<?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>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:07:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo partner with Summit to test cancer drug combo]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-10-02-astrazeneca-daiichi-sankyo-partner-with-summit-to-test-cancer-drug-combo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-10-02-astrazeneca-daiichi-sankyo-partner-with-summit-to-test-cancer-drug-combo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, and Summit Therapeutics will jointly test cancer drugs Datroway and ivonescimab in a Phase III trial for triple-negative breast cancer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:54:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WGEBOEAIFZC5BPAFM7I5LCWTA4.JPG?auth=97408645fec2e2cbc8b39ca8980198215e08218f94b4e505b9ff05631abeb2a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AstraZeneca is one of three companies that have teamed up to test a new cancer drug combo. Picture: Reuters/Rachel Wisniewski]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rachel Wisniewski</media:credit></media:content><category>Sci-Tech</category><category:id>/news/sci-tech</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Arena Holdings hosts the CoJ leadership debate ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-watch-arena-holdings-hosts-the-coj-leadership-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-watch-arena-holdings-hosts-the-coj-leadership-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arena Holdings brings you the City of Joburg’s mayoral debate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:01:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UM5ECVVCGRGAPJ7ZGELPGO52TE.jpg?auth=29d8ad7fb5687d50ffe4f82b1e15495e33d9eb9cefeca685651c1ca739071816&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arena Holdings hosts its first public debate ahead of the 4 November elections.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arena Holdings</media:credit></media:content><category>Municipal Elections 2026</category><category:id>/politics/elections-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[What fuel price hike? SA’s new-car sales soar in September]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-02-what-fuel-price-hike-sas-new-car-sales-soar-in-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-02-what-fuel-price-hike-sas-new-car-sales-soar-in-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Droppa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Domestic sales of 61,645 units last month represented a 12.7% increase compared with the 54,706 units sold in September 2025]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:53:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S2L6MVR22FBDLCKZF2WYERE6DA.jpg?auth=1cfa0672c5256da663d05bd1c2ebe258f45fcec3364310532501139ac6dded25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plug-in hybrids like the Toyota RAV4 2.5 PHEV are making inroads in a market previously dominated by conventional hybrids. Picture: Toyota.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toyota</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[One click short: ANC ran out of time and didn’t press ‘submit’, says IEC ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-02-one-click-short-anc-ran-out-of-time-and-didnt-press-submit-says-iec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-02-one-click-short-anc-ran-out-of-time-and-didnt-press-submit-says-iec/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinesipho Schrieber]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission argues ‘submit as final’ rule has governed nominations for a decade]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:46:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6MJ3PNECSFCCTME3LFICBXMXX4.jpg?auth=75843c92f415746bfea8c4788479135cc41a890701e6387c745d146a3fd7b9b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Secretary-general of the ANC Fikile Mbalula leads the ANC's litigation before the Constitutional Court. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content><category>Municipal Elections 2026</category><category:id>/politics/elections-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | How a few bad apples can bring a city to its knees ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-editorial-how-a-few-bad-apples-can-bring-a-city-to-its-knees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-editorial-how-a-few-bad-apples-can-bring-a-city-to-its-knees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public protector links poor hiring practices to corruption and operational chaos]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QARKTTCZDZFCRMVQEUWR4YBTKE.jpg?auth=ed11977cfb7d7282cca6355f2462aee48c775bc89d3e218707453615bde3819f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ekurhuleni’s former municipal manager Imogen Mashazi appearing before the Germiston magistrate’s court for charges of corruption. Picture: Thapelo Morebudi.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[The crown that will never be relinquished]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-09-26-the-crown-that-will-never-be-relinquished/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-09-26-the-crown-that-will-never-be-relinquished/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Nagel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joani Jacobs, former Mrs South Africa and now CEO of the organisation, uses her experience in pageantry and business to advocate for women not to base their self-worth on external validation in her book 'Crowned in Confidence'.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AD7DENIFP5DKZNJHOGMQBU25U4.JPG?auth=0f94eb6fb65f0ed88fdd9e726f4fba838ab85a5399ddd47eabe2fabbc2d58b40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joani Jacobs has built businesses out of an industry famous for judging women on appearances. Now the former Mrs South Africa, CEO, entrepreneur and author wants women to stop allowing the outside world to decide what they are worth.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Jean-Paul Willemse proves that it truly is a hard-knock life]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/books/2026-09-29-jean-paul-willemse-proves-that-it-truly-is-a-hard-knock-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/books/2026-09-29-jean-paul-willemse-proves-that-it-truly-is-a-hard-knock-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thango Ntwasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While gangsterism has long been a favourite for South African audiences, ‘Ashes of Euphoria’ by Jean-Paul Willemse captures the feeling of nihilism in local townships, writes Thango Ntswasa.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:15:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TYQBDGE7ZZHARCDO36VVFPLYJU.jpg?auth=28d7d6dc86279c9149080252e599ff932e6af8ff76b2076c5e6a7c6f9c540415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Ashes of Euphoria' by Jean-Paul Willemse.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Ball Publishers</media:credit></media:content><category>Books</category><category:id>/books</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea warns Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-02-south-korea-warns-ukraine-over-north-korean-pow-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-02-south-korea-warns-ukraine-over-north-korean-pow-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung demands apology from Kyiv over breach of transfer confidentiality]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5EJ5E7JARREIBIJZ47CJWFLAOQ.JPG?auth=ac180963da2d141ee48d6ff35ff441e4b69bdc6f4cd185a1bdea77651f2bd4d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong-City, South Korea, on October 1 2026, where he used the platform to warn Ukraine over the North Korean soldier transfer dispute. Picture: Reuters/Jeon Heon-Kyun]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JEON HEON-KYUN</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[GET THE LOOK | Spring into summer with Linda Mntambo]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-02-get-the-look-spring-into-summer-with-linda-mntambo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-02-get-the-look-spring-into-summer-with-linda-mntambo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thango Ntwasa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Looking for fresh inspiration to level up your wardrobe this season? South Africa’s own soccer and style icon, Linda Mntambo, is redefining men’s fashion with his vibrant, playful looks and trend-setting swagger]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:29:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/V27H52R5EFAPBBWK3REENLIWQI.jpg?auth=2f87011b64ef8349b7b1850e00e7308a76be3ec5c75b159d9df2759ba3283bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Style star Linda Mntambo brings bold colour and playful style to spring/summer menswear. Picture: Instagram/@LindaMntambo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Instagram/@LindaMntambo</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[US politician urges Starbucks to close in China’s Xinjiang]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-02-us-politician-urges-starbucks-to-close-in-chinas-xinjiang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-02-us-politician-urges-starbucks-to-close-in-chinas-xinjiang/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Moolenaar says it is a ‘morally bankrupt decision’ to do business where Uyghurs face