=0f415ddaea5d00a9e5d97b1d5324cb995152168ac40dfe5582b9e6acc0da9862&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oswin Appollis celebrates a goal for Orlando Pirates with teammates in their Betway Premiership win against Milford FC at Orlando Stadium on August 1 2026. The club have launched an urgent bid to freeze more than R20m allegedly siphoned from its coffers. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-charge-cele-police-forensic-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:09:34.603Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QQHG42TQ5NAEVEMMZ5XGGD22ZE.jpg?auth=73c5cef0256581f9f4b1ff9463baa0cd14b6ea832c35bc8ad52786f6f58adee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former police minister Bheki Cele received “gratification” and “private benefits” from Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala, according to a joint forensic investigation. Picture: Nolo Moima]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-man-city-sham-fire-rages-on/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:11.004Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XMOFS542O5GZLMB2EUTCE4KPO4.JPG?auth=926a3ba1d31573371ec89241e78440a6df1fdc207fc4897a94a9b42d83fa9478&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester City have filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-lucky-mathebula-the-leadership-gbv-demands/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:10.657Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BZRN42DNJ5GP7CB5QFRYJMKORQ.jpg?auth=646e703cede43dd63f39b12e323599d2b3b6cf7204967bfe6058c1050aeaaa99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Closing that gap between warning and intervention makes effective policing indispensable, but policing cannot rest on slogans or periodic operations, says the writer. Stock image: 123RF/ekonorvahmi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-mathatha-tsedu-theatre-of-the-absurd-as-whites-play-victim/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:10.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CU35E5R4JJHZPH67YSARVFP5PY.jpg?auth=d66beeef99d10a0857cf4721fd204f7e3bb59320b7ecf92e444c1d3d7f4f40c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[International relations and co-operation minister Ronald Lamola and US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-djokovic-in-big-big-struggle-through-the-year/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:10.197Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3VE3AVHKTBEGLBKPXX6QQ3TNA4.JPG?auth=2d9c1afc0ad7116f670012aa35d4b95b5ff4f954ecd2505243ff6f678f6e9268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic reacts after wining a point against John Isner at the China Open in 2015.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-peter-bruce-a-strange-quiet-hangs-over-these-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:08.83Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LRCBNTB2FZHA3OZSWWV6UTN6HA.jpg?auth=4d6a3d33628c3a0cfbb551c3edac1058791d6ce514aa413dd169a101da685774&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille takes a moment to interact with members of the DA in Wynberg at the launch of their Billboard campaign. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-hot-lunch-wine-legacy-rewritten-at-black-owned-klein-goederust/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:08.255Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/F524HFFPU5FMDDGFA5JS665SVA.jpg?auth=cbd68bf18142aa6368e27d05c1853e239b902223d8135fc984dd13858156a4e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Siguqa owns Klein Goederust in the Franschhoek Valley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-brian-murray-judges-are-under-fire-its-the-states-duty-to-support-and-protect-them/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:07.716Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JIPOKYVFMBMNBIHEKKPISMQNZA.jpg?auth=2c3a6f45f46c533498671b1a9b4ff60786b5646f5a04e6b57ec538027cb55e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANC stalwart Kader Asmal in 1994 described the constitution as “a negotiated revolution of unique character”. File photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-boks-boost-sharks-to-victory/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:07.677Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S4FPJEDQWRFLFGY3QCWBKP2JPM.jpg?auth=04277e2da942ec9580bf39402e512d182b02159e1b164d2f5d0ce887fbc82134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sharks coach JP Pietersen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-extract-the-day-hani-cried/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:07.297Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CYK3SY6XEFNRHOJ6VFCJ33KI34.jpg?auth=ae913be2f5718879456f9cb9f9e19d842ba0e9766bde559b00501fccb4d2e74e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anti-apartheid icon Chris Hani.