<?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[TimesLive]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[TimesLive News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:23:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘Leave me alone, get away from me’: witness recalls screams before Anele Tembe’s fatal fall]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-leave-me-alone-get-away-from-me-witness-recalls-screams-before-anele-tembes-fatal-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-leave-me-alone-get-away-from-me-witness-recalls-screams-before-anele-tembes-fatal-fall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears details of heated altercation and desperate pleas for help ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VYIWVNSV75CPNEZZ4XLKCY2JDU?auth=baffd9297432f1d97e7d0827513fd31ef3618ab17d8c2270e43394362997ee87&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anele Tembe and her fiancé, rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes. A formal inquest into the circumstances surrounding Tembe’s death is under way in the Cape Town magistrate’s court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Instagram</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Illicit trade’s parallel economy eats away at the formal economy]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-08-editorial-illicit-trades-parallel-economy-eats-away-at-the-formal-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/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.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZSONS7WYUNKBVP3PXPEWIFZEMA.jpg?auth=f124f91830192ad0e620a3b435a03723c7aeab941a4c32dc90b68d5d48536090&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><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.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-08-tom-eaton-america-just-got-cut-down-to-size-in-more-ways-than-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/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 url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YI4O5W2BYNDLTJTXFUGWXISTDU.jpg?auth=b4e22001664a91696be43ccd25941c6f957407c22a29c7a6150374c94735cd64&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, August 9 2026, in Morristown, New Jersey Picture: AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shukri Conrad welcomes selection headache]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-09-08-shukri-conrad-welcomes-selection-headache/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-09-08-shukri-conrad-welcomes-selection-headache/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Chetty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coetzee and Bavuma back to face Aussies as Proteas build towards busy home summer and World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LT6LEQ72IBCBFGLBK53DKYHGWY.jpg?auth=a1fe73efe6b39e142c56f31ca0a9f60898e19479bdef1b2785ca19f1d74997f5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has created enough depth in the senior national team.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are you Sadhguru?  SA mom of daughter missing in Nepal flood asks spiritual head]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-where-are-you-sadhguru-sa-mom-of-daughter-missing-in-nepal-flood-asks-spiritual-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-where-are-you-sadhguru-sa-mom-of-daughter-missing-in-nepal-flood-asks-spiritual-head/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasantha Naidoo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Linda Govender says pilgrims have received no assistance from the organisation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GWVJK3UKCNAN5MIC6ASCVYVAIE.jpg?auth=621ea24ec21c34027c8ebde45ce741d9304cae379d150e4baa3cc213c9e0728e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sashin Maharaj, Linda Govender and Nadarajan Govender are in Nepal looking for Terricia Govender who went missing when disaster struck on August 26]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FB/</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[A school with over 600 pupils only exists on paper ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-a-school-with-over-600-pupils-only-exists-on-paper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-a-school-with-over-600-pupils-only-exists-on-paper/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pupils boycott lessons as promised classes are yet to be build
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AGXJQBQWMJDYDBXIZZRTA6BIUA.JPG?auth=6b6fff3d306fd5de083db19d80177926afd307022810ef3e04054b72b00aa369&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils at Umkhumbane Junior Secondary in Soshanguve. The school has no building structure and uses mobile classrooms located at another school which is close to 4km away. Photo: Thulani Mbele]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thulani Mbele</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUCKY MATHEBULA | Municipal elections will test whether constitutional government works where South Africans live]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-08-lucky-mathebula-municipal-elections-will-test-whether-constitutional-government-works-where-south-africans-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/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.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HL6XF7HT7RIMVA5DASAV2KOKHQ.png?auth=c741d57c4f8abfb350a0255d42a36968cd998f8b7f93773223b2419cbc8773b6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><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[‘Impepho meant impepho’: Mapisa-Nqakula explains sangoma ties with Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-impepho-meant-impepho-mapisa-nqakula-explains-sangoma-ties-with-ntsondwa-ndhlovu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-08-impepho-meant-impepho-mapisa-nqakula-explains-sangoma-ties-with-ntsondwa-ndhlovu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former minister denies bribery, says meeting focused on spiritual practices]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WJ7NK5RCCBHSFGUKXA2BKK6G5I.jpg?auth=c1e0c943df49c8d57c3c9cac9cd8b6b5701196e16b0ed5b5307e54aae90d0472&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mapisa-Nqakula appeared at the Pretoria high court on Monday to face corruption allegations linked to claims that she solicited millions of rand in bribes while serving as defence minister. 