repression]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:28:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BSYZD3IXOBF4BAAXFWEBPQIY6U.JPG?auth=5b2c50370442aa59bbbf2ce00a1d7fa95443294bc1f10ed00dcfba7f7833c05a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walk past a Starbucks coffee shop in Beijing, China, on November 4 2025. File picture: Reuters/Tingshu Wang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tingshu Wang</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would home-grown LEN cost more? Why South Africa should still make the HIV prevention jab]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-would-home-grown-len-cost-more-why-south-africa-should-still-make-the-hiv-prevention-jab/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-would-home-grown-len-cost-more-why-south-africa-should-still-make-the-hiv-prevention-jab/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vinodh Edward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA wants to make the six-monthly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir locally. But cheaper generics made elsewhere are expected from 2027]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CNFFVGTFQFBSVETM3HAXXWKKN4.png?auth=979aa0ce5dc1fad62003eca2ef976796123cf861597940b9fa31a5a38e296aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa wants to make six-monthly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir locally. But with cheaper generics expected from 2027, Vinodh Aroon Edward explains why getting the injection to people quickly must come first. Picture: Anna-Maria van Niekerk]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna-Maria van Niekerk</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial continues ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-02-watch-live-mapisa-nqakulas-corruption-trial-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-02-watch-live-mapisa-nqakulas-corruption-trial-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of accepting bribes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:25:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6K7QLKQ3YZGOPP5YAUNRHKMKRY.jpg?auth=90ff801a3d775477ec8913ce0c815e2cd661b582054db64eed04fae368528921&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in the North Gauteng High Court. She is accused of corruption when she was minister. Picture: Antonio Muchave]]></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[‘We are on the ground, we are on a path of renewal,’ says Mokonyane  ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-we-are-on-the-ground-we-are-on-a-path-of-renewal-says-mokonyane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-we-are-on-the-ground-we-are-on-a-path-of-renewal-says-mokonyane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“We are rooted in the voting districts, we are ward based in our campaign and we are now closer to the people. As part of the renewal, we have come to realise that the ANC is the ANC of the people.”]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:58:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JN3ZWYACWJBF5EXF6M4SIBVRXM.jpg?auth=ab9ae2f33352e19b2be9de8b306bacd0a429fb018324571af3510f596172d8cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: Sandile Ndlovu/Sowetan</media:credit></media:content><category>Municipal Elections 2026</category><category:id>/politics/elections-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No one can capture traditional leaders,’ says Hlabisa  ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-no-one-can-capture-traditional-leaders-says-hlabisa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-no-one-can-capture-traditional-leaders-says-hlabisa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hlabisa asserts Zulu traditional leaders remain above party politics amid election contest]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:58:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/OFGBAIJ54RBTBIQUBTUKEYH2G4.jpg?auth=ba8849e07dd6dbc1384d11505a9e522bebee678c65f5af7d9c6d1e23dd4c6c6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosini Hlabisa. Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Municipal Elections 2026</category><category:id>/politics/elections-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Capitec BizTalk: Turn client experience into a competitive edge]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-17-register-capitec-biztalk-turn-client-experience-into-a-competitive-edge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-17-register-capitec-biztalk-turn-client-experience-into-a-competitive-edge/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | This Capitec event offered expert insights on creating client experiences that lead to loyalty, advocacy and sustainable growth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:06:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YMJM7RG4CRHZ5IJ2NSRKKJOMIQ.png?auth=76b67f0cbe16c315c31e93f41bebdd344dc400890eb000674c1e86038b9a262b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Capitec’s Basani Maluleke, group executive for Personal Banking, and Riaan Klopper, executive head of Business Banking and the bank’s Business Support Centre, will be speaking at the Capitec BizTalk event in Johannesburg on October 1 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Capitec</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the Nobel prizes, and when will the 2026 awards be announced?]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-02-what-are-the-nobel-prizes-and-when-will-the-2026-awards-be-announced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-02-what-are-the-nobel-prizes-and-when-will-the-2026-awards-be-announced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winners of Nobel prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics to be revealed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:07:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QJ3ZDVZC2VCE5EVP5PRU4D76AE.JPG?auth=4680c8fce07a679d2561374f8b24a54c4e17d57b9f7459cad839f6f13dbbde6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel, who in his will dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund ‘prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind’. File picture: Reuters/Tom Little]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Little</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Ignition TV experiences Paramount armoured vehicles]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-02-watch-ignition-tv-experiences-paramount-armoured-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-02-watch-ignition-tv-experiences-paramount-armoured-vehicles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ignition TV]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what it’s like to ride in a state-of-the-art armoured vehicle? The Ignition TV crew got exclusive access to Paramount’s impressive lineup]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:22:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YHXFT2TGZFDHBLHTANFSXE2JFI.png?auth=5e58bc3f13e01a0a84c49100d5c8539bb788956cd4a6cbf6c49adf59104290f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mbombe 4 offers outstanding levels of protection, mobility and flexibility. 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Picture: Reuters/Annice Lyn]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Annice Lyn</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloves off in Johannesburg election debate]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-gloves-off-in-johannesburg-election-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-gloves-off-in-johannesburg-election-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Roos]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tempers flare as parties clash over service delivery, housing and immigration]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PBFQZVEOBFHK7P5MTOKFFUPZB4.jpg?auth=6a9dd87a4917cc630d712cfdcf2ce3c9de166910b99ae09034e0879ce5215475&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane, DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba and EFF head Julius Malema prepare for the debate at Wits University's Solomon Mahlangu House, co-hosted by Business Day, Sowetan and Sunday Times. Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Cape mayor, municipal manager, CFO arrested over corruption]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-western-cape-mayor-municipal-manager-cfo-arrested-over-corruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-western-cape-mayor-municipal-manager-cfo-arrested-over-corruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Allegations about kickbacks solicited from a businessman who had been awarded a security contract]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:49:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TBCEYL5Y7FF27HZ5PA472LCXO4.jpg?auth=fead9da557d587787b67bd2944170d82aeff3b8147bb41edc01653c9e958dd22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Western Cape municipal trio has been arrested over alleged corruption linked to a security contract. Picture: 123RF/Thawornnurak]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Thawornnurak</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | About 400 French schools closed as pupil protests turn violent]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-02-watch-about-400-french-schools-closed-as-pupil-protests-turn-violent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-02-watch-about-400-french-schools-closed-as-pupil-protests-turn-violent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authorities blame hard-left politicians as violence escalates in pupil demonstrations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:06:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5OPWUBXZUZHNFLA6EF7PJ7N2NQ.JPG?auth=df3e6249389e2e0e557eeb4b376787a4978a264d5ca430bad4ea500550886df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French