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-a-listers-a-moms-heartache-winning-design-and-a-whole-lot-of-perfumed-power/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:07.154Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/Y2Q6CARRF5FLJLVJ26OSBC37TM.jpg?auth=738a74b3fa6b9b7cf283849c0d5e5bbe4146de1692d541ed291d15f5f6f0b9cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former African Union chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and International Women's Forum South Africa president Advocate Thandi Orleyn during the Hall of Femme Awards. Picture: Masi Losi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-makhudu-sefara-you-read-it-first-here-why-your-subscription-matters/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:06.639Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JR6ZRQIVWBFMDL2CQD2Q4BUOIQ?auth=abe6ec8c2a7b65e37f622f64b9faee9f019bfe6b23f5397d0ec64e485f69ad82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sunday Times editor Makhudu Sefara. File photo: Masi Losi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-03-ndumiso-ngcobo-lets-bury-the-long-goodbye/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:06.359Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MSRK6DSXWBNGROKWDK4JSWMH5E.jpg?auth=754faf1836cda9a7bdae42c5fa437b2bb84d8dba76296803e486b33f5e810e5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of many theories is that there is a correlation between the length of speeches at funerals and how close the next election is, says the writer. Stock photo: 123rf/dolgachov ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-10-03-arthur-goldstuck-the-strange-economics-of-funeral-cover/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:06.115Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NB6WM2CKCRLI7OA34YHQXAC3WQ.jpg?auth=08efe036a8bcc3054dd0c418fd0529a81510b63f9defc3949d035a07c8b4414a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Switching funeral insurers is risky when it triggers a new waiting period, during which time you have no
cover. This is set to change. Picture: 123RF/DOLGACHOV]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-fifa-asking-for-trouble-with-expanded-calendar-xavi/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:06.085Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XKR273GA55ADJBGMMPP4AOHWOY.jpg?auth=3dc516afbff8c97a980da3c53ea730d0982479d2b39e764e5d1668f49768f2f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Netherlands coach Xavi Hernandez has expressed concern about the new-look expanded international calendar. Picture: Reuters/Piroschka Van De Wouw]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-letters-private-sector-has-a-key-role-in-fixing-joburg/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:05.647Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QHUGOPUPGRDHZECWI25CIKQWG4.jpg?auth=4a271494de98b8c7a2556dd15c566bba9d714a395f576f9a055c38a595f8b36c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johannesburg's new administration should establish a 100-day stabilisation programme covering water, electricity, roads, waste, billing, infrastructure, municipal finance, public safety and economic recovery, writes Grant Son. File photo: Antonio Muchave ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-casey-on-cusp-of-alfred-dunhill-glory/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:05.426Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KIIRKYCCQRABJGEFNAFAG2YZHA.jpeg?auth=02e3b8f966f7a6f15d84f5359c57ec6852e3fac843f667086add48fcb91ff78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Casey Jarvis has set his sights on the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title. Picture: Sunshine Tour]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-03-editorial-the-right-man-for-the-job/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:05.404Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/T3JQ3WA3TFKP3FGL6QADZ553IQ.jpg?auth=a6ea6dadb684c99996e29b1eed8df533396423aadaf1c860b7bb6adc062573d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati. Picture: Freddy Mavunda]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-03-editorial-social-attitudes-have-to-change-if-the-gbv-war-is-to-be-won/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:04.977Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/OOGMZE7RZREFJFQPWQZOBGXI4M.jpeg?auth=449188379d0b6aeb4e1df11d8f8179c0b3b71d981e9339a8ab3be06766dc819e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When President Cyril Ramaphosa declared GBV a national disaster last year, more promises were made, says the writer. Picture: GCIS
 ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-10-03-zanele-salman-shaping-manufacturings-future-on-the-lathe-of-forethought/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:04.743Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3GQW7D2JYZHFZL5BGF3MQ3VLFI.jpg?auth=a140660485845734760946e68255c45b8197f14a03885d04627002486ae7d14d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[South Africa's old industrial model must change, says the writer. Graphic: Karen Moolman]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-10-03-kganki-matabane-who-will-defend-the-gains-of-transformation/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:04.682Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6COFLFYKFFHMPIFJRRNJGTFN4U.jpg?auth=38fa908abd1abb06c4a41d640ca2f4c62977ddb773cfed819a5c88f4790c4268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After more than two decades of implementation, B-BBEE should be subjected to rigorous scrutiny, says the writer. Stock image: 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-03-adored-and-despised-zimbabwes-flamboyant-sir-wicknell-chivayo-leaves-a-chequered-legacy/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:04.513Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/I3C42QIRWBDRHJLMR5WUEBHNU4.jpeg?auth=feda8353ae22d9c610c5fa79a9008ab68705c7562b4a5391c887d63387408f25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Picture: Facebook/SirWicknell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-10-03-stavros-nicolaou-how-to-fully-exploit-the-brics-opportunity/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:04.461Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VB2HPP7JRJFZFHPGYYFNC7QED4.jpg?auth=4ae1da2665f8409906193c1a80040a574c677dc70e4d00327b3a156c48c5e2d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How Brics dominates the global chessboard. Picture: Karen Moolman]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-10-03-amol-prabhu-what-makes-a-private-banking-superhero/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:04.339Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/N43XVN3VKJLLLICAURYBWQJCEA.jpg?auth=34b5acff131bae704f52020db777f762778ac949c9a36e02ab0135daa2fe2a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judgment and experience now define value for families with assets and ties across borders. Picture: Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2026-10-03-nompilo-mtshali-from-swift-codes-to-a-brave-new-world-of-electronic-finance-and-trade/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:03.81Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AGKTPEVMJBKMNJSHGNRV7BX7OQ.jpg?auth=df7484940897254b5674f1925957fae85d157dea396c9e4d943bf0600770aa2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AI, blockchain and data standards reshape cross-border trade compliance, says the writer. Stock photo: 123RF/andreypopov]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-04-qa-with-gareth-newham-acting-police-minister-firoz-cachalias-special-adviser/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:03.81Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PIJGIVVXL5EHPMKCEJBBZFZROE?auth=bf0edc575df75ec80e4feae3b2e412651e899cf1b73ad4f4ddc22f88cd9bc2dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gareth Newham, acting police minister Firoz Cachalia’s special adviser.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-03-read-all-about-it-our-literary-prize-shortlists-for-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:03.465Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/E6DOOM3OBRBZJASNPYJE4BWVBM.jpg?auth=30770392715e4ccee374198348497b94e4bbcad91f54e6cfec111e74b92bfd0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Five fiction and five non-fiction titles have been shortlisted for the 2026 Sunday Times Literary Awards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-csas-provincial-presidents-need-to-take-heed-of-dire-financial-future/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:03.325Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HIXHHCPNVZHU3NSFL74VYLXCRU.jpg?auth=c3cb52dbbf1783079e1b7455ce8f83fc87bc03348e102c2862e8e289ce9d8edc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cricket SA president Rihan Richards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-03-war-over-top-hotels-heads-for-apex-court/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:03.132Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YOIH7JGPYJLFBDZKFIJI6IFXRU.jpg?auth=ec4860c4ca3887f4fc8702f7ef994448764685e5f5ef7271bbaae5c4865d9abb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Michaelangelo hotel in Sandton has been closed for several years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-03-sanral-unaware-of-sibanyonis-moloto-road-role/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:03.005Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2R6DJ7USNBFU3LKXMQ5JEXP64I.jpg?auth=a5b2dbf38a571cecad701072be598921b396097d8aa9a6cab34bc9389632108e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Controversial Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni testifying before the Madlanga commission of inquiry in Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-anc-tells-concourt-iec-software-cant-override-constitutional-rights/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:02.321Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ORSMOTBOBJGTLHKGAM2VBWPR3E.jpg?auth=e968a0c440a38016e69edf8d00231e527c204a0077b955e1a24cc60edc970d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-03-barney-mthombothi-weve-seen-how-deep-the-criminal-justice-abyss-is-now-how-do-we-climb-out-of-it/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:02.261Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/P6GL42MT3ZDXHKJUCF25PQPGE4.jpg?auth=599227edc2130a66fe0da6dcfcc9bd2616ae8f26209e4f2aac7a015f5445b4b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is not only still standing, he’s standing even taller and towering over the casualties all around him, says the writer. Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-water-tanker-mafia-billboard-taken-down/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:02.115Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S6BGXYI42JAODGYFH73I75QD5U.jpg?auth=3edd9cf041ac9c4093b45452c3e7b63bd557f8b8fd8f690f39cf04db7743ac30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The DA's 'stop water tanker mafia' billboard on the N2 bearing the faces of eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba, municipal manager Musa Mbhele and technical services director Ednick Msweli has ruffled feathers]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-anc-faces-r40m-seizure-from-bank-accounts/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:02.01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/L4JS3IHDKVG43H7SGP4IAJUYCE.jpg?auth=c8648b3a3bee35a078c147e7737cd9889396278622146d8ef079e7839d4c9862&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa conducts a walkabout at Mega City Mall in Umlazi, south of  Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday engaging with residents as part of the ANC’s local government election campaign in eThekwini. Photo: Sandile Ndlovu]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-03-uct-complaint-mystery-deepens/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.887Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/I3KXFKAZGBFING4UMUUI3BKPPM.jpeg?auth=e8803b0d184a930a85fadc7c2adf7f59413ba9b30feff4d753aee68994cdd454&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There has been another twist to the legal battle between vice-chancellor Mosa Moshabela and the UCT council. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-eff-sues-fikile-mbalula-over-anti-foreigner-smear/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.873Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6MJ3PNECSFCCTME3LFICBXMXX4.jpg?auth=75843c92f415746bfea8c4788479135cc41a890701e6387c745d146a3fd7b9b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is being sued by the EFF. File photo: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-galileo-ndlovu-youth-choir-rocks-london-with-queen-legends/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.772Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FP3QBVZLM5H7HLJHOVVECRHTHA.jpg?auth=c650bebea63f50e37d15b761546215065ea0f51877cd618d5f850d953191528a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Brian May with two of the Ndlovu Youth Choir members that performed their isiZulu version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with the Queen legends in London last Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-nombeko-mbava-whichever-way-you-cut-it-running-a-town-takes-financial-discipline/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.428Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ITUUPITRGFBCDBMDBX37CPHCFA.jpg?auth=4e0f92061350caebd63507fdf3470199d6bf09333100131954b2917e8b065d1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outsourcing costs money in contracts and oversight, says the writer. Stock photo: 123RF/etiamos
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/hogarth/2026-10-03-hogarth-taxi-drivers-really-are-cowboys/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.221Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/24ZZD3KLVBA45OBLY4MRFHHDSU.jpg?auth=0fdc93148ce44910069cda5c734aac91d453af50b2e585c649df56a013de17db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni testifies before the Madlanga commission of inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2026-10-03-wandile-sihlobo-brics-need-to-deliver-beyond-the-summits/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.116Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/R2N7NCUMORC2XKFMJAGHASA7DU.JPG?auth=8ed86f8c1f99d0257ce3be1b524361a882d2ba2e0ca4ea4b21aa5ef554e7e667&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a picture during the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026. Picture: Sputnik/Kristina Solovyova/Pool via Reuters ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-st-1004-us-ambassador-bozell-demarched-for-third-time-in-nine-months-over-undiplomatic-conduct/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:01.