PHOTOS: ANTONIO MUCHAVE.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Muchave </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | When Mpush comes to shove ... Makambi produces the goods]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-08-blast-from-the-past-when-mpush-comes-to-shove-makambi-produces-the-goods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-08-blast-from-the-past-when-mpush-comes-to-shove-makambi-produces-the-goods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in SA sport history: September 8]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/J62LIYEV6NHMJHQFOS75DPMGVQ.JPG?auth=645a11c9c78ad448815ebc5e64b7c739f9c695f23a8d38524b054d30dfce8ede&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mpush Makambi wins the IBO middleweight belt after beating Adrian Dodson at Bethnal Green in London.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Budd</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenya offers temporary amnesty to undocumented East Africans  ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-07-kenya-offers-temporary-amnesty-to-undocumented-east-africans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-07-kenya-offers-temporary-amnesty-to-undocumented-east-africans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burundian refugees say they feel forced to leave despite assurances from authorities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:44:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/G7UZLGJG4JHB3FKEQ7NQEY5QKY.JPG?auth=62bb0e5cd8a7153e973ef5155d7881f0b8b15dec9bc458965d613b8f03fdc895&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burundi nationals stand with their luggage outside their country's embassy in Nairobi, Kenya,  as they seek travel documents to return to Burundi, on September 7 2026. Kenya’s government offered a temporary amnesty on Monday after Kenyan President William Ruto called on authorities to close down all small-scale businesses operated by foreign traders. 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Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Isabel Infantes</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[DA councillor, 3 co-accused granted bail in kidnapping, murder case]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-da-councillor-3-co-accused-granted-bail-in-kidnapping-murder-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-da-councillor-3-co-accused-granted-bail-in-kidnapping-murder-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State claims four assaulted two victims after suspecting them of housebreaking and theft]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:27:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/F6BFBG2ZXVNPRJKBGZYCX6OQQU.jpg?auth=05a8e994b566a5db67ea1934f1da20cd10b75cb00ee8dfd7c590c5c3cc3fce4d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Benoni magistrate's court on Monday granted bail to DA ward councillor Kabelo Relitilwe Mahonko and three co-accused who face multiple charges, including murder. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damian Willemse returns to Bok team to replace injured Cheslin Kolbe]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-09-07-damian-willemse-returns-to-bok-team-to-replace-injured-cheslin-kolbe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-09-07-damian-willemse-returns-to-bok-team-to-replace-injured-cheslin-kolbe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made one injury-forced change and one rotational switch for the final fourth Test against the All Blacks in Baltimore on Saturday (11pm on SA time). ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:18:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ONJB6E25XFC3JINQNMMIQ2T6NI.jpg?auth=6f1e9e8e5d6e99964904604a3b91f33997604201870714ee95eaea7523ab3b85&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damian Willemse on attack for the Springboks during their Nations Championship clash against Scotland at Loftus Versveld Stadium on Saturday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alche Greeff/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businessman Mpho Malema in court over R16m Emfuleni fraud case]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-businessman-mpho-malema-in-court-over-r16m-emfuleni-fraud-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-businessman-mpho-malema-in-court-over-r16m-emfuleni-fraud-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Municipality allegedly paid R16m for the procurement of 18 vehicles, but the vehicles were never delivered, state claims]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7PVRMQTDNZKTVLXDZZBDKPXNFQ.jpg?auth=4db7edda81841e701b50c94b458552132dcffb02fee41bcdee8d1fdd033be850&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businessman Mpho Edward Malema will remain in custody on fraud and theft charges and will appear in the Vanderbijlpark magistrate's court on Monday for a possible bail application.  Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ danhenson</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovery warns on risks of two-pot system withdrawals ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-discovery-warns-on-risks-of-two-pot-system-withdrawals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-discovery-warns-on-risks-of-two-pot-system-withdrawals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guy Chennells says fund members need help in addressing debt and financial management ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:54:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/Y4AT4YCDLJEOTLCJJZPQVHONYE.jpg?auth=8ecd286b4435c994a3a66b6e29613cd640d58551bb4eed17e3c6d362925b7208&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guy Chennells, the chief commercial officer for corporate and employee benefits at Discovery.