riot police run as French high school pupils attend a protest near the Lycee Faidherbe High School in Lille as part of nationwide protests to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions on October 1 2026. Picture: Reuters/Noemie Olive]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noemie Olive</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA U-23s beat Algeria in friendly as substitutes turn it on in Bloem ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-01-sa-u-23s-beat-algeria-in-friendly-as-substitutes-turn-it-on-in-bloem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-01-sa-u-23s-beat-algeria-in-friendly-as-substitutes-turn-it-on-in-bloem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Preparation begins for coach Raymond Mdaka’s team for the U-23 Afcon and Olympic qualifiers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:19:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/V47NOVPMOBFJTPVQ425MLQR4TM.jpg?auth=2236b17643f7ad91f013d21cc8d38d4023807e9e5cafd2f0a4bc5933389a0b14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Quwan Plaatjies of Stellenbosch FC scored one of the goals for South Africa against Algeria. Picture: Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I arrived a Jola but leave a Hlabirwa,’ says Mbalula as ANC woos Bapedi Nation ahead of local polls]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-02-i-arrived-a-jola-but-leave-a-hlabirwa-says-mbalula-as-anc-woos-bapedi-nation-ahead-of-local-polls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-02-i-arrived-a-jola-but-leave-a-hlabirwa-says-mbalula-as-anc-woos-bapedi-nation-ahead-of-local-polls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ ANC seeks to rebuild traditional alliances as election nears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FCZGSGEF6JHT7I4EFVMOV5ZRZI.jpeg?auth=aeed1f37e24d33c572d384f0dfbaa65e1195855e6da80e5042ab4f855bc2fa75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula with Queen Leganabatho II Thulare of the Bapedi Nation during his courtesy visit to the royal family. Picture: Supplied]]></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[Solberg surges ahead in Sardinia rally stage opener]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-02-solberg-surges-ahead-in-sardinia-rally-stage-opener/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-02-solberg-surges-ahead-in-sardinia-rally-stage-opener/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World championship contender Oliver Solberg kicked off the season finale in Sardinia with a blazing performance, winning the opening stage]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NVO7FLDIEZHOTJOVVZAFDUNIPU.jpg?auth=a0b4d7d886eb03b05ba5e008eaa133a5cd5ff076dabaee35a06f256e413138c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg set the pace in the 2.08km side-by-side Ittiri Arena stage. Picture: Toyota]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toyota</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH LIVE | Shadrack Sibiya’s bail application continues   ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-watch-live-shadrack-sibiyas-bail-application-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-watch-live-shadrack-sibiyas-bail-application-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears details of charges against suspended deputy police chief]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:05:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IN4ETVMMHBCL3AHPORJOUOKHDA.jpg?auth=2100040ee11713a1b6283bb137815e2d377e4b2782cdf77fec776779747ed3fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya appears before the Randburg regional court for a bail application on October 1 2026. Sibiya is facing charges of sexual assault and grooming miners. Picture: Sunday Times/Thapelo Morebudi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi,Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bright start, well thought-out player additions in Mosimane’s Bafana return]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-02-bright-start-well-thought-out-player-additions-in-mosimanes-bafana-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-02-bright-start-well-thought-out-player-additions-in-mosimanes-bafana-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Strydom]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perhaps a smidgen of ruthlessness missing, but it is majorly early days and mostly the coach’s return spurs excitement]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FVBRDWZMMZBQ5BGQC4NSR3LGZQ.jpg?auth=636d505d545107d17eacdde8461bed7741bd9e27f978bcd17b31c1df9e07f4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relebohile Mofokeng (centre), who scored two goals, and Oswin Appollis (right), who provide three assists, celebrate Bafana Bafana's 5-0 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group D win against Eritrea at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Weam Mostafa/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man City should face consequences if guilty, says British PM spokesperson ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-02-man-city-should-face-consequences-if-guilty-says-british-pm-spokesperson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-02-man-city-should-face-consequences-if-guilty-says-british-pm-spokesperson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces criticism for voicing concern over potential ownership change]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:22:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KJN6TKXOSVDARH5LOSFEIFKTMY.JPG?auth=e70281af4d4848261e7b8bb30e2a150b9d621cc7db14a3e89c71c57c763e8101&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City face the possibility of severe sanctions after being found guilty by an independent commission of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. File picture: Reuters/Carl Recine]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can wipe you and your family out: Sibiya’s ‘threats’ to teen’s dad ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-i-can-wipe-you-and-your-family-out-sibiyas-threats-to-teens-dad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-i-can-wipe-you-and-your-family-out-sibiyas-threats-to-teens-dad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya is accused of threatening the father of a 16-year-old girl amid allegations that he sexually groomed her and requested explicit material from her. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/N3JDRG6AUZHUBNVMIIYPO2YI54.jpeg?auth=9243719cae884b8fb275f7710e0ac483681df1bc6340a6f97084e52474ff7418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya faces five charges, including rape, sexual grooming and trafficking. Picture: Thapelo Morebudi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUCKY MATHEBULA | GBV crisis: violence bites where toothless leadership fails ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-lucky-mathebula-gbv-crisis-violence-bites-where-toothless-leadership-fails/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-lucky-mathebula-gbv-crisis-violence-bites-where-toothless-leadership-fails/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucky Mathebula]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Official compassion without accountability enables institutional failure, protects perpetrators behind masks of respectability and leaves women to pay the price, writes Lucky Mathebula ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CSVVOIP3SJFNZN774E7VFVOQ6U.jpeg?auth=4d3a183e9319b26e5ead9eea49097169ec40d4fefa1870204263731c3680a6b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on the steps being taken by government to confront gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), on September 29 2026, and provides an update on investigations into the murders of women in and around the City of Ekurhuleni. Picture: GCIS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GCIS</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge slams Nedbank’s ‘deafening silence’ as Soweto family’s home is saved from foreclosure]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-judge-slams-nedbanks-deafening-silence-as-soweto-familys-home-is-saved-from-foreclosure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-judge-slams-nedbanks-deafening-silence-as-soweto-familys-home-is-saved-from-foreclosure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gill Gifford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High court overturns default judgment after bank ignores pleas for debt relief]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/77BZJCJ6ZVFOTNKNPNH46IVU5E.jpg?auth=306b0b97c86323388e4a06224e5dec3d45946ace890cb410d06458a6659df3f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A family home in Soweto has been saved from repossession after the Johannesburg high court found that Nedbank had acted unfairly and unlawfully in trying to seize and resell the property without engaging properly with the homeowners.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ perhapzzz</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[New radar to help big birds navigate around little birds]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-new-radar-to-help-big-birds-navigate-around-little-birds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-new-radar-to-help-big-birds-navigate-around-little-birds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasantha Naidoo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The technology will prevent bird strikes and enable valuable information on migration ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/54OR4XYCDZHFTILPGBKPTN3MXE.jpg?auth=624adaaedf730a0626e8b400606d69f0a41e9bfc5da4564b26f5393049c06d7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The tiny Barn Swallow which makes its way from Europe to Mount Moreland next to the King Shaka International Airport from October until May. 