<?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>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:44:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[SA’s wheat farmers weigh production cuts as Iran war bites]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-05-14-sas-wheat-farmers-weigh-production-cuts-as-iran-war-bites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/business/2026-05-14-sas-wheat-farmers-weigh-production-cuts-as-iran-war-bites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Webster]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any increase in the price of bread will be felt by poorer households, says KAL Group]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:22:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/OXWOHNAGPRFRHPSZCC4QHFQEKU.JPG?auth=4b017ad4f849727b8f528ecc3ea2eb45d59010dc0af974d31f80f2023b875123&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A combine grain harvester gathers wheat at the Aktyk farm outside Astana September 10, 2013. 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Stock image. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ Pumidol Leelerdsakulvong</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaos and toilet stench at Kalafong Hospital due to poor water supply  ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-chaos-and-toilet-stench-at-kalafong-hospital-due-to-poor-water-supply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-chaos-and-toilet-stench-at-kalafong-hospital-due-to-poor-water-supply/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emanuel  Majola]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latrines are out of order, there is almost no water available for basic sanitary requirements, nor for the cleaning and mopping of wards and corridors, according to staff and patients]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:25:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Lensman/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retract attack on judges’ characters, Judges Matter urges Aaron Motsoaledi]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-retract-attack-on-judges-character-judges-matter-urges-aaron-motsoaledi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-retract-attack-on-judges-character-judges-matter-urges-aaron-motsoaledi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamar Kahn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health minister’s remarks amount to interference with courts, says advocacy group]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:53:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/O3A36LIVGNHO3CIVMFG25EC5QU.jpg?auth=435e5560f0a7b6d8728fdf59fde9505ec62459e7c4866e0596e195ca952ae754&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi with Ngwako Maenetje at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on May 5 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Health</category><category:id>/news/health</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political parties welcome Ramaphosa’s removal of Sisisi Tolashe]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-political-parties-welcome-ramaphosas-removal-of-sisisi-tolashe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-political-parties-welcome-ramaphosas-removal-of-sisisi-tolashe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of social development’s dismissal described   as a long-overdue step towards accountability in government]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:12:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa fires social development minister Sisisi Tolashe]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-cyril-ramaphosa-fires-social-development-minister-sisisi-tolashe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-cyril-ramaphosa-fires-social-development-minister-sisisi-tolashe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andisiwe Makinana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tolashe is facing allegations of corruption, misconduct and misuse of public funds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:23:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WJ5ECBDZ2JOWBI57753AF4FY4Q.jpg?auth=2d5e352a422b7dfe33743933c47b9251254791a484f07d48cfe89f3b0255ec2a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Axed minister of social development Sisisi Tolashe. File picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Municipalities still falling short on financial compliance, Treasury says]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-municipalities-still-falling-short-on-financial-compliance-treasury-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-municipalities-still-falling-short-on-financial-compliance-treasury-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stella Mapenzauswa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irregular and wasteful expenditure rises to R268.13bn as internal controls falter]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:02:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DC3EQNA2EFP7DKPHKQLCGEMJY4.png?auth=b09f4bc70ca49a4f51c06c11d15d3ce608e386aff34c3de94fff197552e0fd1b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Treasury building in Pretoria. Financial management remains subpar in many municipalities, the National Treasury says.  Picture: RUSSELL ROBERTS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Economy</category><category:id>/economy</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LISTEN | Bad BBL, sexual-performance interventions land two in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-listen-bad-bbl-sexual-performance-interventions-land-two-in-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-listen-bad-bbl-sexual-performance-interventions-land-two-in-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gauteng patients experienced severe complications, including organ failure, after the use of unregulated substances obtained through informal channels, says health spokesperson]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:10:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KJKGRNGSZZA3PKXY5LW24QRMNU.jpg?auth=03e1a6d246bf59f090b7626d69eaf2cff656392996d5134366c7d726d99be33d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The two individuals, from the Ekurhuleni region, were admitted to a public health facility after the reported use of injectable substances obtained through informal channels.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dr Viwe Nogaga</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota celebrates record-setting Hilux gathering at Nampo]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-toyota-celebrates-record-setting-hilux-gathering-at-nampo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-toyota-celebrates-record-setting-hilux-gathering-at-nampo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[motor bd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[1,545 vehicles at Bothaville surpasses previous benchmark of 1,440 in Cape Town]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/M5SZJKFM35BS7BMKTFOO7DJPEY.jpg?auth=cf02727b7a3d2364884b14e0ddb5d9cbd368e6fb5074960ee539028cd113794f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 1,545 Hilux models assemble at the 2026 Nampo Harvest Day.]]></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[From ally to rival, Wes Streeting turns on UK PM Starmer]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-from-ally-to-rival-wes-streeting-turns-on-uk-pm-starmer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-from-ally-to-rival-wes-streeting-turns-on-uk-pm-starmer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Polling suggests, however, that the outgoing health secretary would struggle in a head-to-head contest with Manchester mayor Burnham]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/3IMVI7ZBEBHK3J5KC7H4ZNIDO4.JPG?auth=608e40b719a4542ca26d2c01eeea5aa230eff2f428d6855810d34fc75cbb5040&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, looks on as Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to medical staff and media during a visit to the Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Epsom Hospital on January 6 2025 in Epsom, Britain.  Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-israel-to-sue-new-york-times-over-article-on-rape-of-palestinian-detainees-netanyahu-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-israel-to-sue-new-york-times-over-article-on-rape-of-palestinian-detainees-netanyahu-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NYT defends article, citing corroborated testimonies and fact-checking]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:23:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JN2LC3XA55FIBAXA5LQ2VMNZ7I.JPG?auth=0fe712186d67124c743db58bb49feb3eca66e9fcf95c54409a1945d70d640a0b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers had used widespread sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kylie Cooper</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gigi LaMayne blends hip-hop with amapiano and 3-step on ‘Imnandi Lento’]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/2026-05-14-gigi-lamayne-blends-hip-hop-with-amapiano-and-3-step-on-imnandi-lento/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/2026-05-14-gigi-lamayne-blends-hip-hop-with-amapiano-and-3-step-on-imnandi-lento/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joy Mphande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gigi LaMayne has teamed up with Pcee, Ndloh Jnr and VMB to deliver a genre-blending anthem on her upcoming single 'Imnandi Lento'. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:49:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QOYBBCSIGZBT5CWBVBK2SPLYEU.jpg?auth=fd0005cd0404d2aaef5a9fb4d07e558e64800bb92a46d7349b69dc8a329d06af&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gigi LaMayne is ready to drop her new single 'Imnandi Lento'. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content><category>TshisaLIVE</category><category:id>/tshisa-live</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Madlanga inquiry into criminality and corruption continues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:44:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6LVEKHP2WBF7XHBGRK2VPMJN6U.jpg?auth=c3cdaf4e2fa0d6ba986b024612bb968281ec006dbc58f5d045daf58d371c9893&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga and co-commissioners Sesi Baloyi and Sandile Khumalo at the Madlanga commission of inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. File photo.]]></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[Finance MEC Dunga vows to tackle Gauteng’s R2.5bn debt]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-finance-mec-dunga-vows-to-tackle-gautengs-r25bn-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-finance-mec-dunga-vows-to-tackle-gautengs-r25bn-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Weak financial controls and under-reporting fuel Gauteng’s fiscal crisis]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:37:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/27U5TA3ZCRDCXFJBQ56KASNV3Q.jpg?auth=6358d58c4aa0f57fca7d9c5b5dc9bec7fc3f4187564467e203d572a9d38a4e61&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gauteng finance MEC Nkukuleko Dunga speaking on the Gauteng government's state of finances at Dube Hostel in Soweto on May 14.]]></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[LISTEN | The leaked audio that landed Tolashe in hot water]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-30-listen-the-leaked-audio-that-landed-tolashe-in-hot-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-30-listen-the-leaked-audio-that-landed-tolashe-in-hot-water/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The recording highlights deepening concerns about accountability and the party’s willingness to close ranks around embattled leaders]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/74VCEXJWMZKTXPKYQJJZP7RUVM.jpg?auth=905e8de9b3d1df0239ed008a73ec68203358a7fe68a3e864526c1aa5f5af0d2c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of social development Sisisi Tolashe. File image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FREDDY MAVUNA</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LISTEN | Cyberbullying hits online auditions but contestants brush it off]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-14-listen-cyberbullying-hits-online-auditions-but-contestants-brush-it-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-14-listen-cyberbullying-hits-online-auditions-but-contestants-brush-it-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hopefuls chase Miss SA and TV presenting dreams through viral audition videos]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:30:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LEE34MNOQRCWPFHBBLZQ3LNMQQ.jpeg?auth=d30adff94edecf74e4750be0a488c434c154e3ccce55cb2758f4695bb0b96592&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miss SA 2026 contestant Thandi Mthombeni.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supp</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Cyril Ramaphosa in parliament for Q&A session]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-cyril-ramaphosa-in-parliament-for-qa-session/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-cyril-ramaphosa-in-parliament-for-qa-session/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa is appearing before the National Assembly on Thursday for a question-and-answer session.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:27:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TGIBWMP5MZABLFHXWMVQTL27RM.jpg?auth=668836b5935fd0cf5006e0fde2446559a4a148ad15dd64193b742bba2192d6ac&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.]]></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[Mashaba slams ‘systemic failures’ of Rea Vaya and blames MMC Kunene]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-mashaba-slams-systemic-failures-of-rea-vaya-and-blames-mmc-kunene/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-mashaba-slams-systemic-failures-of-rea-vaya-and-blames-mmc-kunene/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Herman Mashaba says residents opt for costly taxi transport, adding to financial strain]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:09:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JF7VIZCEGRHW7FAVOXMOLRXTLU.jpg?auth=bf9d5147239d5992a6c15596c2b37427d0cbc198c9c4f7af219c19c449444a87&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ActionSA leader and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba. File photo.]]></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[Here’s all the scandals that led to Sisisi Tolashe’s dismissal]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-heres-all-the-scandals-that-led-to-sisisi-tolashes-dismissal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-heres-all-the-scandals-that-led-to-sisisi-tolashes-dismissal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Read all the scandals that resulted in the firing of minister Sisisi Tolashe.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:41:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RJTMQQA7OVNP7ASQSO24XPLK5Y.jpg?auth=0cc9abf1e8902aa4f1a72685d373d8e83bba153d0bb4f06b9ff325ed430965d0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social development minister Sisisi Tolashe has been removed from the cabinet. File photo.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Hirsch</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WBC to look at hosting convention in SA again, says president Sulaiman]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-wbc-to-look-at-hosting-convention-in-sa-again-says-president-sulaiman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-wbc-to-look-at-hosting-convention-in-sa-again-says-president-sulaiman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meeting with sports minister also includes discussion about putting on a national tournament of boxing in SA, ‘like the grand prix in Saudi Arabia’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/LE55BO24Z5FXFH7GQQANLXMUT4.jpg?auth=e4726ae076179a38918e28414f6685021e3738208fca6a8ccea577b287cc1831&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman talks during a question-and-answer session at a meeting with Boxing South Africa at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on May 14 2026. On the podium with him were, from left, BSA chair Ayanda Khumalo, WBC representative for SA Dr Peter Ngatane, and BSA CEO Tsholofelo Lejaka.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Thursday. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:14:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/33QIHQHS7BMVHPKAUGNSKGKPHA.jpg?auth=8c505707cb7424f21e6f04fbedb7850d5cdda2d4c20b838121dcd793a71c556c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The five men accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa in 2014. File photo.]]></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[Scientists dig up Southeast Asia’s largest dinosaur in Thailand ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-14-scientists-dig-up-southeast-asias-largest-dinosaur-in-thailand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-14-scientists-dig-up-southeast-asias-largest-dinosaur-in-thailand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The long-necked Nagatitan was almost 27 metres long and lived roughly 113-million years ago ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/MTTWSJG7GFDJBCRU3QCUFKDVOQ.JPG?auth=bcdea60ba9ca875791813de42ac441525298c9828e5cd897d94b2247f921444d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, whose fossils were unearthed in Thailand, seen in this illustration released on May 14 2026. Nagatitan is the largest dinosaur ever found in Southeast Asia. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patchanop Boonsai</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa faces tougher choices as global powers compete for influence]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-05-14-africa-faces-tougher-choices-as-global-powers-compete-for-influence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-05-14-africa-faces-tougher-choices-as-global-powers-compete-for-influence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France reconfigures Africa strategy after losing ground in the Sahel]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:43:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/2BIZSDDDWNEITAIHLEFZNYJMEY.JPG?auth=194b041cd80e0c6489936872c5c723d91933a362ce5cb79199e85ca173af51e5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenya's President William Ruto pose for a family photo with other African heads of state during the closing ceremony of the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 12 2026. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Mukoya</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLL | How do you feel about the new 31-member ‘all-party’ impeachment committee?  ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-poll-how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-31-member-all-party-impeachment-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-poll-how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-31-member-all-party-impeachment-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unlike previous committees, this massive team includes representatives from most political parties in the National Assembly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:26:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TGIBWMP5MZABLFHXWMVQTL27RM.jpg?auth=668836b5935fd0cf5006e0fde2446559a4a148ad15dd64193b742bba2192d6ac&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.]]></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[Yorkshire tuner reveals carbon-bodied Porsche 911 RT]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-yorkshire-tuner-reveals-carbon-bodied-porsche-911-rt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-yorkshire-tuner-reveals-carbon-bodied-porsche-911-rt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limited-edition race-car-for-the-road is priced at R18.85m, excluding the donor vehicle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:23:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/A566UTIUPZEVXEOXPUVQ64BTGQ.jpg?auth=3c1285a731a2c0a9322c77d00f7bcfd604ff15392a693e68f18bb6b382da13e0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description 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Mulidzwi</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Joburg boy wins chance to walk with Bafana Bafana onto World Cup pitch]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-watch-joburg-boy-wins-chance-to-walk-with-bafana-bafana-onto-world-cup-pitch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-watch-joburg-boy-wins-chance-to-walk-with-bafana-bafana-onto-world-cup-pitch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Grade 5 pupil was selected as an official Fifa match ball carrier after winning a competition hosted by Kia South Africa earlier this year.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:40:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IMIXZSVIJRG4RGZVUYTSA5RDPU.jpg?auth=2cda0c35459073d7ef5798f818fde90df29700894891261ca9420812841448f0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" 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League]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:01:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GZ4MP6OL4RC6DPKZDPB55UXMZM.jpg?auth=1adcf98d383ac1ae11dc95795aef2fae7906dd2bd5a25bcebb31f45eb3e4c181&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nuno Santos ahead of the Caf Champions League 2025/26 final first leg at Chloorkop on May 14 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alche Greeff/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Football</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Khampepe commission into TRC cases ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-khampepe-commission-into-trc-cases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-khampepe-commission-into-trc-cases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Khampepe commission of inquiry probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators continues in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Thursday.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:03:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/IQEBOLWEVNBYVHQ6Q7SVAQKPAU.jpg?auth=67c71e09bb861bbb232fc0199940eb9c0cf441cb11a703270355e870ee2760b8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sisi Khampepe, chair of the TRC commission of inquiry, in Johannesburg. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Veli  Nhlapo</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPOTLIGHT | ‘Michael’ sets new record, the ‘Devil’ is back, big hits on DStv]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-14-spotlight-michael-sets-new-record-the-devil-is-back-big-hits-on-dstv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-14-spotlight-michael-sets-new-record-the-devil-is-back-big-hits-on-dstv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spotlight is our bite-size entertainment snapshot featuring new releases in SA, exclusive film trailers and more]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:27:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/C2PQ64YXWJAG5LTKROHGSWEWNA.jpg?auth=83307b3f3fd91cb1c1e48e5a0b6c53842883adb84c43b98eb957cdfdaaaaf373&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This week’s Spotlight episode looks at a record-breaking number of box office releases, including moonwalks and fashion industry laughs, plus winter-warming offerings for you from DStv this May.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spotlight</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Foster family’ asks for forever right to care for child born in jail]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-foster-family-asks-court-for-forever-right-to-care-for-child-born-in-jail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-foster-family-asks-court-for-forever-right-to-care-for-child-born-in-jail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Johannesburg man caring for a child from a troubled background is asking the high court for full parental responsibilities and for the biological mother to relinquish her rights. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:43:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/A22V3FLPWBKQHGR76BJ3NHYTGM.jpg?auth=df80b2b31e048da38ab3157cddc02b59cf79a3fa88df4ebeaca82547784b1e16&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The child, now five years old, was born in prison. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/PRZEMYSLAW KOCH</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture panel lays blame for policy, narrative troubles at government’s feet]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-14-agriculture-panel-lays-blame-for-policy-narrative-troubles-at-governments-feet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-14-agriculture-panel-lays-blame-for-policy-narrative-troubles-at-governments-feet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The panel took place nearly a year to the day after Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:18:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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fun and easy to follow tipples.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:03:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZXJIE4KXM5N7HKUQVOVVVGO3DI.jpg?auth=5651777ad6e19ef252fc49ff04c8d8ca3b191707eec36347057e40d11cd1d2f3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bring some freshness to your next tipple with the Spring Cup.]]></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[5 ways parents unknowingly put their children’s inheritances at risk]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-14-5-ways-parents-unknowingly-put-their-childrens-inheritances-at-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-14-5-ways-parents-unknowingly-put-their-childrens-inheritances-at-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are a couple of pointers to consider when deciding how to handle funds left for children]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:25:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VRVY6I7CWFOYLON3V65NE2TODI.jpg?auth=c9023e6851a935156981a5aba0c33e460dea72f380b420ccb0b516f02846766d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In SA, when someone dies without a valid will, the Act governs the distribution of their estate.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ZIMMYTWS</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ad hoc committee gets fifth extension to finish corruption report]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-ad-hoc-committee-gets-fifth-extension-to-finish-corruption-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-ad-hoc-committee-gets-fifth-extension-to-finish-corruption-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The parliamentary committee failed to meet its previous deadline of April 30]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:22:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4ZBOYCVWRNBTXAGVXA7C2MTUIM.jpg?auth=274e4ed1099d5f2390e4b7b53d55e05107ebdfeee69a85012a767e34569e25e8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parliament's ad hoc committee chair Soviet Lekganyane at the inquiry into the criminal justice system.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lefty Shivambu</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown on illegal billboards boosts Joburg revenue by nearly R100m ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-crackdown-on-illegal-billboards-boosts-joburg-revenue-by-nearly-r100m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-crackdown-on-illegal-billboards-boosts-joburg-revenue-by-nearly-r100m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The City of Johannesburg says it has collected close to R100m in revenue within months after intensifying its crackdown on illegal outdoor advertising across the city.