<?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: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/category/politics/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[TimesLive News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:02:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa chooses Roelf Meyer as next ambassador to US]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-ramaphosa-chooses-roelf-meyer-as-next-ambassador-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-ramaphosa-chooses-roelf-meyer-as-next-ambassador-to-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA has not had an ambassador in Washington since its last one, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled last year after angering the Trump administration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:05:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QBJF34SYDVORFNOE55KLENWQRI.jpg?auth=967a3857b66b8dc7f908d5fc6123daa51c1dfcaf63f972a4dd103b61f0ebbd7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roelf Meyer. Picture: BUSINESS DAY]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Julius Mkhwanazi returns to Madlanga inquiry]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-watch-live-julius-mkhwanazi-returns-to-madlanga-inquiry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-watch-live-julius-mkhwanazi-returns-to-madlanga-inquiry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi returns to testify before the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:32:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YI4CBY347FE5PGPZ3GYJFEHZJA.jpg?auth=551ec135c267393602063b74afc70f5cacd648e12461274e05d46ecf7691bb8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended EMPD acting deputy commissioner Gen Julius Mkhwanazi testifies before 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></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public works minister suspends funds for eThekwini’s EPWP over payments to ghost workers]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-14-public-works-minister-suspends-funds-for-ethekwinis-epwp-over-payments-to-ghost-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-14-public-works-minister-suspends-funds-for-ethekwinis-epwp-over-payments-to-ghost-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dean Macpherson has given the municipality a 30-day ultimatum ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/SHNRTI2Y4FB2BPGJ43R7OIEQ24.jpeg?auth=cc6f7fef3babaca447bfa20377d02eac8315d52f6ecf79ea9c0e07473aa141c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public works minister Dean Macpherson (middle) with KwaZulu-Natal public works MEC Martin Meyer and Carmen-Joy Abrahams, deputy director general of EPWP in the national department.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KZN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JSC recommends Ledwaba for Gauteng judge president despite bribery allegations]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-14-jsc-recommends-ledwaba-for-gauteng-judge-president-despite-bribery-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-14-jsc-recommends-ledwaba-for-gauteng-judge-president-despite-bribery-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Judicial Service Commission has recommended Gauteng deputy judge president Aubrey Ledwaba for the position of judge president for the province.
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File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany grants South Africa nearly R4bn climate loan: Lamola]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-germany-grants-south-africa-nearly-r4bn-climate-loan-lamola/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-germany-grants-south-africa-nearly-r4bn-climate-loan-lamola/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Berlin pledges support for South Africa’s power grid and renewables]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:44:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/RMVEVFN5JFH2LOOLFYHLE6RTCI.JPG?auth=e319e9ac0e01dea8e5fb780388ad8f21d149c1b7425848b03e9e2fc8beb6ba13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German foreign minister Johann Wadephul and South Africa's international relations and cooperation minister Ronald Ozzy Lamola shake hands after signing an action plan during a meeting in Berlin, Germany, on April 13 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Axel Schmidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Misuzulu sends delegation to engage parliament on Ingonyama Trust]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-king-sends-royal-delegation-to-engage-parliament-on-ingonyama-trust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-king-sends-royal-delegation-to-engage-parliament-on-ingonyama-trust/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The embattled trust was suspended last month by reform and rural affairs minister Mzwanele Nyhontso]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:52:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/5JXM6WJ5VFDZRJRRA5BQ7QRFQE.jpg?auth=b0e64dbab641e1da768ed58a3488902075b37c4e2e467d875808d028e93c1f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has sent a royal delegation to parliament, to be led by Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the traditional prime minister, to discuss the embattled Ingonyama Trust.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s 2021 unrest case continues]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-watch-live-duduzile-zuma-sambudlas-2021-unrest-case-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-watch-live-duduzile-zuma-sambudlas-2021-unrest-case-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The trial of former MK Party MP and alleged instigator of the July 2021 unrest, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, continues in the Durban high court on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:15:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/TGN4A5FUZ5GLVEIUJ5FQI3QCTQ.jpg?auth=af088e6d6fde035514fc0e401323fc59ed55965dfdade6c728bd3337b8f2673b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is on trial for allegedly inciting violence during the July 2021 riots.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Umkhonto we Sizwe Party</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Khampepe commission of inquiry into TRC cases continues]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-watch-live-khampepe-commission-of-inquiry-into-trc-cases-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-watch-live-khampepe-commission-of-inquiry-into-trc-cases-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission is investigating efforts to stall prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:04:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/UQRPWKAYHFP7LNGJVQV323AAGQ.png?auth=5b28a6a41965da7e8b036feb2287eeacda81be71a67ca0e73bcbda0841d2199e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Constitutional Court justice Sisi Khampepe chairs the inquiry. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PICS | The DA’s new leadership]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-12-in-pics-the-das-new-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-12-in-pics-the-das-new-leadership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 2,000 delegates converged on  the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand at the weekend for the DA’s two-day federal congress to elect the party’s new leadership.