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[eThekwini ratepayers lose two court battles ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-ethekwini-ratepayers-lose-two-court-battles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-ethekwini-ratepayers-lose-two-court-battles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tania Broughton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judges reject challenges to Beachwood estate development and Umhlanga taxi rank]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BFDIAAUCTBKRDOPYT7RKRQ3SMI.jpg?auth=d48f8c44b01ee3cb57dcb87d3ef0d7ece7c5225c8413037876838e18efd33360&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[eThekwini metro police and members of the tactical unit talk to taxi bosses outside Oceans Mall in Umhlanga after a blockade brought the village to a standstill in September 2023 over the lack of a rank. Picture: Mfundo Mkhize]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mfundo Mkhize</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | Faf bludgeons Aussie bowlers for ODI century]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-02-blast-from-the-past-faf-bludgeons-aussie-bowlers-for-odi-century/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-10-02-blast-from-the-past-faf-bludgeons-aussie-bowlers-for-odi-century/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in SA sport history: October 2
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/Y7PUFDXTWZJA3CJ5QWTSJSXFTE.png?auth=2ae4dd99951d9c613ae62ae277070dd9633390aa3c0c3da0ef65bf63433427ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Faf du Plessis scored 111 off 93 balls as the Proteas beat world champions Australia by 142 runs at the Wanderers in the second ODI for a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, October 2 2016. Picture: REUTERS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safair sues SAA Technical for R21m after aircraft collision at OR Tambo]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-safair-sues-saa-technical-for-r21m-after-aircraft-collision-at-or-tambo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-safair-sues-saa-technical-for-r21m-after-aircraft-collision-at-or-tambo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mduduzi  Nonyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ The airline alleges an Airbus broke loose during towing and that an SAA Technical employee failed to apply the brakes in time]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IXRUPAG6YFN6FJVE7XXAD6BJYQ.jpg?auth=1487163188b4d54623a508487d7c5d0b6e06c67b00ef1032753c050e3c1f2a5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The airline alleges an Airbus broke loose during towing and that an SAA Technical employee failed to apply the brakes in time. Picture: SA Civil Aviation Authority]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SA Civil Aviation Authority</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[UJ study uses Ubuntu to shape culturally sensitive care for children]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-uj-study-uses-ubuntu-to-shape-culturally-sensitive-care-for-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-02-uj-study-uses-ubuntu-to-shape-culturally-sensitive-care-for-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Study highlights Ubuntu philosophy as foundation for nurse-family collaboration]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ME6KNZ7XOVENFAYZC54DSUUYR4.jpg?auth=1614f0d66928e37b79fe8c53a119644da4c0cd1da5c6b799b53dbe92af06e533&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new UJ model puts culture and mothers at centre of children's hospital care. Picture: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BSIP</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOM EATON | South Africa, prepare to unite against the machine Tucker Carlson is jumpstarting]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-tom-eaton-south-africa-prepare-to-unite-against-the-machine-tucker-carlson-is-jumpstarting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-10-02-tom-eaton-south-africa-prepare-to-unite-against-the-machine-tucker-carlson-is-jumpstarting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Eaton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Say what you will about Carlson’s persistence, but it’s clear a dangerous lie is being told in the name of white South Africans, and it’s time for them to push back, writes Tom Eaton]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FVAEKZ66HJMHZOXXY7QU632XC4.jpg?auth=6d306006d2ce926c0a355d2b024e23c999d3a00f79bf50bd29ff057661fe19fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People pass by a promo of Fox News host Tucker Carlson in New York, the US, March 13 2019. Picture: Brendan McDermid/ Reuters]]></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[No irregularities in appointment of SIU COO Leonard Lekgetho: public protector ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-no-irregularities-in-appointment-of-siu-coo-leonard-lekgetho-public-protector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-no-irregularities-in-appointment-of-siu-coo-leonard-lekgetho-public-protector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shonisani Tshikalange]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The public protector has found no irregularities in the appointment of Leonard Lekgetho as COO of the Special Investigating Unit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:42:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3FMLOUWUXVHKJPGW5SP4XVUQYE.jpg?auth=d911a6427badf6a787aeea47b2f9643ab195314db1e3bd11a48f3b5612a7abcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Head of the Special Investigating Unit Leonard Lekgetho. File picture: Freddy Mavunda/©Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives botched execution attempt]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-tennessee-death-row-inmate-christa-pike-survives-botched-execution-attempt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-tennessee-death-row-inmate-christa-pike-survives-botched-execution-attempt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Executioners unable to carry out first execution of a woman in Tennessee in 200 years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:22:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JUX2DD5PUJE2HPQUVGBVZREW3M.JPG?auth=2468627f14e9cc8d4f7d8875762f14d52ace1793d28d1a5308b17070fcec6a44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christa Pike enters Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, the US, on December 4 2007. Picture: Reuters/J Miles Cary/ Knoxville News Sentinel/USA Today]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">J. Miles Cary</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PICS | Five party leaders square off at Arena Holdings debate]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-in-pics-five-party-leaders-square-off-at-arena-holdings-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-in-pics-five-party-leaders-square-off-at-arena-holdings-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Political leaders from across the spectrum took part in the Arena Holdings' debate at Wits University, to discuss South Africa’s burning issues ahead of November’s 2026 local government elections]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:41:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JXLQFVAB4NBVNBFC73SCWDKGW4.jpg?auth=1649a67a4f4abb288086bb54b11e49a1f6df76925e04be1c82604dbb7f94809d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ANC second deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane argues a point as DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis looks on at the Arena Holdings debate at Wits University in Johannesburg, on October 1 2026. Picture: Freddy Mavunda\Business Day]]></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[‘No-one can control us’: Malema clashes with Hill-Lewis during leadership debate   ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-no-one-can-control-us-malema-clashes-with-hill-lewis-during-leadership-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-no-one-can-control-us-malema-clashes-with-hill-lewis-during-leadership-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Malema defends EFF against corruption claims in heated exchange]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:04:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TH3GE3BKY5HFPKHFM24HRRZTDY.jpg?auth=1da9de2a201a9af59bdce28aeb73e8514ac60ded1e3d0d2fcb0a58dd611302f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has responded to allegations that they are a “chaotic and corrupt” coalition partner.  