<?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[Sowetan]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.sowetan.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Sowetan News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:49:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Downs looking for a perfect league start against Galaxy]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-11-downs-looking-for-a-perfect-league-start-against-galaxy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-11-downs-looking-for-a-perfect-league-start-against-galaxy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neville Khoza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Brazilians will also have a score to settle against the Rockets following their defeat in the league match which saw them lose the Premiership title to Pirates in May.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:44:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/G7ZA5UE7LNABXEDX2UGHGONM4I.jpg?auth=7baf8103977864658808220a72e2475c03220cbf836d3de2662a04e84ae54e8f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mamelodi Sundowns  coach Miguel Cardoso during the Caf Champions League final first Leg against AS FAR  at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOWETAN | Make women’s safety a lived reality]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-11-sowetan-make-womens-safety-a-lived-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-11-sowetan-make-womens-safety-a-lived-reality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sowetan Sowetan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The killings have renewed scrutiny of gender-based violence and the growing threat posed by organised gangs to both citizens and law enforcement.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:26:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/B7XG25KK3FFQDAHWDBF4U4GLRE.jpeg?auth=5d34bcd38bfee12319a90ba4fdeb9471125bea611dda10968e0c60ada1d67817&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police have recovered in firearms believed to those belonging to two Anti-Gang Unit police officers  killed in Reiger Park. The guns were found in Dukathole, Germiston. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michelle Banda</media:credit></media:content><category>Columnists</category><category:id>/opinion/columnists</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young female boxing promoters set to make their mark in Women’s Month]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/boxing/2026-08-11-young-female-boxing-promoters-set-to-make-their-mark-in-womens-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/boxing/2026-08-11-young-female-boxing-promoters-set-to-make-their-mark-in-womens-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bongani Magasela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mashego is the daughter of  veteran boxing ring announcer Sipho Mashego from east rand. Pieterse is the daughter-in-law of trainer Steven Pierse whose father, Jan Andries “Happy” Pieterse, won the SA light heavyweight belt in August, 1967.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:07:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/DDE3GJRC6JFBFMU4S2IE4FP2HY.jpg?auth=792cde9ef9b220ed3aef6a54d294667ca195d6db64c48a72ffae6f4ddcd0f918&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young females boxing promoters Relebogile Mashego and Megan Pieterse are sandwiched by veteran ring announcer Sipho Mashego and trainer Steven Pieterse. Photo Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Boxing</category><category:id>/sport/boxing</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[LISTEN | Badly beaten pupil returns to school where she was whipped]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-11-listen-badly-beaten-pupil-returns-to-school-where-she-was-whipped/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-11-listen-badly-beaten-pupil-returns-to-school-where-she-was-whipped/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grade 9 learner has still not recovered full use of her left hand after hosepipe beating]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:01:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/EGEGGFY6TFFF5K4RKI5OO4YUGY.jpg?auth=a40bb0e136373717bf72f2cfceabee163a1998a4f6317704f87a6f1283ac6d79&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MAY 04 2026
A 15-year-old girl, she was beaten at Tembisa West Secondary School by a teacher in the way of disciplining her on March this year, 2026.
PHOTO: ANTONIO MUCHAVE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindy Johnson and Mbali Gudazi — female, fearless and funny]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-11-lindy-johnson-and-mbali-gudazi-female-fearless-and-funny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-11-lindy-johnson-and-mbali-gudazi-female-fearless-and-funny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nombuso Kumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two of SA’s leading ladies of comedy share their thoughts on making people laugh ahead of the South African Festival of Comedy tour]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/7YYSDN7IFVHZHJVNWVAJPOG5GQ.jpg?auth=c58d045eddcf79cff334dce57c45aa90edaa6492526dc7bd49640ff8cd6f288d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comedian Mbali Gudazi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supp</media:credit></media:content><category>Culture</category><category:id>/s-mag/culture</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to keep warm and safe during icy cold weather]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-11-how-to-keep-warm-and-safe-during-icy-cold-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-11-how-to-keep-warm-and-safe-during-icy-cold-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a cold front affects parts of the country, Johannesburg Emergency Management Services are urging residents to stay warm safely and avoid fire or carbon monoxide risks. Public Safety MMC Mgcini Koma emphasized the dangers of using open flames.