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:21:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">,123RF/zoomzoom</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feroz Khan ‘misled’ Mkhwanazi to clear himself in cocaine bust debacle, witness says]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-13-cops-corridor-talk-connects-drugs-in-truck-to-khan-madlanga-commission-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-13-cops-corridor-talk-connects-drugs-in-truck-to-khan-madlanga-commission-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinesipho Schrieber]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Counter-intelligence chief's ‘false statement’ could have swayed panel, probe hears ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:52:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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3, the show maintains trends lists as many personalities throw their hats in the ring to become among its freshest faces. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:01:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HGLUUHFT5VG4FKTL67LUATIHOM.jpeg?auth=271dff83a2d30878b5696968b5529c632311f882d89cacc4de3e645875352bbf&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actress Lerato Nxumalo and other celebs have joined the 'Top Billing' presenter search.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Instagram/Lerato Nxumalo</media:credit></media:content><category>TshisaLIVE</category><category:id>/tshisa-live</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toyota Fortuner loses ground in South Africa as smaller used cars gain momentum]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-toyota-fortuner-loses-ground-in-south-africa-as-smaller-used-cars-gain-momentum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-toyota-fortuner-loses-ground-in-south-africa-as-smaller-used-cars-gain-momentum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest data points to a shift in South Africa’s used car market, with smaller, more affordable vehicles gaining momentum as rising running costs bite.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/L5SVRKFHDBAOBF73ZP23RPUPHI.jpg?auth=02530a26f369446faf9cedddeaa3d35caffa93c48a881ad896f50ba3c29959c9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fortuner slipped to sixth in March before falling another place to seventh in April 2026.]]></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[Asenathi Ntlabakanye banned for 18 months for doping offence]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-asenathi-ntlabakanye-banned-for-18-months-for-doping-offence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-asenathi-ntlabakanye-banned-for-18-months-for-doping-offence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sports  Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doping panel hands prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye 18-month ban after failing drug test]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:35:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SIXBH3RILVL53ESK2RC56M4YFI.png?auth=661ed41d8073f9bf6db1bf436fd80f1b22d1363574c6e83d5fadd59240785442&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bok and Lions prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has been banned for 18 months after failing a drug test last month.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BACKPAGEPIX/ALCHE GREEFF</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW | Why the dazzling Audi A5 might leave A4 faithfuls longing]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-review-why-the-dazzling-audi-a5-might-leave-a4-faithfuls-longing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-review-why-the-dazzling-audi-a5-might-leave-a4-faithfuls-longing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brenwin Naidu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Audi’s A5 takes over the A4 with bold design and tech, but some may miss its practicality]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:44:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[21-year-old Tyla Promnick will fight for the South African mini-flyweight title.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:48:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PHFLR2YRVNDB7GKC3YURGGSO6A.jpg?auth=e0aef15d7553dffc4f4d9ff31b7aa1526f4f47fe1dfaf7c8f84c08935a426086&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tyla Promnick poses as her male colleagues step on the scale at the pre-fight medical at Emperors Palace on Tuesday. 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named official Volkswagen SA armouring partner]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-armoured-mobility-named-official-volkswagen-sa-armouring-partner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-armoured-mobility-named-official-volkswagen-sa-armouring-partner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Armoured Mobility is now recognised as an approved converter partner for VW vehicles in SA]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/A6T2FD2AQNHKTFRNQMZYW65ER4.jpg?auth=ab17697d0f32fea1edc8e7114a148c5c5115eac3b7fce8050c3a3c9253bf9bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armoured Mobility now offers the Volkswagen Amarok 2.3T Double Cab PanAmericana 4Motion with certified B6 discreet armour.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Armoured Mobility</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foden’s spark keeps Man City two points from Arsenal]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-fodens-spark-keeps-man-city-two-points-from-arsenal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-fodens-spark-keeps-man-city-two-points-from-arsenal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden supplied the kind of inspiration that cannot be drawn up on a tactics board after the England midfielder drove Manchester City to a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:17:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-14-watch-live-court-judgment-on-stalingrad-application-in-jacob-zumas-corruption-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Nkosinathi Chili to rule on Jacob Zuma's 'Stop Stalingrad' application. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:37:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SDZFZYL7YRCWVDXUHSJXGPUP2M.JPG?auth=8e2e51e8593e8a9e85998355cc79e079bcf76432fce7ab49a09ad767ea2719fd&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former president Jacob Zuma during his arms deal trial at Pietermaritzburg high court. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk navigates love and scrutiny in China]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-musk-navigates-love-and-scrutiny-in-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-musk-navigates-love-and-scrutiny-in-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tesla boss is no stranger to the ups and downs of doing business with China]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:25:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/GHNGKM2YDVALHKPDDKY7WXWLZ4.jpg?auth=d423cb1e3a2d27c0ea40c45b50e5a7293efe01c7a374ae6ce568737fb6df2dae&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk visiting China during the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Wong</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just love batting’: Virat Kohli keeps up his IPL masterclass]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-i-just-love-batting-virat-kohli-keeps-up-his-ipl-masterclass/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-i-just-love-batting-virat-kohli-keeps-up-his-ipl-masterclass/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kohli's unbeaten 105 off 60 balls was his ninth IPL century, two more than Jos Buttler]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:12:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FS2YR6U2NVHPRM3V64XJF5K7P4.JPG?auth=f717e7c4f27e2a95bd0926445994d28a7763b1aabf1a182904d1dfddc20cedd5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates his hundred with Jitesh Sharma in the IPL clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, May 14.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sahiba Chawdhary</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHLANHLA NXUMALO | The march is not just xenophobia ― it is a cry from South Africa’s invisible men]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-nhlanhla-nxumalo-the-march-is-not-just-xenophobia-it-is-a-cry-from-south-africas-invisible-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-nhlanhla-nxumalo-the-march-is-not-just-xenophobia-it-is-a-cry-from-south-africas-invisible-men/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nhlanhla  Nxumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The foreign national is frequently not the cause of the crisis but the most visible symbol of it, writes Nhlanhla Nxumalo.