Picture: Thapelo Morebudi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>Municipal Elections 2026</category><category:id>/politics/elections-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump sends $500 Obamacare cheques to 1-million Americans]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-trump-sends-500-obamacare-cheques-to-1-million-americans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-trump-sends-500-obamacare-cheques-to-1-million-americans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Payments reach voters in key battleground states weeks before November’s congressional elections]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:46:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/K6SM5CADX5BRRORMXOKB77IQAI.JPG?auth=4a1b0e125eb34673e82a302e019a01463ad1c0c2c19f6841d9feece571852983&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump. Picture: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Lamarque</media:credit></media:content><category>Americas</category><category:id>/world/americas</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE BLOG | Political leaders face off at Arena Holdings elections debate]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-live-blog-political-leaders-face-off-at-arena-holdings-elections-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/elections-2026/2026-10-01-live-blog-political-leaders-face-off-at-arena-holdings-elections-debate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Malema, Hill-Lewis, Mashaba among those at the debate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:24:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UM5ECVVCGRGAPJ7ZGELPGO52TE.jpg?auth=29d8ad7fb5687d50ffe4f82b1e15495e33d9eb9cefeca685651c1ca739071816&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arena Holdings hosts its first public debate ahead of the 4 November elections.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arena Holdings</media:credit></media:content><category>Municipal Elections 2026</category><category:id>/politics/elections-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prasa lays out vision for massive expansion of rail system]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-prasa-lays-out-vision-for-massive-expansion-of-rail-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-prasa-lays-out-vision-for-massive-expansion-of-rail-system/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabungane Biyela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aim to have trains every five minutes, but  signalling programme first expected to take two years to roll out]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VZDOVOO2LZGMDNWTA2KBPYTR6I.jpg?auth=c09dd1b5a652e4d5ea42671ef54dbff068c2a84620c462a63624b395b7ba7bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of transport Barbara Creecy gives a keynote address at the launch of October Transport Month in Midrand on Thursday. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuyani Jarana raises R940m in two years for Ilitha Telecoms growth]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-10-01-vuyani-jarana-raises-r940m-in-two-years-for-ilitha-telecoms-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-10-01-vuyani-jarana-raises-r940m-in-two-years-for-ilitha-telecoms-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudiwa Gavaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vuyani Jarana’s Ilitha Telecommunications is pushing forward with its aim to connect 500,000 low-income homes in South Africa with fibre-based internet access, with close to R1bn raised in less than two years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:43:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7NZEHCVVSRCVBKFOMEXU7CZMFE.jpg?auth=5afff6a017d7120d214bcf679f677a2af9d2984f90100e959de7db9dd35c666f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vuyani Jarana, founder and CEO of Ilitha Telecommunications. Picture: Spplied.]]></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[Ethiopia shuts embassy in Eritrea, expels 10 envoys]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-ethiopia-shuts-embassy-in-eritrea-expels-10-envoys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-ethiopia-shuts-embassy-in-eritrea-expels-10-envoys/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt accused of backing TPLF-led opposition]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/OJTG7SLSBVDGFOOF54EWFCURVI.jpg?auth=624fcbfd571dfc934872dc64939e4006e0544e0b9bb91b8a755ddafb1dc0a196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armed men on armoured vehicles drive through Alamata, Ethiopia, on on September 28 2026. Picture: Social Media/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOCIAL MEDIA</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/world/africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proteas face nemesis New Zealand in 2027 Cricket World Cup opener]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-10-01-proteas-face-nemesis-new-zealand-in-2027-cricket-world-cup-opener/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-10-01-proteas-face-nemesis-new-zealand-in-2027-cricket-world-cup-opener/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA placed in the same group as New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and England]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:50:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WXHXY2G7INEYNGZBXNB6KAFXRU.jpg?auth=6b580a6b706d5014841e05015e6483737f0cb9d14a33da6c82ced7a2f0f266f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will hope to lead his team to World Cup glory for the first time next year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CSA Medi</media:credit></media:content><category>Cricket</category><category:id>/sport/cricket</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolivia detains attorney-general, government ministry says]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-bolivia-detains-attorney-general-government-ministry-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-bolivia-detains-attorney-general-government-ministry-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Top prosecutor accused of leading network shielding drug traffickers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:34:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QWIXAQNGNFISDGZNARFSNOZUYU.jpg?auth=317990ac38172958fbb0d6336b4a46708633813a3479a4434cbae57c13190d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bolivia’s attorney-general Roger Mariaca was arrested along with 13 other people on Wednesday. File picture: 123RF/jirkaejc]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/jirkaejc</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stilfontein man sentenced to life for murdering two-year-old boy]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-stilfontein-man-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-two-year-old-boy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-stilfontein-man-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-two-year-old-boy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Probation officer testifies killer poses danger to society and is unfit for rehabilitation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5WIIYYNSPRAI5K3VEKDIIIQUWY.jpg?auth=72182aeffe5f2c649308b22930e31614b7bffb0a370c697b8b2538bebb1ce34d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Stilfontein man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a two-year-old boy. File picture: 123RF]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public protector finds Mashazi’s conduct improper over Ekurhuleni appointment]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-public-protector-finds-mashazis-conduct-improper-over-ekurhuleni-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-public-protector-finds-mashazis-conduct-improper-over-ekurhuleni-appointment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The public protector has found that former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi’s conduct was improper in relation to the appointment of Ndumiso Aschendorf Gcwabe as deputy chief of the municipality’s metro police]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:20:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HXPIDBVGY5AQVD76NOVQZBMGDA.jpg?auth=2871444f0e5f899eb38e9521c86cfcb97e1ead6a96cdc6609d20f80d1f7ffad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The conduct of former Ekurhuleni city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi was found by the public protector to be improper. Picture: Freddy Mavunda ]]></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[From Qonce to Time100: Siviwe Gwarube recognised as world rising star]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-from-qonce-to-time100-siviwe-gwarube-recognised-as-world-rising-star/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-from-qonce-to-time100-siviwe-gwarube-recognised-as-world-rising-star/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Basic education minister’s rural roots fuel her drive to uplift disadvantaged pupils]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:18:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5UIASHU5I5JD3D4GUFCW5Q4RLU.png?auth=4a5246fc6ea33eba550213bfd8941ff5bd460312918bfb52b2ba25ff11ba89f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of basic education Siviwe Gwarube has been named in the Time100 Next 2026 list of the world’s most influential rising leaders. File picture: Freddy Mavunda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme court to review Trump’s immigrant detention policy]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-supreme-court-to-review-trumps-immigrant-detention-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-supreme-court-to-review-trumps-immigrant-detention-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case could affect millions as Supreme Court weighs Trump administration’s authority]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:16:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IVYJOMXCHRFWVL63TPNGVLUUXM.JPG?auth=745caaaa85e784207e00c6e8e308b4f1eeeb1e0346147a8fc4c6243490114abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump looks on on the day he makes an announcement about an energy infrastructure project in Alaska, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 30, 2026. Picture: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Lamarque</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discarded fryer oil in school meals? Gauteng education MEC says there’s no evidence ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-discarded-fryer-oil-in-school-meals-gauteng-education-mec-says-theres-no-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-discarded-fryer-oil-in-school-meals-gauteng-education-mec-says-theres-no-evidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department says no link found between state meals and used fryer oil]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:11:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KBEBJ6GNYFO2JJK3UKTIYPXNS4.jpg?auth=412ab16675114aa2c6b299c5511bc80b887424dc1c28f94e0c77f017c337a072&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The national schools nutrition programme feeds millions of pupils in thousands of public primary and secondary schools nationwide. 