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:52:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/BR54WG7WJRFVTHCDGSZJP4QURM.jpeg?auth=af003ad6ac0119db49b3379e88f9290fc9a2caca33f68594118542f9b0a15ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of five mountain passes in the high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape remain closed to traffic as snowfall continues to affect parts of the province.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retrenchment sparks entrepreneur’s demolition job]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-11-retrenchment-sparks-entrepreneurs-demolition-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-11-retrenchment-sparks-entrepreneurs-demolition-job/</guid><description><![CDATA[Turning adversity into opportunity, Mase employs 200 and champions sustainable demolition]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:47:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/U5VO3GSX7BAOXP5OPABFEEKASM.jpg?auth=4bc1f6c02e65ab3486135a9b1eff1ee5e25e1045574bc0b583d29ba9b4682416&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thandi Mase turned retrenchment into opportunity and has created 200 jobs through Sebenzile Demolition. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vukuzenzele</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anele Zondo on new music, motherhood, love with L’Tido]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-11-anele-zondo-on-new-music-motherhood-love-with-ltido/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-11-anele-zondo-on-new-music-motherhood-love-with-ltido/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Masego Seemela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rapper, under her moniker Ney The Bae, recently dropped her new single, Bhampa, signalling a new era in her musical journey. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:41:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/VXUMEKWIPNGARICBLDVZKISMWQ.jpg?auth=62512ffdf31105b656050ca428dd4cdf3d1e854b664c4d03e076f17a5cb29a5e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rapper and television personality Anele Zondo is back.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Culture</category><category:id>/s-mag/culture</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds more flights  cancelled as Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China ]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-hundreds-more-flights-cancelled-as-tropical-storm-dolphin-causes-flooding-in-eastern-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-hundreds-more-flights-cancelled-as-tropical-storm-dolphin-causes-flooding-in-eastern-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shanghai airports cancelled hundreds of flights on Monday as Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:44:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/CYMCKKNAGNCA7GTLPBIJ56QM2Q.jpg?auth=236040171b52f1fee7d606d5fb3c406cf89159354762dee3a2f5e671a9d468ed&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A car is pinned by a fallen tree in the aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Picture: Chinatopix Via AP]]></media:description></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing on trial - here’s what to know]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-man-accused-of-orchestrating-tupac-shakurs-killing-on-trial-heres-what-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-man-accused-of-orchestrating-tupac-shakurs-killing-on-trial-heres-what-to-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur has been a mystery for decades; now the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting near the Las Vegas Strip is on trial.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:32:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/OOUJRRXRUJAIVBCLGX6XHPJENE.jpg?auth=1ed9f41e3ed5764d70e6a97fe5cced14dc19b6f01cc03e8203693a5fec5666ec&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Duane Davis appears in Clark County District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Pool Photo via AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Becker</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Banyana believe World Cup dream is still alive as old foes Nigeria loom large]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-10-banyana-believe-world-cup-dream-is-still-alive-as-old-foes-nigeria-loom-large/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-10-banyana-believe-world-cup-dream-is-still-alive-as-old-foes-nigeria-loom-large/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banyana set to clash with Nigeria in high-stakes playoff after Wafcon exit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:03:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/IWMJPO4OOVH3PKK7REPQ2WIVEA.JPG?auth=ea7206e99565d3ffa584310ae14b67c009ba8487334aa7e63e19afcf1f4ce7ad&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Banyana Banyana stars Bongiwe Mamede and Refiloe Jane. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Banyana Banyana </media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump demands Iran pay compensation for deaths as Hormuz deal hopes fade]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-trump-demands-iran-pay-compensation-for-deaths-as-hormuz-deal-hopes-fade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-trump-demands-iran-pay-compensation-for-deaths-as-hormuz-deal-hopes-fade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the deaths of people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:14:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/NHJW4GEST5DHLN4NGBACJWIXYA.JPG?auth=657bc6484f74d95eef884f222ce33f5224251d9d73fd9bc4d4a55f0f13c9f5c2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump. Picture: REUTERS/File Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evelyn Hockstein</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a trip to buy firewood ended in tragedy for two Reiger Park women]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-how-a-trip-to-buy-firewood-ended-in-tragedy-for-two-reiger-park-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-how-a-trip-to-buy-firewood-ended-in-tragedy-for-two-reiger-park-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The cousins were shot at close range, while guns stolen from slain cops recovered]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/B7XG25KK3FFQDAHWDBF4U4GLRE.jpeg?auth=5d34bcd38bfee12319a90ba4fdeb9471125bea611dda10968e0c60ada1d67817&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police are investigating the women’s killings as well as the ambush of two anti-gang unit officers. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michelle Banda</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[US appeals court allows  addiction cases against social media companies to proceed]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-us-appeals-court-allows-addiction-cases-against-social-media-companies-to-proceed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-us-appeals-court-allows-addiction-cases-against-social-media-companies-to-proceed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the companies’ bid to reverse a lower court’s ruling forcing them to face some 2,400 lawsuits over the claims filed in federal court.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:52:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/ONH5Z4NRMRELVKHHEIYX2HB62I.JPG?auth=1bb89939a8f84cf57d8cca750df663676b5b7a637d7e130187e91d175841ce2b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. Picture: REUTERS/Illustration]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hollie Adams</media:credit></media:content><category>Sci-Tech</category><category:id>/news/sci-tech</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump officials propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-trump-officials-propose-new-scrutiny-of-food-additives-and-ingredients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-trump-officials-propose-new-scrutiny-of-food-additives-and-ingredients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/EBCSBD2YE5HVVCQDVX7KPSVQEE.jpg?auth=1da8703bf9823200ed29afbd8f01caf666671764d9eda67973a4d012072b7474&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. Picture: AP Photo/File]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gauteng braces for bitter cold, snowfall possible]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-gauteng-braces-for-bitter-cold-snowfall-possible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-gauteng-braces-for-bitter-cold-snowfall-possible/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gauteng residents have been warned to prepare for extremely cold weather, rain, and possible light snowfall due to a cold front and cut-off low-pressure system affecting several provinces. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/74TGUPBGJNHHPGO7RMIB3VYVBY.jpeg?auth=51cbb1b7c43c506ae7fff2015d4d0a7c2a1811552e2d317c6dd903fbbc3c2163&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of five mountain passes in the high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape remain closed to traffic as snowfall continues to affect parts of the province.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government can’t raise children on behalf of parents: MEC Maile]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-government-cant-raise-children-on-behalf-of-parents-mec-maile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-government-cant-raise-children-on-behalf-of-parents-mec-maile/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Protecting schools from violence and crime cannot be left to government alone, Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:40:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/4KOIQ32TBVGAFL5HP5EVXS4RAE.jpeg?auth=3c756c8cc55fb81212467e20f8829715e8ee9d8f1ed63567362d114fe1213c4a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile. 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Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">East Java Regional Disaster Miti</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia earthquake kills at least 22 as buildings collapse in several cities]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-earthquake-of-74-magnitude-shakes-colombia-and-ecuador/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-earthquake-of-74-magnitude-shakes-colombia-and-ecuador/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighbouring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:28:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/EFKFQOTP2RC4ZBI246GE7EULC4.jpg?auth=7df15dce02c147d4a85c9f0f0c50d30ea7c16ee8cc68a4993c46aec3dd7332ad&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People stand outside their homes after a quake was felt in Bogota, Colombia, on August 10 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ivan Valencia</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wounded AmaZulu eye Pirates’ scalp]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-08-10-wounded-amazulu-eye-pirates-scalp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-08-10-wounded-amazulu-eye-pirates-scalp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AmaZulu coach Arthur Zwane wants his side to bounce back by beating Orlando Pirates in the league at Kings Park Stadium on Wednesday after losing their MTN8 quarterfinal 4-3 in extra-time against Sekhukhune United at Chatsworth Stadium over the weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:35:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/DRW2JC3GPBHC3OA5MH5RGMYUQY.jpg?auth=b754810e225f98b7533b4c4a5060f2de05ac1a3625023f2207aca88a461c80bb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arthur Zwane, Head Coach of AmaZulu FC during the Betway Premiership 2025/26 match between Durban City and AmaZulu at Chatsworth Stadium, Durban on 23 May 2026 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Football</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PICS | Monique Bingham honoured with first international award at Basadi in Music Awards]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-10-in-pics-monique-bingham-honoured-with-first-international-award-at-basadi-in-music-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-10-in-pics-monique-bingham-honoured-with-first-international-award-at-basadi-in-music-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Masego Seemela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[House music legend Monique Bingham believes being presented with the first International Recognition Award at the fifth annual Basadi in Music Awards is a full-circle moment in a country she has come to regard as home.