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:43:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/QBTJF6M5H5BIFJ7E53I25CZLWE.jpg?auth=b9ed1a5ef537470d7333e32fc516f3e78d44a75a24da54aa9cd32d025eec95c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly elected DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis during the party's two-day 2026 federal congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, at the weekend. Picture: Freddy Mavunda ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madlanga inquiry questions death notice Julius Mkhwanazi submitted]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-madlanga-inquiry-questions-death-notice-julius-mkhwanazi-submitted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-madlanga-inquiry-questions-death-notice-julius-mkhwanazi-submitted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mkhwanazi may have lied about mother’s age to delay his appearance before commission]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:52:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/YI4CBY347FE5PGPZ3GYJFEHZJA.jpg?auth=551ec135c267393602063b74afc70f5cacd648e12461274e05d46ecf7691bb8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended EMPD acting deputy chief Julius Mkwanazi testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda / Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docket Sgt Fannie Nkosi allegedly tampered with set for trial in June]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-docket-sgt-nkosi-allegedly-tempered-with-set-for-trial-in-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-14-docket-sgt-nkosi-allegedly-tempered-with-set-for-trial-in-june/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sgt Fannie Nkosi is accused of tampering with evidence in a cash-in-transit case.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:06:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/JC7KUMQDSJBCJPOI5N5UQFSGUE.jpg?auth=708ee52fa59dd46257d4bf411370889c1c5150b6ae87eb522ca4853760bc8c0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suspended police Sgt Fannie Nkosi appears at the Pretoria North magistrate's court. His bail application has been rolled over to April 20. Photo: Veli Nhlapo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Veli Nhlapo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nxumalo denies ‘cash in Louis Vuitton bag’ claims against Malema ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-14-nxumalo-denies-cash-in-louis-vuitton-bag-claims-against-malema/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-04-14-nxumalo-denies-cash-in-louis-vuitton-bag-claims-against-malema/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Roos]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Affidavit backs EFF leader in Kunene court case]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EWRZNDZSWBA3NOVUXP5GRKV5WE.JPG?auth=6b55aa36040d4c4f2d006b156c8410594fd14a13aee664a7b2ede6daf41c2687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF leader Julius Malema said there was no evidence linking him or the party to criminal activity and denied any involvement in wrongdoing.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mashatile and Creecy are in the clear in public protector’s SAA CEO appointment probe]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-mashatile-and-creecy-are-in-the-clear-in-public-protectors-saa-ceo-appointment-probe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-mashatile-and-creecy-are-in-the-clear-in-public-protectors-saa-ceo-appointment-probe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Roos]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Presidency rejects claims of interference, says recruitment process was not compromised]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:16:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/K7EUK7ROANP3HPVTW4XGQCLABA.jpg?auth=791a2dbce3112c58a5492c3ead536ca4d316252c2c812de9d726c891822ecad0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Transport minister Barbara Creecy and Deputy President Paul Mashatile were accused of interfering in SAA's CEO recruitment process.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Sgt Fannie Nkosi’s bail application]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-watch-live-sgt-fannie-nkosis-bail-application/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-watch-live-sgt-fannie-nkosis-bail-application/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Organised crime unit police Sgt, Fannie Nkosi is applying for bail at the Pretoria north magistrates court on Monday.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:21:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/NCZTPHUHJRGLVB2VMLPZX4DYOM.jpg?auth=5e23b3d2a47cefa22307fb23be35c5d6a9f4de1c35245ac985a9e3c7025ac80d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[March 16, 2026.Sergeant Fannie Nkosi referred as witness F testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s 2021 unrest case resumes]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-watch-live-duduzile-zuma-sambudlas-2021-unrest-case-resumes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-watch-live-duduzile-zuma-sambudlas-2021-unrest-case-resumes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The trial of former MK Party MP and alleged instigator of the July 2021 unrest, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, is continuing in the Durban high court on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:01:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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in Kunene court case.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:55:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/EWRZNDZSWBA3NOVUXP5GRKV5WE.JPG?auth=6b55aa36040d4c4f2d006b156c8410594fd14a13aee664a7b2ede6daf41c2687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF leader Julius Malema said there was no evidence linking him or the party to criminal activity and denied any involvement in wrongdoing.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanker bonanza: RDP homeowner receives R95m Tshwane water payment]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-11-tanker-bonanza-rdp-homeowner-receives-r95m-tshwane-water-payment/</link><guid 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Hill-Lewis takes reins ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-a-new-era-looms-for-da-as-hill-lewis-takes-reins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-a-new-era-looms-for-da-as-hill-lewis-takes-reins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko, Hajra Omarjee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New DA leadership signals cabinet review and tougher stance within coalition]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ETBXJFPJLJEHDPV3W77MXMXTJQ.JPG?auth=5e082a44537f6b734ece22e50ea851d21ab379a8b3e415a266ea80e0e916773e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis celebrates at the party's federal congress on April 12 2026. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANALYSIS | DA’s new generation offers hope but no quick fix ]]></title><link>https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-analysis-das-new-generation-offers-hope-but-no-quick-fix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-13-analysis-das-new-generation-offers-hope-but-no-quick-fix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luyolo Mkentane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DA’s leadership shake-up signals change, but challenges remain]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ETBXJFPJLJEHDPV3W77MXMXTJQ.JPG?auth=5e082a44537f6b734ece22e50ea851d21ab379a8b3e415a266ea80e0e916773e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis takes the win in the federal congress elections of the Democratic Alliance. 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