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khulekani Magubane</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief and gangsters: how breakdance gave two South African champs a way out]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-grief-and-gangsters-how-breakdance-gave-two-south-african-champs-a-way-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-grief-and-gangsters-how-breakdance-gave-two-south-african-champs-a-way-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabungane Biyela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stars of the dance floor head for Canada to compete in the One World Final in November]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:36:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PROLPS2LJJDHTDE4QRD4NTTC6U.jpg?auth=e3ff9eac6a7729ce14f419b013cd21ca992f396e74d38428e199e4d3a6a936e4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Courtnaé Paul and Toufeeq Baatjies are preparing to represent SA at the Red Bull BC One World Final in Toronto, Canada, on November 29. 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File picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boks braced for Baltimore battle after Soweto heroics]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-boks-braced-for-baltimore-battle-after-soweto-heroics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-boks-braced-for-baltimore-battle-after-soweto-heroics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brutal scrum dominance combined with an accurate kicking game helped the Springboks power their way to a colossal victory over the All Backs ahead of Saturday’s deciding fourth Test in Baltimore, wing Ethan Hooker said.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:05:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HFSCQMMGFNBF7CWJMG5YBJEG4E.JPG?auth=6924d0c6364988736550fd520a4dae3c6bfc9d4a2ed3bccf881383f6724ef281&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's Ethan Hooker is tackled by New Zealand's Anton Lienert-Brown.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Siphiwe Sibeko</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Court rules on Mapisa-Nqakula’s discharge bid]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-watch-live-court-rules-on-mapisa-nqakulas-discharge-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-watch-live-court-rules-on-mapisa-nqakulas-discharge-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pretoria high court rules on Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to be discharged from corruption and money laundering charges]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:38:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BUQOT5PHKJKTBAW4NXLNTOXP2M.jpg?auth=a08aa17da9eff882f7fd8a90908bc35f9dce1f38fa8cf1d8b6a0de662ba85141&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will appear in the Pretoria high court for a ruling on her discharge application. 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REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liesa Johannssen</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband of Tanzanian president dies in hospital in Zanzibar]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-07-husband-of-tanzanian-president-dies-in-hospital-in-zanzibar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-07-husband-of-tanzanian-president-dies-in-hospital-in-zanzibar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hafidh Ameir Hassan became Tanzania’s first gentleman in 2021, when his wife took office as the country’s first female president]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:34:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PY7B4CKULRE7LGRCWBAL6WJHHQ.JPG?auth=e14f620cec181f3ef57579230a5c1b8cefa4f413c734e8a46d31b2cb981d6278&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on August 28 2025. 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]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:28:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SCK7T5TGQJGQNBEBL3PQW447H4.jpg?auth=a2d837b45560ae8fd67cb4326f126b1e4185291628e07f789c63657ca994e5b1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his co-accused appear before the Johannesburg high court. 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File picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">via Facebook</media:credit></media:content><category>Fashion</category><category:id>/lifestyle/fashion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We had to sacrifice a lot’: woman’s unexpected pregnancy after taking Yaz Plus]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-we-had-to-sacrifice-a-lot-womans-unexpected-pregnancy-after-taking-yaz-plus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-we-had-to-sacrifice-a-lot-womans-unexpected-pregnancy-after-taking-yaz-plus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shonisani Tshikalange]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[LHL Attorneys Incorporated is reviewing more than 500 enquiries from potential claimants in a potential class action lawsuit, with additional enquiries being received daily]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IL3IFFZWNRMZBIMZNLNBZXNESY.jpg?auth=4f81b82eece43506101c8491752669f50313870a2e2dee3e00e96ab9d0967d80&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority issued a recall of YAZ Plus contraceptive pills from batch WEW96J distributed from November 9 to 24 in 2023, which contained 24 hormone-free tablets and only four hormone-containing tablets, instead of the correct 24 active pills and four placebos. File picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ filmfoto </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Da Cruz bemoans Chiefs’ lack of personality amid defensive frailties]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-da-cruz-bemoans-chiefs-lack-of-personality-amid-defensive-frailties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-da-cruz-bemoans-chiefs-lack-of-personality-amid-defensive-frailties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The coach has urged players to show more spirit after back-to-back defensive lapses]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:08:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WAJXJIE7EJEG5OBRTTV77UYS5M.jpg?auth=66b752ea2e592d1dc77c7d35992f6c5d8730b9ba5d2a80a6076747f867cf2f38&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fernando Da Cruz, Kaizer Chiefs' head coach, is frustrated with his team after they conceded two goals for a second straight game. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seema becomes second PSL coaching casualty of the season]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-seema-becomes-second-psl-coaching-casualty-of-the-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-seema-becomes-second-psl-coaching-casualty-of-the-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Godfrey Mosoetsa steps in as caretaker coach ahead of Sundowns clash]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:59:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DEGOGT4ZVRAYBNEPNLIEB2D6JU.jpg?auth=f94f4f0cb64e47229140e33f131902b72e6b57df95e6ced38fda2b6d2ae79e71&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lehlohonolo Seema, axed head coach of Siwelele FC, pictured during the Betway Premiership 2026/27 match between Siwelele and Chippa United at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, August 25. 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Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LDV</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How three people shaped by 9/11 live with the legacy, 25 years on]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-09-07-how-three-people-shaped-by-911-live-with-the-legacy-25-years-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-09-07-how-three-people-shaped-by-911-live-with-the-legacy-25-years-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A former airline agent reflects on ignored warning signs and unanswered questions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:40:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/23KTTQG4KBAUNJVEOKU4NMDUA4.JPG?auth=6d0fcc8bbfc9b3e2f604c0cc5ff6718fe37bce49a4c07baaff245dc1e5addd60&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man looks at a piece in the exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, August 31. Picture: Reuters/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan McDermid</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LISTEN | Trump wrecking ball signals world’s new destination, not a detour, says analyst]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-listen-trump-wrecking-ball-signals-worlds-new-destination-not-a-detour-says-analyst/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-07-listen-trump-wrecking-ball-signals-worlds-new-destination-not-a-detour-says-analyst/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Analyst warns business leaders to prepare for a new era of global instability]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:10:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DQIVBQU46ZERVCM7W7HIFNXRQ4.jpeg?auth=3efc5fec927b5396591a0336181a7e0f0c0dfa7bf25b043677240ff6449de5ec&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ronak Gopaldas, director at Signal Risk and co-founder of Mindflux Training, addressing delegates of the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa Conference in Cape Town. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khulekani Magubane</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scholar transport driver shot dead in Westbury after dropping off children]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-scholar-transport-driver-shot-dead-in-westbury-after-dropping-off-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-scholar-transport-driver-shot-dead-in-westbury-after-dropping-off-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police launch manhunt after fatal shooting in Johannesburg suburb]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:39:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NVOEDITDOJMULBRHFFROVQRPFI.jpg?auth=c5343f7e48248a781ac2da278444c1e611e6b7c7328b2f704f68d5829fc2b29b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police are hunting for two suspects after a scholar transport driver was killed in Westbury. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/FERNANDO GREGORY MILAN</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[DA plans to allow private-sector firms to provide municipal services]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-08-da-plans-to-allow-private-sector-firms-to-provide-municipal-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-08-da-plans-to-allow-private-sector-firms-to-provide-municipal-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The DA unveils its local government blueprint ahead of fierce electoral contest in November ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CYKHWOUP2VHQXOQQCV2UB2KV5E.jpeg?auth=d3777d5cf4eb13ff757a5aacd4620cf2cf3914a8580cbe0a8cee52645509c961&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the launch of the party's 2026 local government elections manifesto. Picture: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘South Africans have heard enough empty promises’: DA unveils municipal elections plan ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-08-south-africans-have-heard-enough-empty-promises-da-unveils-municipal-elections-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-08-south-africans-have-heard-enough-empty-promises-da-unveils-municipal-elections-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite, Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis told the crowd  South Africans had heard enough political promises and were looking for a government that delivers]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2HPV5COODZFNHOXPUVVKS653TY.jpg?auth=425fe3b2c72ec7a5c4424aeca5a9064f9700dce8f0bf22d19272a6bf5084da63&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA supporters attending the