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PW2P55USJ5LEXKDTKVDR3VVBNU.jpg?auth=4017322ae4cf2bb094be2d6140523d0bf5f194c8e8e6961989dcceb39130ce06&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Every time unemployed South African men march against foreign nationals, our public discourse reaches for one word: xenophobia. File image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MIKE HOLMES</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran hold World Cup departure rally despite continuing concerns]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-iran-hold-world-cup-departure-rally-despite-continuing-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-iran-hold-world-cup-departure-rally-despite-continuing-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands attend World Cup departure rally in Tehran amid worry about team entering US]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:57:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘To win trophies, you have to be able to dominate both offensively and defensively’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:18:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/DPRNIF3ZX5BU3CFQCEVCSKM6WE.JPG?auth=f6b0260bc77493e6ae07e73271910dbce84ddefab58a6c56d89be7667abd4a19&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paris St Germain's Ibrahim Mbaye celebrates scoring their second goal with Goncalo Ramos against RC Lens in their Ligue 1 clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens on May 13.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benoit Tessier/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boks ramping up for BaaBaas showdown in Gqeberha]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-boks-ramping-up-for-baabaas-showdown-in-gqeberha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-boks-ramping-up-for-baabaas-showdown-in-gqeberha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With preparations for his team’s opening match against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on June 20 starting to ramp up, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 40-man squad for an alignment camp in Cape Town next week.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:13:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/W4GQGSUJABHGRLJ5QQZB3QF7KI.jpg?auth=e5d7482a4fa410ebb05264d2bfc0f723a1a6d20f8609581ef8f275ccdafa91c8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zekhethelo Siyaya of the Sharks has been named a 40-man Springbok squad for an alignment camp in Cape Town next week.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta to launch feature for private AI WhatsApp chats ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-13-meta-to-launch-feature-for-private-ai-whatsapp-chats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-13-meta-to-launch-feature-for-private-ai-whatsapp-chats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meta Platforms is rolling out a new “incognito chat” feature for its artificial intelligence assistant on WhatsApp messaging service, the company said on Wednesday, as it looks to address data privacy concerns.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eugene Coetzee</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refreshed Ford Everest goes on sale in SA]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-refreshed-ford-everest-goes-on-sale-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-refreshed-ford-everest-goes-on-sale-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[motor bd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ford Southern Africa has refreshed the 2026 Everest SUV, starting at R825,000.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XIHVNK7FYZAUPDUQY5PUWXBTQ4.jpg?auth=658475558a9c7dc68cedb65e69a0efffbca476798fae63a588e1f6420393d02f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ford Everest range has a new entry-level Active model, and the top-tier Platinum gets new Acacia green paint.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FORD SA</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Succession fight tests Macron’s influence before 2027 vote]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-succession-fight-tests-macrons-influence-before-2027-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-succession-fight-tests-macrons-influence-before-2027-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Macron faces a political challenge as lawmakers vote on his central bank nominee.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HFQDIU5JMNFATH6CYB2G7EHA6A.JPG?auth=0cec317d1d7328661dce54b50a76f2ea8d2c1c43dc6317772d84e483ab664586&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Mukoya</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lesotho national with SA ID’ could throw Motsepe playoffs into chaos]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-lesotho-national-with-sa-id-could-throw-motsepe-playoffs-into-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-lesotho-national-with-sa-id-could-throw-motsepe-playoffs-into-chaos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neville Khoza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mangaung have qualified for the national playoffs from the Free State province alongside Ravens (Eastern Cape), La Masia (Gauteng) and NC Professionals (Northern Cape), while five other provinces are still to decide their league winners.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 04:04:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4UKVKHMNPREF3ODYYREZU3LDEA.jfif?auth=edea06e38a59fbb6d9beb23a62ac49194826c494842126cd51a01e93de35aae9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A row about an allegedly fraudulent identity document used by Alfred Mosoeu, a player for Mangaung United, is threatening to throw the ABC Motsepe League national playoffs, set to take place next month, into jeopardy.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grant Pitcher</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit, warns on Taiwan ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-chinas-xi-hails-trade-progress-in-trump-summit-warns-on-taiwan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-chinas-xi-hails-trade-progress-in-trump-summit-warns-on-taiwan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China’s President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump trade talks are making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4N2UTR67DVCL3G32ZG5WH44N44.JPG?auth=616766f70f7bb74f9a6a2fd700d26f8552f45fd759c66bcf6c5efc73a219b8ef&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 2026. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi combo lifts survival in bladder cancer trial]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-14-astrazenecas-imfinzi-combo-lifts-survival-in-bladder-cancer-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-14-astrazenecas-imfinzi-combo-lifts-survival-in-bladder-cancer-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imfinzi before and after surgery, with pre-procedure EV, delivered improvements]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:14:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NOYXQT3IFFAXDLICB2H4RTW4U4.JPG?auth=44d912a239597aacbdefd03616b586372038c064dcda78c79eab7efbdb778478&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A late-stage trial of Imfinzi, combined with a targeted therapy prior to a surgery, showed significantly improved survival rate in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, AstraZeneca said on Thursday. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Umit Bektas</media:credit></media:content><category>Sci-Tech</category><category:id>/news/sci-tech</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaguar confirms Type 01 name for first new-era EV]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-jaguar-confirms-type-01-name-for-first-new-era-ev/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-jaguar-confirms-type-01-name-for-first-new-era-ev/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jaguar's Type 01 is its first electric grand tourer, debuting later this year.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:56:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/4WRA7EV7MJCAZIFP3C6BNSEWII.jpg?auth=fa82a66572985f6492a0bd3e2378ca873b135f617fd948125ae10829a5b2eb4e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jaguar's upcoming electric grand tourer will be called the Type 01.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JLR</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LESEGO MAHLANGU | Local government oversight under scrutiny as trust erodes]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-lesego-mahlangu-local-government-oversight-under-scrutiny-as-trust-erodes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-lesego-mahlangu-local-government-oversight-under-scrutiny-as-trust-erodes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lesego   Mahlangu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal syndicates exploit weak local governance, eroding public trust in democracy, writes Lesego Mahlangu.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:54:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SH4UMT2PRBHDTCFJ2XXJLFGIOE.jpg?auth=98ff0d07d02fb1e71b6fa6fbbe6573b357858a73a849eb5c95f07713555fd92b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended City of Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria on April 17 2026. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xpeng in talks to buy Volkswagen factory in Europe]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-xpeng-in-talks-to-buy-volkswagen-factory-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-xpeng-in-talks-to-buy-volkswagen-factory-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Xpeng is negotiating with Volkswagen to share a factory in Europe for expansion]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:07:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NPH4QGICP5HUXHRMPZTVQ52PIQ.jpg?auth=c5b60c396b5813371d1f541f13357b37cac738c806c062c742a8d8b7281a3062&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Xpeng's push into Europe faces challenges due to tighter rules on foreign investment.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EyesWideOpen</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent storm kills nearly 90, topples trees and homes in India state]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-violent-storm-kills-nearly-90-topples-trees-and-homes-in-india-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-14-violent-storm-kills-nearly-90-topples-trees-and-homes-in-india-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Violent storm in Uttar Pradesh killed nearly 90 and injured many, damaging homes and livestock]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:20:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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lags far behind that of rival Formula One manufacturers, could be allowed to spend $19m (about R312.47m) more on development after next week’s Canadian Grand Prix.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:18:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XD6L6ARAT5AXZP7BEM6FZB5QOA.jpg?auth=b9505ecf54951076b256d498ad738c4ba548b7b4d4163768678b8fcb513c36bb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Honda has replaced Mercedes as Aston Martin’s supplier in an exclusive arrangement that has produced results far below expectations.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Mason</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nascar’s Chicago Street Race could return in 2027]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-nascars-chicago-street-race-could-return-in-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-nascars-chicago-street-race-could-return-in-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nascar is making inroads toward bringing the Cup Series back to downtown Chicago, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CYVBT246URFHTCKFKLTOMZGBLE.jpg?auth=995679ad6976bf12595a5b3e6970bbe09d7be081fd69055197879285dae4d520&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane van Gisbergen won the 2025 edition of the Chicago street race.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Gilbert</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-way battle to confirm last-four places in PSL’s top eight ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-six-way-battle-to-confirm-last-four-places-in-psls-top-eight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-six-way-battle-to-confirm-last-four-places-in-psls-top-eight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neville Khoza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stellies, Richards Bay aim for miraculous last-two fixtures after battling relegation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/HACJZ6VHVZDS7AL7PVHSKHFJ2E.jpg?auth=7ed1af6e8f103198b49b2931fc4029f1e6994c2c174e18e286a5aaab22325a7b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With the Betway Premiership season reaching its conclusion and the top three already secured, the fight for the top eight is on, with six teams still in line for a place in the MTN8 competition next season.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Shivambu</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for Chiefs to dispense with the co-coaching disaster]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-time-for-chiefs-to-dispense-with-the-co-coaching-disaster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-05-14-time-for-chiefs-to-dispense-with-the-co-coaching-disaster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Questionable, inconsistent selection proves Ben Youssef, Kaze are not good enough for Amakhosi ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:51:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Ronaldo have appeared at six editions of the global showpiece]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/B2ZEFMCK7FP5REPZEXGCGOM3JQ.jpg?auth=52fc7ccaaa6cfa0c8ce8a836e0f2f3588ded36959b87d65468accc7dea7c0d37&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guillermo Ochoa #13 of Team Mexico reacts during the Men's First Round Group A match between South Africa and Mexico on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sapporo Dome on July 28, 2021 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Masashi Hara</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honda posts first annual loss on $9bn EV writedown]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-honda-posts-first-annual-loss-on-9bn-ev-writedown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-05-14-honda-posts-first-annual-loss-on-9bn-ev-writedown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US tariffs and bruising EV business writedown take their toll on Honda]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:05:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/O6FYNCZAFFGELBLYKE7D5QC6RY.jpg?auth=c88c5b8d1f36efcfd4d6567218058cdd52351b9a1776d118a50e29ebb3e8277f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Honda posted its first annual loss in nearly 70 years as a listed company on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Cardy</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for nominations for membership of the Advisory Council on Military Veterans]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-14-call-for-nominations-for-membership-of-the-advisory-council-on-military-veterans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-14-call-for-nominations-for-membership-of-the-advisory-council-on-military-veterans/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | The department of military veterans requests that nominations of suitably qualified candidates be submitted by May 24]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:02:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VSFHO4VZPNGENPXZXAZK47YJRQ.jpg?auth=4fc5fbe26923f8213ed2b989dc3224cc7b0c145b7c4a78b01a72e7e3ee005306&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description 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Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China has renewed export licences for US beef processing plants, customs data shows]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/URPYU375UVCMJEBLNHDT5FG2NE.JPG?auth=2c6b5a8ddd4c277843e09547bf2e276aca49aa372fb005c9b908768b7a3962ae&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump tour the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber Eats investigates after amapiano star Toss claims scam]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-uber-eats-investigates-after-amapiano-star-toss-claims-scam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-uber-eats-investigates-after-amapiano-star-toss-claims-scam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joy Mphande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uber Eats says it is investigating Toss' allegations he was scammed out of R20,000]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:56:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/U6XIHTPI6BLU3GYPSSOFMTX72I.png?auth=62f0480432cdc69d14afc04f166647f754d6638433beff7f23cbc29e6a9f60e9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toss claimed he was scammed out of R20,000 in a recent incident involving an Uber Eats transaction.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Instagram/ Toss (shot by TM Photographer)</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aubrey Ledwaba confirmed as Gauteng’s top judge ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-aubrey-ledwaba-confirmed-as-gautengs-top-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-aubrey-ledwaba-confirmed-as-gautengs-top-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aubrey Ledwaba, Gauteng's new top judge, has been a prosecutor and in private practice]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:42:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PJ3V3KLTHFCK3FEHDOZTPMMEE4.jpg?auth=11443c10c445d31accbb818172a9333ad5b5b818b3fea5f746199f589ab1ced5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aubrey Phago Ledwaba is the new judge president of the Gauteng division of the high court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RSA Judiciary</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Papa, buy us pizza on Saturday’: father’s heartbreak after twins die in shack fire]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-papa-buy-us-pizza-on-saturday-fathers-heartbreak-after-twins-die-in-shack-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-papa-buy-us-pizza-on-saturday-fathers-heartbreak-after-twins-die-in-shack-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The children were asleep when the fire broke out and the smoke suffocated them in the Joburg area of Langlaagte]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-mps-kick-out-saps-ipid-as-they-stonewall-questions-on-rhoodes-clearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers spend four hours grilling Ipid and SAPS on the President's chief bodyguard's role in Phala Phala scandal ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZSNZWAIKE5ORXF2QRCR2IBAQXM.jpg?auth=60128fa58ba5172e95b8248d2a8b22bc7b5ac1f2240f65476d3452d4be6d3399&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MPs were left none the wiser as to why SAPS major-general Wally Rhoode (pictured) had been found not guilty in a disciplinary hearing stemming from adverse findings against him in 2024.