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Picture: Chery]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chery</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flavio Silva, Makgopa headline list of players who could return after Fifa break]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-10-01-flavio-silva-and-makgopa-headline-list-of-players-who-could-return-after-fifa-break/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-10-01-flavio-silva-and-makgopa-headline-list-of-players-who-could-return-after-fifa-break/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pirates’ Makgopa could boost attack for MTN8 final against Sundowns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:38:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GLZ6MWAPDVF2LMUM6FVWNPZQXY.jpg?auth=41c2e85ce806fd7605b7aa3b4ee860297897b6cb145388b4fa1973ace4a0dca9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flavio Silva of Kaizer Chiefs during the Betway Premiership 2026/2027 match between Kruger United and Kaizer Chiefs at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on August 1. 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Picture: Tlangi Mogale/Instagram]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tlangi Mogale/ Instagram</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sibiya bail hearing: complainants feared his rank, says state]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-sibiya-bail-hearing-complainants-feared-his-rank-says-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-sibiya-bail-hearing-complainants-feared-his-rank-says-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears claims of intimidation as Sibiya faces rape and trafficking charges]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:19:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/N3JDRG6AUZHUBNVMIIYPO2YI54.jpeg?auth=9243719cae884b8fb275f7710e0ac483681df1bc6340a6f97084e52474ff7418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya during his bail hearing at Randburg Magistrate's Court, October 1. Picture: Thapelo Morebudi.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford to make full factory return to World Rally Championship in 2028]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-01-ford-to-make-full-factory-return-to-world-rally-championship-in-2028/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-01-ford-to-make-full-factory-return-to-world-rally-championship-in-2028/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New regulations are aimed at reducing the cost of competing at the top level]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:42:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4TK2GRC3FRGVHIY6ZNBNU5QPA4.jpg?auth=deeb29c620029c6270e47e6e1ee5e9171cd2171d895b6592d3e18e794e86c75f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ford is the fourth constructor to commit to building a Rally1 car for 2029 under the governing FIA’s new WRC27 regulations. Picture: Red Bull Content Pool]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Red Bull Content Pool</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icasa withdraws telecoms affordability and OTT inquiry notices]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-01-icasa-withdraws-telecoms-affordability-and-ott-inquiry-notices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-10-01-icasa-withdraws-telecoms-affordability-and-ott-inquiry-notices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabiso Mochiko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Original inquiries focused on costs, digital inclusion and OTT disruption to broadcasters]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZSS4F2A7KVAMBCH2CS4737QCXM.jpg?auth=ecdb62b910715062fa1ee0109bbf153626e08bc1ee926e50c4e0141fc001f1c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The regulator said on Thursday that the withdrawal would allow it to address 'administrative and procedural matters' and ensure better regulatory alignment. 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Picture: DEMS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DEMS</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avalanche kills 15 Nepali workers preparing Himalayan mountain camp for climbers]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-avalanche-kills-15-nepali-workers-preparing-himalayan-mountain-camp-for-climbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-avalanche-kills-15-nepali-workers-preparing-himalayan-mountain-camp-for-climbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least 15 Nepali workers were killed when an avalanche buried a mountain camp they were preparing in central Nepal for foreign climbers, a rescue official said on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:08:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6GY3PAIX5VBTRDNZCSCKWH6Q64.JPG?auth=51e1329a61b30553ea73a2e36753b223fad78b9e18137326b0b2b30867d9f692&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rescue workers search for survivors after an avalanche buried the Himlung base camp, Nepal, on September 27 2026, resulting in missing climbers and support staff. 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Picture: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU suspends aid to Sierra Leone over its help to convicted cocaine kingpin]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-eu-suspends-aid-to-sierra-leone-over-its-help-to-convicted-cocaine-kingpin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-eu-suspends-aid-to-sierra-leone-over-its-help-to-convicted-cocaine-kingpin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drug smuggler Jos Leijdekkers has found refuge and high-level protection in the West African country since at least 2023]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:52:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/34X4UGPQ5JPWZFSMCC77ANVV2Y.jpg?auth=e9c401e4bf69ad6bad400b35c81df10d0d3aee43a506e3762b92420b8a707fa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers attends a church service in Tihun, Sierra Leone, on January 1 2025. File picture: Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermodel Naomi Campbell wins appeal against charity trustee ban]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-supermodel-naomi-campbell-wins-appeal-against-charity-trustee-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-supermodel-naomi-campbell-wins-appeal-against-charity-trustee-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribunal rules Campbell unaware of charity fund misuse]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:36:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EXDY3TM2JJFENK5EJABJC2ZRF4.JPG?auth=993a5a3ba8dd57f6887070385ca475da26d5a62da9cb602d3b9b5df807211182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Naomi Campbell, one of fashion’s most recognisable faces, founded Fashion For Relief in 2005, aiming to raise funds for humanitarian causes by staging runway shows. File picture: Reuters/Ramil Sitdikov]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ramil Sitdikov</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Shadrack Sibiya’s bail application continues  ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-watch-live-shadrack-sibiyas-bail-application-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-watch-live-shadrack-sibiyas-bail-application-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears details of charges against suspended deputy police chief]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:07:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CXG55LYW6JGB3MEGBHUX4SBZXI.jpg?auth=b6b2115aaef7d817f02d134cb5e895b997c5dc9004cbe2e7b25a678de8645d51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya during his bail hearing at the Randburg magistrate's court. Picture: Antonio Muchave]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu and Modi praise pilot who saved 174 on flydubai plane]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-netanyahu-and-modi-praise-pilot-who-saved-174-on-flydubai-plane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-netanyahu-and-modi-praise-pilot-who-saved-174-on-flydubai-plane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Indian pilot undergoes surgery in Saudi Arabia and is said to be in stable condition]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:29:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4ENWGCYZKZF4VFBYP2AMYYNXYA.JPG?auth=e5989b84fabd8bf0fc00ab59e9fbf446cae8e6a6bf3f4e5d04c5da77c1f5892b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, who the leaders of Israel and India hailed as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai plane on Wednesday, smiles in an unidentified location in this undated handout image released on September 30, 2026. 