launch of the DA's local government elections manifesto in Johannesburg on Saturday. Picture: Thapelo Morebudi ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Double-dipping’ ructions at Inseta]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-05-inseta-audit-chair-paid-r300000-in-alleged-double-dipping-scandal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-05-inseta-audit-chair-paid-r300000-in-alleged-double-dipping-scandal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabelo Skiti]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Probe launched as Gloria Mnguni, who is also a senior Transnet executive, denies anything is amiss with payment ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YQZT4P7R35CBBH3LX7NXMND3QU.png?auth=8b533df31973902e1863381f294c1e8504b4a326e0fd8c0622b8a2261d47fa6c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gugu Mkhize, suspended Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Seta, signed a letter extending the appointment of the Audit and Risk chairperson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LinkedIn</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC pledges to deal financial blow to municipal tenderpreneurs]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-22-anc-pledges-to-deal-financial-blow-to-municipal-tenderpreneurs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-22-anc-pledges-to-deal-financial-blow-to-municipal-tenderpreneurs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If the ANC has its way after the November 4 local government elections, most tenderprenuers at municipal level will be hit hard in the pocket]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AHYGVAD7UJJH3BTAXIKNLKUPQE.jpg?auth=5fbd3da940f5761540ae61a38c6812d36a4c367ac124f5daf4956c072536287c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to take to the hustings again today when he unveils the ANC’s manifesto for the local government elections at a rally in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC touts progress and ‘humbly’ admits to broken promises]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-23-anc-touts-progress-and-humbly-admits-to-broken-promises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-23-anc-touts-progress-and-humbly-admits-to-broken-promises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says his party will gladly take credit for the successes achieved in the country under its stewardship and also 'humbly' accept the service delivery shortcomings that South Africans experience daily]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:01:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AWK6GTNLRZBYLOTU76KYTEAJFI.jpg?auth=bd933d127cecffef810def2dacf548f5f608db8ef8a1a77c7fccdd680d7de8b5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa during the ANC's local elections manifesto launch in Riverside, Diepsloot, Johannesburg.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC unveils 6-point plan for 2026 local elections]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-23-anc-unveils-6-point-plan-for-2026-local-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-23-anc-unveils-6-point-plan-for-2026-local-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six-point action plan targets service delivery, investment and community safety
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:55:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ISBT4S3GHJEUTGMPOY55IYSIXY.jpg?auth=04a67e4445557574eb53ba0da12cb51417c07ed55cfe7b1e580795e6b3b1577f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa with a Soweto cultural group during the launch of the ANC manifesto in Riverside, Diepsloot, Johannesburg. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ActionSA takes ANC’s Maepa to IEC over ‘campaign’ against Tshwane mayor]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-27-actionsa-takes-ancs-maepa-to-iec-over-campaign-against-tshwane-mayor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-27-actionsa-takes-ancs-maepa-to-iec-over-campaign-against-tshwane-mayor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ActionSA has lodged a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission (IEC) against the ANC’s Kgosi Maepa, accusing him of spreading disinformation about Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya to influence the upcoming elections.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2HPKCN3Q6RO5BNQH5OK4HO5GKA.jpg?auth=b29988277364a814cdd53e739631d7d961393f004d23a80e9f8a08574bd77fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ANC's Kgosi Maepa has accused Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya of using municipal contractors to build a private swimming pool at her home. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hill-Lewis pledges 500,000 more jobs in Cape Town]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-28-hill-lewis-pledges-500000-more-jobs-in-cape-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-28-hill-lewis-pledges-500000-more-jobs-in-cape-town/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Roos]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cape Town mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis has pledged to create at least 500,000 additional jobs in the city if the DA is re-elected]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:22:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FMIVEOPO2VCC7EC3QWMRJLFGGQ.jpeg?auth=747c3ed7842818cc20978a9d13e17a36526e58cd0c2e2c86c9dee3410b566d75&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the launchof the the party’s local government election manifesto. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosatu caught between ANC and SACP]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-29-cosatu-caught-between-anc-and-sacp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-29-cosatu-caught-between-anc-and-sacp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Federation faces pressure to choose between its alliance partners before the local government elections]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/H3YHVHYNJRNG3FAWUI3DCXFLYY.jpg?auth=c2d46f8071e23b4d6c38c2e854d78f775daf08fbaf107000bb4e29e7a66d9fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa dances with Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi at Cosatu's national worker’s day rally at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Esa Alexander</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFP picks deputy minister Hlengwa to lead eThekwini mayoral bid]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-31-ifp-picks-deputy-minister-hlengwa-to-lead-ethekwini-mayoral-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-08-31-ifp-picks-deputy-minister-hlengwa-to-lead-ethekwini-mayoral-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party unveils ‘two-horns’ strategy with Hlengwa and Sikhakhane at the helm]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:10:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HQXF2ENWQJPLXKYTPHJVBXNUIY.jpg?auth=e70b08fdf8c52f6b5289442f0aa728fbdadbf4b566ed3178fb9d2df496c5c839&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IFP MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa is the party's candidate for eThekwini mayor. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ngcukayitobi takes on Mbalula over ANC election blunder]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-09-02-ngcukayitobi-takes-on-mbalula-over-anc-election-blunder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-09-02-ngcukayitobi-takes-on-mbalula-over-anc-election-blunder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EC provincial secretary demands answers as a bitter internal blame game erupts over who’s responsible for failed submission of council candidates]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:20:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QYJVYSDCEZEDDEGP7KOODZIYQY?auth=279da0bd8ff09ef261075f7a4a1db958456a05fc2ab47cd32e80ea6c1b1c847e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC Eastern Cape provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC chaos: Chikane, Lungisa and Mafu left off election lists]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-09-06-anc-chaos-chikane-lungisa-and-mafu-left-off-election-lists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-09-06-anc-chaos-chikane-lungisa-and-mafu-left-off-election-lists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Key mayoral hopefuls sidelined in ANC's internal nomination turmoil]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RFWALOWEG5HBZFO22J2GOM6P4Y.jpg?auth=fe4f0e0fb0dda46a459b2fa508cd1e2bc5bfa9282ce7dc37cceaa62195a1cdd7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prominent figures such as ANC and government veteran Frank Chikane and NEC members Andile Lungisa and Nocawe Mafu have been left off the proportional lists.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[High court dismisses Mapisa-Nqakula’s discharge application]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-high-court-dismisses-mapisa-nqakulas-discharge-application/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-high-court-dismisses-mapisa-nqakulas-discharge-application/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, must answer to corruption and money laundering charges]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:21:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3D2L225ORRPGHPPKKDOXBN3R2M.jpg?auth=4c8fb4e866d8b8ee51356da45b9a72f08bedbb63dc6f4f456a43cfa4a3977445&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former minister of defence and military veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula is facing 12 charges. 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Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Companies</category><category:id>/companies</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell says Antonelli is ‘deserving’ of F1 title control]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-russell-says-antonelli-is-deserving-of-f1-title-control/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-russell-says-antonelli-is-deserving-of-f1-title-control/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[George Russell acknowledges Kimi Antonelli's control of F1 championship after his Monza victory 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:27:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PRGWVYLVVNCSNPBDSYARHA3GSA.JPG?auth=a5ebb836811e2fc4e8bb89e88f8a17c965a72448ddecc666c8c9e48f978e5740&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli, left, and teammate George Russell as Antonelli celebrates victory at Monza after charging from 19th to first. Picture: Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guglielmo Mangiapane</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi to appeal Yuki Tsunoda’s Italian GP 10th place]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-audi-to-appeal-yuki-tsunodas-italian-gp-10th-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-audi-to-appeal-yuki-tsunodas-italian-gp-10th-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unusual start triggers controversy over fairness in F1 race penalties]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:19:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2JAP4DLHEVCTFOXQUHGZ2VJZTI.JPG?auth=2081f83859768b840dca522a1386acefc84195033d8d04d5b8e4adb71af044fc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yuki Tsunoda finished 10th at Monza after stewards decided to take no further action over an extra formation lap triggered by the Japanese driver's placing of the car on the grid at a race restart. Picture: Reuters ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jakub Porzycki</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the UN’s top court ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-09-07-germany-fights-gaza-genocide-claims-at-the-uns-top-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-09-07-germany-fights-gaza-genocide-claims-at-the-uns-top-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Berlin defends its military support for Israel as ICJ weighs jurisdiction in landmark