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nontshinga ‘Special One’ in quest for historic third world title]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-nontshinga-special-one-in-quest-for-historic-third-world-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-nontshinga-special-one-in-quest-for-historic-third-world-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mesuli Zifo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regie Suganob has been chasing for a rematch, and when the opportunity was presented, he happily accepted]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/AAK7Z3OPBFCP7BH72JXI6BLHVU.jpg?auth=c5758cfa72b63a08ae997e864dda1b541a1f9019c4cba2fb0749019e77376727&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sivenathi Nontshinga sends Regie Suganob to the canvas in the opening round of their bout at the ICC. The two boxers will engage in a rematch.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARK ANDREWS</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Move over, Sundowns, a new champ is waiting in the wings ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-editorial-move-over-sundowns-a-new-champ-is-waiting-in-the-wings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-editorial-move-over-sundowns-a-new-champ-is-waiting-in-the-wings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunday Times Editorial]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pirates are poised to dethrone Masandawana, but that’s if newly crowned Nedbank Cup champions Durban City play ball]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/6DCVKKHJ45EARH6J6IDKHUFAXI.jpg?auth=dd34a46f30c1c7a6a43350f78c51f26d791931ab244e1793a7cfa3774d1e84e5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victor Letsoalo celebrates his penalty scored for TS Galaxy with teammate Mlungisi Mbunjana in their Betway Premiership win against Mamelodi Sundowns at Mbombela Stadium on the May 12 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUNGELO NTOBONGWANA | South Africa’s real crisis is institutional execution]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-lungelo-ntobongwana-south-africas-real-crisis-is-institutional-execution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-14-lungelo-ntobongwana-south-africas-real-crisis-is-institutional-execution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lungelo  Ntobongwana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recovery requires more than reform announcements. Here’s what’s needed, according to Lungelo Ntobongwana]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/X4Z6NM6QONA7ZOKGQZPIMN5D2A.jpg?auth=1da2c0fb68350fa529a17d7c70a1845abe96eee5c192253709f929e28c2eaefb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Institutions fail when alignment collapses between strategy, leadership, execution and organisational culture, says the writer.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion &amp; Analysis</category><category:id>/opinion-and-analysis</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ismail ‘has nothing to prove’ but wants to help Proteas win World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-05-14-ismail-has-nothing-to-prove-but-wants-to-help-proteas-win-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-05-14-ismail-has-nothing-to-prove-but-wants-to-help-proteas-win-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family and talks with Mandla Mashimbyi persuaded Ismail to reverse her international retirement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/D53J3DTC6NBZFL56LAAEM5T6FI.jpg?auth=f837d084970f1060dfd0495c7071a1c136697b1b24342ab15130ddf023fbdb70&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shabnim Ismail said she is looking forward to sharing the new ball with  Marizanne Kapp at June's T20 World Cup in England.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Stewart</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We came to SA to survive’: family mourns couple killed in tragedy involving Motsoaledi vehicle]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-we-came-to-sa-to-survive-family-mourns-couple-killed-in-tragedy-involving-motsoaledi-vehicle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-we-came-to-sa-to-survive-family-mourns-couple-killed-in-tragedy-involving-motsoaledi-vehicle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Family is trying to come to terms with the tragedy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/N37QNOC2LNHS7DXFRWTXGTRBR4.jpg?auth=bda5728aba4092b1db88d1e54a3fee6bd6b64bc69b3c7d3a46632c0aa1792b1c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beauty Shoperai, her husband Paul Masunda and their child were killed after a devastating sequence of crashes on the N1 involving an off-duty police officer and the official vehicle of health minister Aaron Motsoaledi.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sibanyoni’s case postponed as magistrate fails to appear in court]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-sibanyonis-case-postponed-as-magistrate-fails-to-appear-in-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-sibanyonis-case-postponed-as-magistrate-fails-to-appear-in-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Feared in his community and allegedly untouchable for years, taxi boss ‘Ferrari’ now faces extortion and money laundering charges]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WSMLTB3GOFG3NJ7P57BQGUXZHE.jpeg?auth=617bebe94f52ee555ff338c03135555992580ff510728837aeaddef934368b8e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taxi boss Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni and two others Mvimbi Daniel Masilela and Philemon Msiza appear at the Kwaggafontein magistrate's court for bail application. The matter was postponed to Friday.]]></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[Worcester flood victims say dam opening worsened flooding, leaving homes submerged]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-worcester-flood-victims-say-dam-opening-worsened-flooding-leaving-homes-submerged/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-14-worcester-flood-victims-say-dam-opening-worsened-flooding-leaving-homes-submerged/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residents of the Emagwaleni informal settlement were forced to run for their lives through chest-high water after a farmer allegedly opened a dam ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NNL2PUX3YNAD3IKYXUZEIAF5DU.jpg?auth=aa76c1f6554fc3076a0c63a4cdc01e27eeec548b438a4e973d993c2275b44805&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several community members of Emagwaleni in Worcester have lost their houses as a result of the floods]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thandiwe Williams </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLAST FROM THE PAST | Happy Boy no match for Dutch Boy Gym]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-blast-from-the-past-happy-boy-no-match-for-dutch-boy-gym/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-14-blast-from-the-past-happy-boy-no-match-for-dutch-boy-gym/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Isaacson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in SA sport history: May 14
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 02:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/XSZCWBRLXBPRHEOM7YDSNMEV4E.png?auth=8a3dad1be2270996858d693e7e92fb6fcaf1765d8910c4a69ed1142d9de04945&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late Ndoda ‘Happy Boy’ Mayende.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gauteng traffic cop granted bail after alleged Arcadia rape ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-gauteng-traffic-cop-granted-bail-after-alleged-arcadia-rape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-gauteng-traffic-cop-granted-bail-after-alleged-arcadia-rape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Valoyi Valoyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Gauteng Traffic Police officer accused of raping a 26-year-old woman in an apartment building in Arcadia has been granted R3000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:20:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/FT4BUHSDMJJK3CQV3WLGXXN2GA.jpg?auth=b0b38546299d1c7eea90d1d791662233189924718527837f2e45d501add87898&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Gauteng Traffic Police officer accused of raping a 26-year-old woman in an apartment building in Arcadia has been granted R3000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. File photo. ANTONIO MUCHAVE/SOWETAN]]></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[Fed up Olievenhoutbosch residents demand action from Tshwane mayor]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-fed-up-olievenhoutbosch-residents-demand-action-from-tshwane-mayor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-fed-up-olievenhoutbosch-residents-demand-action-from-tshwane-mayor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emanuel  Majola]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Olievenhoutbosch Ext 60 residents marched to the office of the Executive mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya in Tshwane House, to deliver a memorandum of demand citing over a 11 years of systemic neglect and “life-threatening” service delivery failures.