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Picture: Cosmos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senzo Mchunu ethics probe at ‘very advanced stage’, says public protector ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-public-protector-says-mchunu-ethics-probe-at-very-advanced-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-public-protector-says-mchunu-ethics-probe-at-very-advanced-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shonisani Tshikalange]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No overlap with Madlanga commission as probe stays within mandate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:50:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/C4QKEJAUJBA3PEOMRXXIJMRXRM.jpg?auth=df171386d5276074555f014a74cd34bb5982cfe138186bda1d4b26db7aee3aa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. 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Picture: 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[Visa Infinite Series brings a more flexible premium experience to South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-visa-infinite-series-brings-a-more-flexible-premium-experience-to-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-visa-infinite-series-brings-a-more-flexible-premium-experience-to-south-africa/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | Global payment performance, curated travel, dining and wellness benefits, and digital access come together for affluent cardholders through local banks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:57:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5YLPM4K2TRFKJM5NE2KPK3R7K4.jpg?auth=8fc797e53c65d232f71adb4c55132c82a0f739f0776c250a94a4628d4f2a2f77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From seamless travel to curated experiences, Visa Infinite Series is designed to bring greater flexibility to the premium customer journey.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Peopleimages12</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kanye West’s planned Russia concerts cancelled, says organiser]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-kanye-wests-planned-russia-concerts-cancelled-says-organiser/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-kanye-wests-planned-russia-concerts-cancelled-says-organiser/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two concerts by US rapper Kanye West in Russia that had been scheduled for October have been cancelled, said the show’s organiser, Say Agency]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EFPYXDLN3FCJJN7TF4DAEITWEA.JPG?auth=03cec09b5739f95f7f6122fd1f93176daa8356470788a92475e3127a5a3b6182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US rapper Kanye West's planned shows in Russia have been criticised by foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who called them unacceptable, citing what she described as West’s 'glorification' of Hitler. File picture: Reuters/Randall Hill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RANDALL HILL</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[FREE TO READ | Supplementing your better health]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-free-to-read-supplementing-your-better-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-free-to-read-supplementing-your-better-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sowetan Sowetan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Navigating the growing world of supplements and wellness trends]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:44:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LYJQXQOGMFFLREAPFAOT73TNWM.jpg?auth=2f196b00175d7257cde981470679b1502ad2a82134fc9fb125fa093e59f1de70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health and wellness have become progressively sophisticated and increasingly difficult to navigate.]]></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[TikTok hopeful about new monetisation platform for local creators and influencers]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-tiktok-hopeful-about-new-monetisation-platform-for-local-creators-and-influencers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-tiktok-hopeful-about-new-monetisation-platform-for-local-creators-and-influencers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudiwa Gavaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The social media platform has launched its latest monetisation platform in South Africa, dubbed TikTok One Creator Marketplace]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:42:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SRXOQS3SWBDMRGO3LX4S5XXSAE.JPG?auth=f69bfe49d77d56ad387b132071d2a23b7c6a1aaf1584bb03b6164c0af6f69dff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite having close to 2-billion users globally, TikTok has struggled to find a sustainable model to pay content creators. File picture: Reuters/Jana Rodenbusch]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jana Rodenbusch</media:credit></media:content><category>Companies</category><category:id>/companies</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[We will get through this together, says former Man City manager Guardiola ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-10-01-we-will-get-through-this-together-says-former-man-city-manager-guardiola/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-10-01-we-will-get-through-this-together-says-former-man-city-manager-guardiola/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Club could face years of legal battles, including potential lawsuits from rival clubs, after verdict, experts say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/H37FYYUNLVHNFHOKCS2DCZ4YNY.JPG?auth=bac91193f92859e4f84c5189853090d1e46ef9b6dbcabc9c8b3493aeb214c21f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts with Bernardo Silva after they managed and played their last game, respectively, for the club in June 2025. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Phil Noble/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian police arrest all six journalists of investigative outlet]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-egyptian-police-arrest-all-six-journalists-of-investigative-outlet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-egyptian-police-arrest-all-six-journalists-of-investigative-outlet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Site accused of being managed from abroad as ‘part of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood’s media apparatus’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:41:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EKJKIN7IVVDIBBYLREZ6C2OSXQ.jpeg?auth=c688ee7dcd3dc556eb8b7918a5ab42149df86f35443a312d405080e78e4c5b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights has condemned the security crackdown and arrest of six journalists (five pictured) on the news platform Matsaddash. Picture: Egyptian Initiative]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Egyptian Initiative</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/news/africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Democratic wave is hitting Republican states hardest]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-us-democratic-wave-is-hitting-republican-states-hardest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-10-01-us-democratic-wave-is-hitting-republican-states-hardest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Not only is there a swing away from the Republican Party compared to 2024, but the swing seems to be bigger in red America than in blue America’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TOKKMQLBHZAUJA6PIT3ITK6NRY.JPG?auth=d9d425bd0ecd8ad6a7c0f9ee6f7c4e6f15bdea056a41ef171c363a7d8ef328bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump at the end of a campaign rally in support of Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina, US, on September 16. Picture: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Lamarque</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSFAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim appointed as Road Accident Fund CEO]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-nsfas-acting-ceo-appointed-as-raf-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-nsfas-acting-ceo-appointed-as-raf-ceo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s acting CEO, Waseem Carrim, has been appointed CEO of the Road Accident Fund.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:57:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ODRYAONTPRBDNM7HOGMD3ANUUA.jpg?auth=511630daf647f0f342526400810112d6e0b04985ab4bea587f598f660357ebc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NSFAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim has been appointed as the new CEO of the Road Accident Fund. Picture: Business Day/Freddy Mavunda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rwanda open to accepting migrants transferred from Europe, EU lawmakers say]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-rwanda-open-to-accepting-migrants-transferred-from-europe-eu-lawmakers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-rwanda-open-to-accepting-migrants-transferred-from-europe-eu-lawmakers-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rwanda is in preliminary talks with some EU countries over plans to host migrants deported from Europe.