case]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:09:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S775IEAB4NEC7M7WIIS5SG6F4Y.jpg?auth=47d82b9b5680a155ef5f14bb061228f0a4e000b732883a9c21ea139588ce7ccc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicaragua, which launched the case at the International Court of Justice, accused Berlin of violating the Genocide Convention and international humanitarian law. Picture: AP Photo  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Dejong</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton calls for ‘rules of engagement’ at Ferrari after Monza clash]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-hamilton-calls-for-rules-of-engagement-at-ferrari-after-monza-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-hamilton-calls-for-rules-of-engagement-at-ferrari-after-monza-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nico Rosberg sides with Lewis Hamilton, blaming Charles Leclerc for Italian Grand Prix collision]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:58:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2FBVHGMVMZBUDG3YHQDV66RRUY.JPG?auth=10539d6debd7c0ca2e32cc6fa19b80d0f886cb155b2512e0aa6f949f20274a24&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles Leclerc said he and Lewis Hamilton had raced too hard on the opening lap, with Hamilton forced off into the gravel and dropping from fourth to 10th. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jakub Porzycki</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolff hails Antonelli’s ‘walk on water’ at Monza]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-wolff-hails-antonellis-walk-on-water-at-monza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-09-07-wolff-hails-antonellis-walk-on-water-at-monza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli stunned at Monza by winning the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:43:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VGGRDTBDZJDIVEMXOHUI6ZCF7M.JPG?auth=15ba011905eb302c1f8cd8bbe76c2fc7fd5bb503c861e6160685046bac65d592&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believed Kimi Antonelli could achieve a miraculous victory at Monza, which he did from 19th on the grid. Picture:
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jakub Porzycki</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal can perform at a higher level than last season, says Arteta]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-arsenal-can-perform-at-a-higher-level-than-last-season-says-arteta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-arsenal-can-perform-at-a-higher-level-than-last-season-says-arteta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1, with manager Mikel Arteta optimistic about surpassing last season's success]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:38:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7I5K5RSBINBNDETMUEON2YI4BU.JPG?auth=191807e3644f09e9c2b3e4087f37a5c08831a81188f6b163d9d503ec09e98cea&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mikel Merino and Ben White of Arsenal celebrate after the Premiership win over Chelsea. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Childs</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcaraz powers into US Open quarterfinals while Sabalenka and Noskova book showdown]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-alcaraz-powers-into-us-open-quarterfinals-while-sabalenka-and-noskova-book-showdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-alcaraz-powers-into-us-open-quarterfinals-while-sabalenka-and-noskova-book-showdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[REUTERS]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz takes his place in the US Open quarterfinals while Aryna Sabalenka and Linda Noskova advance to showdown between two big-hitting Grand Slam winners]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MHLLOIPT3FAW7DKDMJHE6BVZHM.JPG?auth=700f99ee475454ce2b2bc7d1517c52a2f8ee3f914fe6c9815112c2476e5b91c0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in action during his round of 16 match against Tommy Paul of the US. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reuters/Eduardo Munoz</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigators probe Miami cargo crash after runway overrun kills five]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-09-07-investigators-probe-miami-cargo-crash-after-runway-overrun-kills-five/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-09-07-investigators-probe-miami-cargo-crash-after-runway-overrun-kills-five/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts cite landing approach and strong winds as possible factors in Amazon cargo jet accident at Miami International Airport]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:06:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5QVRGGMMDJDXBMPWPGKBIELMME.jpg?auth=341c16818d0cf62d78e5393e8569dba3c800c9f7cd0df8486db0e6ebab3cc44b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport after it overshot the runway on September 6 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lynne Sladky</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[PALI LEHOHLA | The capital conundrum: why Friedman’s shareholder model is a dead end]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-07-pali-lehohla-the-capital-conundrum-why-friedmans-shareholder-model-is-a-dead-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/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.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/URDSSQ2HGBMRBFT6K6KXETGUMQ.png?auth=920b74b0ff145227d5d8806966ae048bec1b23493284ea82282395096a158493&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><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[Broken toilets expose ageing infrastructure crisis at Khayelitsha clinic ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-broken-toilets-expose-ageing-infrastructure-crisis-at-khayelitsha-clinic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-07-broken-toilets-expose-ageing-infrastructure-crisis-at-khayelitsha-clinic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Site B Khayelitsha Community Health Centre, which serves between 25,000 and 28,000 patients a month, has been battling with broken toilets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MZC7Y7VXTVGY3FWNG2RL3L3VMY.jpg?auth=c3dc7743e7f5c11ec3aa5e7fa58bcb97233285045f9f1df714daba22b2362205&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patients bear the brunt of ageing infrastructure at Khayelitsha clinic.