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:43:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WXQ3TMGIVVAOTC23E74OHDLXWQ.jpg?auth=bb89e422107bea2a3839844656d3b9de16b0927cb0a58a6faa4649298068d58d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Resident of Olievenhoutbosch Extension 60 descended to the office of City of Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya, to deliver a memorandum of grievances and demands over service delivery issues.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emanuel  Majola</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[State says Fadiel Adams’ defiant attitude shows poor view of justice]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-13-state-says-fadiel-adams-defiant-attitude-shows-poor-view-of-justice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-13-state-says-fadiel-adams-defiant-attitude-shows-poor-view-of-justice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mlungisi  Mhlophe-Gumede]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bail for National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams, who is charged with fraud and defeating the ends of justice, was adjourned until Friday. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:05:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/L7YDMMELHJCIPHIOCQOWXMHJ4Y.jpg?auth=63258279d0f2fa4558e69caa5b3c816fd248e3dbac6f13df95ea9bd2fe190de4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams appears at the Pinetown magistrate’s court on May 13 2026. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographer</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Party whips agree on 31-member impeachment panel]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-13-breaking-party-whips-agree-on-31-member-impeachment-panel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-05-13-breaking-party-whips-agree-on-31-member-impeachment-panel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizeka Tandwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The National Assembly’s Chief Whips’ Forum has agreed on the composition of the section 89 committee that will determine whether there is prima facie evidence to institute impeachment proceedings against President Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:13:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/K6D6XZWIMFP6HKJEXFYYMKWGU4.jpg?auth=38bb61813e0cbee8343f61ac5cf743b1c1c652c2bd821e5915c93d183f8a77ba&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brenton Geach</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naked becomes first SA insurer to offer binding quotes through ChatGPT]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-13-naked-becomes-first-sa-insurer-to-offer-binding-quotes-through-chatgpt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-05-13-naked-becomes-first-sa-insurer-to-offer-binding-quotes-through-chatgpt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudiwa Gavaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Naked Insurance has become the first South African company to release a native app in OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform, a move that signals the growing use of artificial intelligence as an interface for digital commerce. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/VA6JKDPPLZJKVOPHK3ONG5OIEE.jpg?auth=58cc1d61ac44faa7b4c77b207f661b57714b36c016cddd08d86794bdabf25d00&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Naked Insurance online quote on a mobile device. File photo.]]></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[TEBOGO KHAAS | Constitutional accountability cannot be deferred indefinitely]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-13-tebogo-khaas-constitutional-accountability-cannot-be-deferred-indefinitely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-05-13-tebogo-khaas-constitutional-accountability-cannot-be-deferred-indefinitely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tebogo Khaas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The recent ConCourt judgment is not judicial overreach; it is constitutional guardianship, writes Tebogo Khaas.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:46:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/KXPSBU3Q7RCSNEUG6U3UQYK7GY.jpg?auth=a81e0664bc69d277c496cbd10f1409283cc1a5c9e9003c8e2e67eda1cc6ab044&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa, like any other citizen, retains the constitutional right to challenge the section 89 panel report through judicial review proceedings, says the writer. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sandile ndlovu</media:credit></media:content><category>Columnists</category><category:id>/opinion/columnists</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXPLAINED | Who is Ronald dela Rosa, the Philippine senator at centre of Senate shootout?]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-13-explained-who-is-ronald-dela-rosa-the-philippine-senator-at-centre-of-senate-shootout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-05-13-explained-who-is-ronald-dela-rosa-the-philippine-senator-at-centre-of-senate-shootout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once former president Rodrigo Duterte’s top enforcer in a drug war that left thousands dead, the senator called on the public to block his arrest by the ICC as gunshots went off]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:38:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PF3B4ZXCAVBKZOJQXI4R52JR5I.JPG?auth=6b5b972fd6f28069894165268fecd01b417d6493e9e902c063ead24c92a24ce8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philippine senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, at the Senate, which holds him under protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eloisa Lopez</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-SANDF special forces soldier gets 25 years for killing wife in pub]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-ex-sandf-special-forces-soldier-gets-25-years-for-killing-wife-in-pub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-13-ex-sandf-special-forces-soldier-gets-25-years-for-killing-wife-in-pub/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tania Broughton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former SANDF special forces solider pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his wife at a Durban pub in 2025 after a breakdown in their marriage. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:35:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NSIGXDGIXVL7LLOEOOVHSTUB5A.png?auth=15cea7e33e54988c0be444abcc3a179500e7f95086230fdc3bd68c2a87d28221&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former SANDF special forces soldier Fredrik le Roux, 63, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering his wife, Taryn, at Waxy O’Connors restaurant in Westville in September last year.]]></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[Europe falling short on replacing Middle East jet fuel imports, IEA says]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-13-europe-falling-short-on-replacing-middle-east-jet-fuel-imports-iea-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-05-13-europe-falling-short-on-replacing-middle-east-jet-fuel-imports-iea-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe’s supply of jet fuel from the Middle East plummeted in April and the region is falling short on replacing those flows, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/CHGGTUAQRZFQDBETFCA2FTEKDA.JPG?auth=7d79a5403f6f4fb997af32a2b24f33925343d659526ef71aee38d0db06ec1c7a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration, as the global energy watchdog co-ordinates an emergency release of strategic oil reserves after the conflict involving Iran disrupts supplies and drives crude prices sharply higher. This photo is taken in Brussels, Belgium, on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Raa</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan coach Eddie Jones gets six-week ban for verbally abusing officials]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-05-13-japan-coach-eddie-jones-gets-six-week-ban-for-verbally-abusing-officials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-05-13-japan-coach-eddie-jones-gets-six-week-ban-for-verbally-abusing-officials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Japan head coach Eddie Jones has been suspended for six weeks and handed a salary reduction after incidents of verbal abuse directed at local match officials during their Under-23 tour of Australia last month.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:03:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/S7IGDORH7ZIT5HSNNSMNVTF2YE.jpg?auth=2123d67b17c91ccc03c2091442ad3bee9384451b50aa0e4a0484b4cb68e03b18&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Japan head coach Eddie Jones.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item></channel></rss>