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BBNMV2MXJBC3LPCP3X5C3XNG5Q.JPG?auth=f97382e7e10c525a6367b81439227aa1902b1e322c2dd98b14c84e7077ba69d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rwanda could potentially host facilities for migrants transferred from  EU member states Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yves Herman</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/news/africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breetzke makes biggest impression for Proteas in ODIs]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-10-01-breetzke-makes-biggest-impression-for-proteas-in-odis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-10-01-breetzke-makes-biggest-impression-for-proteas-in-odis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Breetzke laid down a marker that will put pressure on Stubbs and Brevis before the next ODIs against Bangladesh]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:29:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FVZPPOMYARGJHI4GQVEOXJQ4CM.jpg?auth=05cfd039d24e5aeac8ff7b380229c5f21e7098d1afe244a3513aafc3d3470d43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Breetzke bats for the Proteas in the third One-Day International against Australia at JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Wednesday. Picture: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Cricket</category><category:id>/sport/cricket</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MK Party lays corruption charges against high court judge Samuel Makamu]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-mk-party-lays-corruption-charges-against-high-court-judge-samuel-makamu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-mk-party-lays-corruption-charges-against-high-court-judge-samuel-makamu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Makamu faces accusations of soliciting R5,000 from an attorney in an eviction case]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:12:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/F4GTREXBBFGSHGC5DB2NFGFGYQ.jpeg?auth=1da37c54f74b1944ab92775186478fec0ea9626725ba8b61b09a9b64f4270a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MK Party national spokesperson Sifiso Mahlangu. File picture: uMkhonto WeSizwe Party (Official)/X]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">uMkhonto WeSizwe Party (Official)/ X</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLL | Should SA reintroduce the death penalty for GBVF and severe violent crimes?]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-poll-should-sa-reintroduce-the-death-penalty-for-gbvf-and-severe-violent-crimes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-poll-should-sa-reintroduce-the-death-penalty-for-gbvf-and-severe-violent-crimes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Critics argue capital punishment fails to address the root causes of  violence
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:08:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WME6FW7Z2VNV7L7PWYRR3D7UM4.jpg?auth=d9042b04ca3836f1d098da1cd40fce686d71c726dfa5e2e1771f0324df1464de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[March and March has called for reinstatement of the death penalty.  Picture: 123RF/ZERBOR]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your task is to advance democracy, Sisi Khampepe tells UJ graduates]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-your-task-is-to-advance-democracy-sisi-khampepe-tells-uj-graduates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-01-your-task-is-to-advance-democracy-sisi-khampepe-tells-uj-graduates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Justice Sisi Khampepe addressed graduates at the University of Johannesburg on Wednesday shortly after receiving an honorary doctorate from the university]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YPO2Z5NZERC2PHAZ6J3PN3IAEI.png?auth=bb8614833c155239d010e22d2308d5d13501b0eab21b7380ad7c64c5de30c282&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justice Sisi Khampepe received an honorary doctorate during the spring graduation ceremony at the University of Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied.]]></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[RECIPE | Celebrate International Coffee Day with an espresso cupcake]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-recipe-celebrate-international-coffee-day-with-an-espresso-cupcake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-10-01-recipe-celebrate-international-coffee-day-with-an-espresso-cupcake/</guid><description><![CDATA[Treat takes centre stage for October 1 festivities]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:06:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/756AANPGU5DS3KNFCW4R2FPQLQ.png?auth=f27a76fc342e1b5c250c0398fb062b68fc5e975e72b108b5c7df2e416998bb50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whether you’re hosting the family, spending the day with friends or enjoying a meal at home, a Jacobs Roast and Ground coffee-infused dessert is an easy way to turn a gathering into something memorable and sweet. Picture: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied by Jacobs</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Bokke to bubbly: 5 things that make Bonang Matheba proudly South African]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-09-30-from-the-bokke-to-bubbly-five-things-that-make-bonang-matheba-proudly-south-african/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-09-30-from-the-bokke-to-bubbly-five-things-that-make-bonang-matheba-proudly-south-african/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bonang Matheba highlights five things that make her proudly South African, including her Setswana heritage, the Springboks rugby team and South Africa’s MCC bubbly culture]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:53:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GMV2W4ZL2BKXTDOHFAWT6BZCSM.png?auth=bd40bfb479c3834f631a0fad70d5d294f128cc693697c2627ff0642f5ee36c5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Media personality Bonang Matheba. Picture: Kabelo Mokoena]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kabelo Mokoena</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEC calls DA litigation 'opportunistic and meritless']]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-iec-calls-da-litigation-opportunistic-and-meritless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-10-01-iec-calls-da-litigation-opportunistic-and-meritless/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission maintains candidate lists comply with all legal requirements]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:29:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/BAMGSHB2UNEF7PDBUYVFX2PH4A.jpg?auth=8d8e9b316afff2c1160a0d0f2337b4c826772ed183c27da78507ba70f153e1eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The IEC called into question the timing of the DA's application at the Electoral Court. Picture: Sunday Times/Mukovhe Mulidzwi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mukovhe   Mulidzwi</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTN gets Competition Commission nod for IHS takeover ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-09-30-mtn-gets-competition-tribunal-nod-for-ihs-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-09-30-mtn-gets-competition-tribunal-nod-for-ihs-takeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudiwa Gavaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cconditions imposed to safeguard competition and protect jobs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:45:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/X5NEON6LY5J5FHNAUUWA4UVWJE.jpg?auth=18c02558ad8b6131662e17cc93a5551ba3f53722ced10bc60b6adff82ad8a431&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Competition Commission has placed a set of conditions on MTN and IHS. Stock photo: 123RF/Hin255]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF / Hin255</media:credit></media:content><category>Companies</category><category:id>/companies</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Martin reveals new DBX GT with focus on luxury and comfort]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-01-aston-martin-reveals-new-dbx-gt-with-focus-on-luxury-and-comfort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-01-aston-martin-reveals-new-dbx-gt-with-focus-on-luxury-and-comfort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[4.0l twin-turbo V8 offers 535kW while maintaining refined performance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:54:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/7TXOKS4FTZCCFNMK7IAUBD6MX4.jpg?auth=2b38b81ea7876f5cbcf3906d06f2e8b63e95939be4346338e44e80cdce4b298a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DBX GT rides on new 22-inch forged alloy wheels fitted with Pirelli Scorpion Zero all-season tyres. Picture: Aston Martin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aston Martin</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tunisia replaces jail time with fines for first-time cybercrime offences]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-tunisia-replaces-jail-time-with-fines-for-first-time-cybercrime-offences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-10-01-tunisia-replaces-jail-time-with-fines-for-first-time-cybercrime-offences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tunisian President Kais Saied reduces harsh cybercrime penalties after criticism from rights groups, substituting jail time with fines for first-timers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:31:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RDLQA6ILURCELK344W3VPO37IY.jpg?auth=b13db986845c1625b5878ceb1613cc1308947548ae4356a8039434e43bfd09a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tunisian president Kais Saied has eased cybercrime penalties. File photo: Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/news/africa</category:id></item></channel></rss>