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Facebook </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[THANDEKA MANDLENI | Imagine if South Africa were run like the Springboks’ change room ...]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-07-thandeka-mandleni-imagine-if-south-africa-were-run-like-the-springboks-change-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/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.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BH3ONFCFFRE3THU4LIFH3AFF3U.JPG?auth=b24f13a85c18cf40e61406e4c21b96b523cdb0bc987b64439ca4e7678a2dfe2f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><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.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-07-buti-manamela-the-university-of-ekurhuleni-must-be-built-and-built-properly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/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.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YZXGV2XPM5MKPO7TNJUTEJYEKQ.jpg?auth=eb9474ca31b817a7985d0878c3ace3b4eafdb4dfa99bccf579c2cc15d9c843c2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><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.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-07-editorial-corruption-crisis-worsens-maternal-mortality-in-public-hospitals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/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.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MNP3GWZUOFHXNE4L36H6DLEWXA.jpg?auth=672d7a46111006c2ec94bfa3e7f0e3abb8ad429557733cac61383634c7e738bf&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><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. File picture: (Raymart Arniño) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">unsplash</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact player Cameron Hanekom plays down his own role in Soweto Test victory against All Blacks]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-09-07-impact-player-cameron-hanekom-plays-down-his-own-role-in-soweto-test-victory-against-all-blacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-09-07-impact-player-cameron-hanekom-plays-down-his-own-role-in-soweto-test-victory-against-all-blacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Springbok loose forward credits team effort after key turnover and maul contribution]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/O5HKKXRHG5GIPJQOZHS5RXDTBA.JPG?auth=80e888444719181668066922a758cd6227ed47f5ac5c5a53be823171550ef83d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cameron Hanekom is tackled in the third Test against the All Blacks in Soweto on Saturday. Picture: Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Siphiwe Sibeko</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | Tyla Rattray strikes twice on way to clinching MX2 championship]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-blast-from-the-past-tyla-rattray-strikes-twice-on-way-to-clinching-mx2-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-09-07-blast-from-the-past-tyla-rattray-strikes-twice-on-way-to-clinching-mx2-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in SA sport history: September 7
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TTVQRZEVSFA2ZPRHF2OAW4Y4KE.JPG?auth=a5cdee5e3d131ed2f53e26af1d109aff7aad52679ae90f0ac027bc510e2a5b3b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tyla Rattray won the MX2 championship at Lierop in the Netherlands, September 7 2008. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[US envoys report progress in Kyiv as Trump revives Ukraine peace push]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-06-us-envoys-arrive-in-kyiv-in-renewed-push-to-end-russia-ukraine-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-06-us-envoys-arrive-in-kyiv-in-renewed-push-to-end-russia-ukraine-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press, Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US officials seek durable peace as Russia and Ukraine continue exchanging attacks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:08:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FPKGA5MHDNATZGIWJXHDZ2IVRQ.JPG?auth=81502c1e7e4f36ae247fdea36a2e3bbd2f6cf0df5d1f2898696cf8b3579dcdfd&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, centre, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 6 2026. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valentyn Ogirenko</media:credit></media:content><category>Europe</category><category:id>/world/europe</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right AfD posts historic German state election win, exit polls show]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-06-far-right-afd-posts-historic-german-state-election-win-exit-polls-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-06-far-right-afd-posts-historic-german-state-election-win-exit-polls-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Alternative for Germany won 44.5% of the vote, with conservatives trailing well behind on 18.5%]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:50:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/INRBUP2AT5AVXBKIWEYQVR6J7I.jpg?auth=b3a4733551ac381b9cddcd902c12ae267a23ab716fa06f9f6631b99288749e1f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate for the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party how's his motorcycle keys in party coolers after voting at a polling station during the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Tangermuende, eastern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthias Schrader</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item></channel></rss>