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GUT7E6THANCXJGDFKB5X6UNZSE.jpg?auth=301b829b4a0fcea15169770317627c3c3531eeb7543b55ed497b9237fe6fae39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[International relations minister Ronald Lamola. File photo: Thapelo Morebudi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2026-10-03-mampara-of-the-week-leo-brent-bozell/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:00.984Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JAKRMGFSNJEAVCBUFAQ4ZDFPWU.jpg?auth=bca0ce49947feeede2eb1a623b1d58e58d569b05751fb5e66e664eab89dadfd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US ambassodor Leo Brent Bozell at the US Embassy in Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-03-nec-members-demand-probe-into-error-that-left-anc-mayoral-candidates-off-election-list/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T22:00:00.967Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AWK6GTNLRZBYLOTU76KYTEAJFI.jpg?auth=bd933d127cecffef810def2dacf548f5f608db8ef8a1a77c7fccdd680d7de8b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa during the party's nanifesto launch in Riverside, Diepsloot, Johannesburg. File photo: Antonio Muchave]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-keo-uncut-boks-missed-chance-for-andres-redemption/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T20:11:02.942Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CKUDQSIIJ5ATZEFQTMBQ77LZ7Y.jpg?auth=d59cdbd3819e1fe8cc175a57bc2f7f98efb06fd8d2f076ef029237e86d8a332b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andre Esterhuizen during the Springboks' Captains Run at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on July 3 2026. Picture: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-russells-rollercoaster-of-inconsistency/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T18:43:31.861Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LRB2COPLQVFHNO7CB6IBIQ4WQY.JPG?auth=6c32cd705f925cb46ab726823770cb9ddf4118f15ba3c0786427b5c9812c1c5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[George Russell.  Picture: Reuters/Jakub Porzycki]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-bbk-unplugged-only-dwellers-of-loony-house-can-doubt-downs/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T18:16:27.264Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EXQ67JTJTZDMVDTEUNBCMVOMQU.jpg?auth=2d11b970bf75bb5de670e18490ae082e5c62769e377c481a7771097c73b81137&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Siyabonga Mabena lifts the trophy in celebration after Mamelodi Sundowns win the 2026 Fifa African Asian Pacific Cup match against Al-Ahli Saudi at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria, in this 19 September 2026 file photo.  Picture: BackpagePix/Gavin Barker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-dobson-salutes-return-of-special-kolisi/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T18:13:02.756Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YJ34FIGSBJAO5M5AAUDIHNDV7I.JPG?auth=2533188cc91b21c22c41958e3982cc7be58d3bd3b490fd3cd36da2593aa054eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Siya Kolisi celebrates beating the All Blacks in a match in Soweto.  File photo: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-03-mosimane-to-unleash-campbell-and-dithejane/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T18:12:13.567Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MREYUD3MQFF53BLUCWONZW3KSE.jpg?auth=2a247fbbf49ac4608a37d1a2f1cc35b2b2a875aa5cc523fd9c2a73a369ed89f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shandre Campbell, Puso Dithejane and Tshepang Moremi to be given opportunities during friendly match against Egypt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-10-03-fnb-insure-ceo-eyes-growth-with-digital-push/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T14:05:04.457Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CALDB4VTOVKRHOZ5VTW3OH7LUE.jpg?auth=9dda634fa609b6164b64e4bed70037a2f2909873d88d57b9101b6f39c19d3ad3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FNB's new short-term insurance premiums offer holistic money management support to customers across several areas of their lives. Stock image: 123RF/RAWPIXEL]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-10-03-how-to-become-a-super-networker/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T13:56:41.559Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KDUNKVTQFVL2XNMJWG75XM37WQ.png?auth=fc0af50b59b7b7e1f2747e50538ab5e56f66bfa65ad59979b325c0d54148a235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Women should beyond conversation to cultivate sponsors and mentors, advises Amanda Markman, head of sponsor services at financial services company Tamela. Stock photo:]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/careers/2026-10-03-my-brilliant-career-dont-let-the-doubters-deflate-the-dream/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T13:53:08.38Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XSU2MIFHLNDWNGPHBUGMOSK4JQ.jpg?auth=2be27c48f986e1099591082d5f4035d9399122db0daa256f0e93077b86d78e51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mel Manson's most recent venture is an app that allows users in KZN to access local service providers, events and activities in their town. Picture: Neason Kistan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-10-03-gold-fields-digs-deep-in-bold-mega-merger-bid/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T13:31:55.631Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/X3WUEVWUEFJEHN53YXEMK54TME.png?auth=d06f192e5aa0f7b9d5aa06180b8822900d4f8c8eabae736f5c0cff5742596b4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gold Fields CEO Mike Fraser. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL/MARTIN RHODES]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-10-03-mozambique-banks-on-smes-to-drive-economic-growth/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T13:29:02.42Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WHX47QHXEJBQZA4C2PBHJJCP3Q.jpg?auth=76cf724d44f7a678f5426bf5ac2886e0f4ea326af7f412397b2e089a7275ec08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MEREC, a family-owned milling and food company in Mozambique, plans expansion into international markets. Picture: Dineo Faku]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/2026-10-03-car-demand-shifts-to-cheaper-models-as-households-feel-the-squeeze/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T13:28:00.536Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UP6RVNFQYREBPKJ4VCWAKDIUSA.png?auth=9567688f7554ac5d46f83e4f3110e99454465d23f8ca8e191bdf6ed5fdd88c97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby Ramagwede, CEO of the AA. 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Picture: Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/news/2026-10-03-big-read-the-price-of-municipal-failure/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T13:12:13.143Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/636KCLVVWZADZOPF46FUZSGKJ4.jpg?auth=f16598d04a2822b4d258b7d3f5f2de28c2f4d981a63905556e943fb2306836df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dirty and filthy water outside the Alexandra Magistrate Court. Picture: Emanuel Majola]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-your-weekly-stars-5-october-11-october/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:05.79Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KJAGCNFJZZNEJANFLYJSABR2TE.jpg?auth=f6306a335499bd2dc0a196db14eab8afd71e713403463e6cefa95fc13cedaca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stock photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-shining-bright/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:01.281Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IEF7GH7HEREGLAZKX5HXGOVMUQ.jpg?auth=9a0d1d6f5c7136fdf1d5079a36677b519535e56ce3df2175c5c5bd284dc1ba2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Presenters Johannes Radebe, Josh Widdicombe and Emma Willis in   'Strictly Come Dancing'. Picture: Ray Burmiston]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-crime-capers-and-double-crosses-galore-in-a-double-dose-of-guy-ritchies-most-high-camp-antics/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:01.153Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VEJ4EYRWB5EDRENO2GXAOVXUCU.jpg?auth=42d6b915d5d82b1263070890947b3d932b4c33c4bea2c99f71b95777c82e5ff4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joely Richardson as Lady Sabrina, Theo James as Eddie Horniman, Jasmine Blackborow as Charly Horniman, Chanel Cresswell as Tammy Horniman and Daniel Ings as Freddy Horniman in 'The Gentlemen' Season 1. Picture: Christopher Rafael/Netflix]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-lethabo-monametsi-from-the-sofa-to-the-stage/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:00.818Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5TN7PXMOLZCMJDNLT3GQW6QEZM.jpg?auth=b749cd7f1befa24581fe7c42afe2526a44668de327cd2ac7e34cd5f7e806e46b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA['Strictly Come Dancing': Lethabo Monametsi, Mark Karmalita, Maddie Ingoldsby, Aleksandra Isaeva & Cristian Priori. Picture: Guy Levy]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-mobland-returns-as-power-violence-and-dysfunction-collide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:00.71Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/Q3KIPBYDCZCS7ALEGLHNIDAGM4.jpg?auth=c11faf56d2ea8132feca2f9414ae7f46f8d09b7e13a315080832689d9726a05a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in 'MobLand' Season 2.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-boemo-diales-private-cosmology/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:00.683Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7IW65HBCP5ABFC3GBKVD5WFQVE.jpeg?auth=d3c82acdded5bfeb987204af5f93586dba7785f6d6cfe68e4da65362891682b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In her new exhibition, Boemo Diale turns family memory, cosmology and ritual into a vivid private mythology of protection, possibility and hope. Picture: Supplied ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-03-staying-in-things-to-stream/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-03T03:00:00.584Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LBRMBZCWA5ENLAGEKAA7KEHO5Y.jpg?auth=0087176874f2f8fbcafba8048308e835fb65d7d3a49e7a8fd24ec3a02a384fce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>