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:34:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/JGA6C2EYO5GEJIZBYEKVVLGP7Y.jpg?auth=0629d8d0326729d56c9cf0d4bfff594750b1ba9f9806e39eb2425291d7a6cd0b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[House music legend Monique Bingham receives the first International Recognition Award at the Basadi in Music Awards.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY</media:credit></media:content><category>Culture</category><category:id>/s-mag/culture</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Fadiel Adams’ testimony at Madlanga commission will be important ]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-why-fadiel-adams-testimony-at-madlanga-commission-will-be-important/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-why-fadiel-adams-testimony-at-madlanga-commission-will-be-important/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fadiel Adams' testimony at the Madlanga commission is crucial in determining whether he acted independently or was used in orchestrated attacks against crime intelligence officers, which led to the controversial arrests of senior officials]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:48:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/RSKPE6ZKG5EJLCACTYABJNCB4U.jpg?auth=1b6f72df8f5f2b9f6b9e6a5bfbcf89645f38f42ac7ce2e62788b865931954602&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams was granted R10,000 bail at the Pinetown magistrate’s court on May 15 2026. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographer</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills at least 13]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-an-oil-hub-deep-inside-russia-kills-at-least-13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-an-oil-hub-deep-inside-russia-kills-at-least-13/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zelensky says his country is trying to force Putin to the negotiating table]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/7G3BOJMN4JG3VAZQ66OVS7MHIE.jpg?auth=971086a9654eb41eda2b04d435b64d25638d9d03fd470eb07dc5a504d4545927&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rescue workers put out a fire near a residential building after Russian missile attacks, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 10 2026. 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REUTERS/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aymen Sahli</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/news/africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-chinese-users-of-ai-companions-bereft-after-government-tightens-regulations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-chinese-users-of-ai-companions-bereft-after-government-tightens-regulations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:46:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/ZQIWUWIO6BD6FJTNSD4XFU32JM.jpg?auth=2c46bbf66fe59d52c5f7bd2032375b2567fd26658f696e179610bf2bf55237e4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - Women wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus chat as they pass by the headquarters of ByteDance, owners of TikTok, in Beijing on Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ng Han Guan</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis’ latest spiral with Saudi Arabia]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-a-blocked-iranian-flight-to-yemen-set-off-houthis-latest-spiral-with-saudi-arabia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-a-blocked-iranian-flight-to-yemen-set-off-houthis-latest-spiral-with-saudi-arabia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The tit-for-tat attacks started on July 13 with a Saudi airstrike that hit the runway of the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, preventing the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:54:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/VCJS62OJBZGNBF7USY35YMZFXY.jpg?auth=aa33ee8b1eea24c70c48553e9c48023d6aadbefb9b0659d6e7f2976c715f4cca&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This image taken from video broadcast by Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi-controlled news channel, shows an explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound during what the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said were several Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 13 2026. 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The World Food Programme warns in a new report there is an 81% chance of a strong El Niño event. 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Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Guns of slain Reiger Park cops found in Germiston]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-watch-guns-of-slain-reiger-park-cops-found-in-germiston/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-watch-guns-of-slain-reiger-park-cops-found-in-germiston/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two R5 rifles found as police hunt suspects in deadly attack]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:24:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/B7XG25KK3FFQDAHWDBF4U4GLRE.jpeg?auth=5d34bcd38bfee12319a90ba4fdeb9471125bea611dda10968e0c60ada1d67817&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police have recovered firearms believed to belong to two anti-gang unit police officers who were killed on Friday night. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michelle Banda</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after extradition from Dubai]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-suspected-irish-crime-boss-lands-in-dublin-after-extradition-from-dubai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-suspected-irish-crime-boss-lands-in-dublin-after-extradition-from-dubai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authorities allege global drug smuggling, money laundering tied to Kinahan organisation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:13:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/NVFXOUL4RNGFDBXPDDBDHPPXP4.jpg?auth=53baf6abce42ec358e80bf9feea31913400c2963b61c24a3e9a5bc131c209407&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda vehicles leave Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnell, Ireland, on August 9 2026, where a Irish government plane believed to be carrying Daniel Kinahan landed. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANC Gauteng task team spokesperson Mzi Khumalo dies]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-anc-gauteng-task-team-spokesperson-mzi-khumalo-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-anc-gauteng-task-team-spokesperson-mzi-khumalo-dies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Condolence visits to begin on Tuesday at family's request]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:44:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/3CXXTDAJINKW3NUQWZ65D4IZSU.jpg?auth=35d9d9f6458ace4c14020087f5e0f8e7f22541d8f3d723512e817da31bffdcbc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ANC in Gauteng is mourning the death of provincial task team spokesperson Mzi Khumalo. Picture: ]]></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[Türkiye’s parliament opens debate on a pardon-like bill for PKK militants]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-turkiyes-parliament-opens-debate-on-a-pardon-like-bill-for-pkk-militants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-turkiyes-parliament-opens-debate-on-a-pardon-like-bill-for-pkk-militants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Draft bill offers conditional amnesty as part of Ankara’s peace push with Kurdish insurgents]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:07:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/YTVIUGM7Z5E37OSRIJ6366NYGE.jpg?auth=e05b1afae043e30f5f3d1c9df15b9b6f2965914026e9ce50e62b30467971d612&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Youngsters hold a photograph of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Metin Yoksu</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-democrats-launch-probe-into-efforts-to-deport-us-military-members-and-their-families/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-democrats-launch-probe-into-efforts-to-deport-us-military-members-and-their-families/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congressional Democrats say they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:25:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/QPSJ23KRBNGB5FPYMRE6ZKV2SE.jpg?auth=8bb043339c650b519697a134896083fc0a272514c556f67e22af3b6fc9ef1420&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Army Staff Sgt Alexis Jaramillo poses with a photo of his wife, Maisa Lopes Eliaser, a Brazilian national who is being detained by ICE, before visiting her at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, on Sunday, August 2, 2026. Picture: AP/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joseph Vidrine</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa, Concacaf and AFC accuse Fifa of ‘deception’ over World Cup plans]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-10-uefa-concacaf-and-afc-accuse-fifa-of-deception-over-world-cup-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-10-uefa-concacaf-and-afc-accuse-fifa-of-deception-over-world-cup-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uefa, Concacaf and the AFC believe Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a 'fundamental breach of trust' with the institutions world soccer’s governing body serves.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/JVF2YFKGEFHKVO4XKX6VP7FU5I.jpg?auth=a3822a35ab674443fb74d23ee86ab4360b69dc0c51fd38298a94358d5b2267a9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, on Friday, August 7 2026. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matias Delacroix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow shuts KZN roads as truck gets stuck on R617]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-snow-shuts-kzn-roads-as-truck-gets-stuck-on-r617/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-snow-shuts-kzn-roads-as-truck-gets-stuck-on-r617/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Snowfall response plan activated to prevent accidents and delays in KwaZulu-Natal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:58:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/HCA5UYEXL5BORPYPQDUTVKXVTI.jfif?auth=076c0f3e982b155eb739eb0852f39dd927c7eab00c6ccfd836e01b667ad2c024&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A truck stuck on the R617 as traffic officials confirm snowfall in Kokstad, Underberg, Matatiele and Nottingham Road. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KZN transport department</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[France prepares for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-france-prepares-for-another-heat-wave-as-western-europe-sets-new-temperature-record/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-france-prepares-for-another-heat-wave-as-western-europe-sets-new-temperature-record/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Record heat triggers widespread drought and deadly wildfires across Europe]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:37:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/IG4ANOJOEFCX5EPC5LTAEIZIBA.jpg?auth=64fca09db9e238a8cd6347ffb68ef3168c7ceb43efd8ceda04481ddeeec8e24d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A pharmacy display shows a temperature of 42°C in Paris during a heat wave on July 29 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aurelien Morissard</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Da Cruz optimistic Chiefs will bounce back after MTN8 exit]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-10-da-cruz-optimistic-chiefs-will-bounce-back-after-mtn8-exit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-10-da-cruz-optimistic-chiefs-will-bounce-back-after-mtn8-exit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neville Khoza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New signing Phili shows promise but needs time to reach full fitness]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:51:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/ZOVH2OWIKBEY3IKAHWUABFGWSQ.jpg?auth=a3de2685b4748886b0a44feb6ee40ef73c3fbfef2cb0bdffbcc2b6449c63d6d1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kaizer Chiefs player Reeve Frosler battles with Golden Arrows' Junior Dion during their MTN quarterfinal match at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical storm causes flooding in eastern China]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-tropical-storm-causes-flooding-in-eastern-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-tropical-storm-causes-flooding-in-eastern-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flights cancelled and homes flooded in wake of typhoon's landfall]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:46:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/CM2QNKWQBNCTNCYB4CHTUTYHWI.jpg?auth=984fb3008b54b0572fa7bf8d8c815ba4584c18f52011eb1d3963dbd3bd05ea4d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A car pinned by fallen scaffolding after Typhoon Dolphin affected Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 10 2026. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">(Chinatopix Via AP)</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to apply for the Imbali For Her entrepreneurs’ programme ]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-how-to-apply-for-the-imbali-for-her-entrepreneurs-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-how-to-apply-for-the-imbali-for-her-entrepreneurs-programme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindile Sifile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business training, mentorship and networking opportunities included for successful applicants]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:43:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/NALHTBGA5JJHDD4MPOAYFVEO2M.jpg?auth=ee2f4c934528d730efdc5ced5039513baaa15791108bb4d43872d1ae5fdb38c8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the Imbali For Her programme. Picture: ]]></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[Loyalty cards are stuck in the past]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-loyalty-cards-are-stuck-in-the-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-loyalty-cards-are-stuck-in-the-past/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindile Sifile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[App-based solutions seek to streamline rewards and reduce card clutter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:36:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/WWGIAOKIMNGYVNM6CE57FQE22A.JPG?auth=53ca6ba111a4cc18af35d56749c205d218b87a0368b1c74bfef78fe7d854fda3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Loyalty programmes have become an important part of household spending, particularly as consumers face pressure on their budgets. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carlos Osorio</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioners struggle after vigilantes chase away immigrant tenants]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-pensioners-struggle-after-vigilantes-chase-away-immigrant-tenants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-10-pensioners-struggle-after-vigilantes-chase-away-immigrant-tenants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kimberly Mutandiro]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police urge victims to report intimidation ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:25:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/MLMKQLX2FJD5TF2JMBIDY5ZBQI.jpg?auth=7bd35f9fc0b8c98bf5506db6d3cd240f2fa8642de61b226f708bb2f665c07aa5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pensioner Joseph Phakathi in front of the shop spaces he used to rent out to immigrants at his home in KwaThemba. Since vigilante groups forced them to leave, Phakathi says he has struggled to make ends meet. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kimberly Mutandiro.</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSIZI MYEZA | Skilled professionals needed to fix municipal infrastructure decay ]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-10-msizi-myeza-skilled-professionals-needed-to-fix-municipal-infrastructure-decay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-10-msizi-myeza-skilled-professionals-needed-to-fix-municipal-infrastructure-decay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Msizi Myeza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Municipal infrastructure is deteriorating due to a critical shortage of skilled professionals, writes Dr Msizi Myeza]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:54:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/AANSX3ZCGFDAJLVUVBA5L6OJCU.jpg?auth=b6fedd5e8e5044b9a999809cba55f08d0c699cb645b697ea81fbceeb11b6b804&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businesses in Vereeniging are suffering because of a bad smell from sewage spills. The writer says recent increases in raw sewage spills contaminating streets and waterways are alarming indicators of a systemic issue that requires a fundamental shift in how we approach infrastructure maintenance and development. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thulani Mbele</media:credit></media:content><category>Columnists</category><category:id>/opinion/columnists</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEVEN ZWANE | Young women in SA don’t need more inspiration, they need a way forward]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-10-steven-zwane-young-women-in-sa-dont-need-more-inspiration-they-need-a-way-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-10-steven-zwane-young-women-in-sa-dont-need-more-inspiration-they-need-a-way-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sowetan Sowetan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young women face practical obstacles and societal expectations that delay or hinder their progress, writes Dr Steven Zwane]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:42:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/4NAARBTT6ZIB5NBE76LS3NILRA.jpg?auth=5fbbea215f5a781dd467834836ee62e63c36b5c5ea73b82a52abaa3bdbc36a96&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The writer says when a young woman believes enterprise is possible for her, the consequences rarely stop with her. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Cathy Yeulet.</media:credit></media:content><category>Columnists</category><category:id>/opinion/columnists</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[TEBOGO KHAAS | Madlanga must challenge SA to protect those who speak truth to power]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-10-tebogo-khaas-madlanga-must-challenge-sa-to-protect-those-who-speak-truth-to-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/opinion/columnists/2026-08-10-tebogo-khaas-madlanga-must-challenge-sa-to-protect-those-who-speak-truth-to-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tebogo Khaas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislative reforms and cultural change are needed to ensure whistleblowers receive legal, financial and psychosocial support, writes Tebogo Khaas]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/CFE5GPDXTRD4FCECVXJKW3YPDM.jpg?auth=eba5aa9e33e4b7299ba51f4a9e02b9f7fc83d353b63ec10c52c0a28b6eb3379b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga will deliver the keynote address at the Whistleblowers Awards on October 26 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Columnists</category><category:id>/opinion/columnists</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigerian army rescues 33 people abducted by gunmen in northwest]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/africa/2026-08-10-nigerian-army-rescues-33-people-abducted-by-gunmen-in-northwest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/africa/2026-08-10-nigerian-army-rescues-33-people-abducted-by-gunmen-in-northwest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated  Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gunmen abandon abducted travellers after army offensive in Zamfara]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:44:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/6HJY3CTXJRPEPJ47XPXURWRDLM.jpg?auth=5ab808b661c8a09b7ff0052bfdd21970fa9498ac072de509fe2f4664d1aa90ce&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nigerian soldiers rescued 33 people abducted by gunmen while travelling through Zamfara state. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/news/africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thai school shooter watched violent content online, police say]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-thai-school-shooter-watched-violent-content-online-police-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-10-thai-school-shooter-watched-violent-content-online-police-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teacher confiscated air gun from suspect last year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:31:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/I5XPXGTZN5CONME5THH6PXKGTY.JPG?auth=49d2e5b8f620f61db5e1192978c43fae5969707046f2b54a26e32ac865e11711&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flowers and pictures of teachers killed outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School after the deadly shooting in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on August 9 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valeria Mongelli</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOMAN OF THE YEAR | Food for thought, Sandy Bukula]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/wellness/2026-08-09-woman-of-the-year-food-for-thought-sandy-bukula/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/wellness/2026-08-09-woman-of-the-year-food-for-thought-sandy-bukula/</guid><description><![CDATA[Too often, the measure of a woman’s care is how much of herself she gives away. Time. Energy. The food on her plate. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:14:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/4IRWELGXRFAQ3PNQ7QLOGVDJEM.jpeg?auth=7f28fa6ccdda35ea18e68b95764f8acb5e559fe0968fbbf7799a6fb57e8bcf16&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sandy Bukula, CEO of Operation Hunger, is our Woman of the Year in Health.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Wellness</category><category:id>/s-mag/wellness</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOMAN OF THE YEAR | A space odyssey, Pontsho Maruping]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/money/2026-08-09-woman-of-the-year-a-space-odyssey-pontsho-maruping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/money/2026-08-09-woman-of-the-year-a-space-odyssey-pontsho-maruping/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanaa Maja ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My first impression of the managing director of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), Pontsho Maruping, is that she has little patience with being fussed over.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/PQWSRCCFMRGBFMK3EZWDYSQUQM.jpeg?auth=330a5c024fc805d25e0095c1f2b696f5281fd06d97560d81e6ba15a2c3f08d1d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pontsho Maruping, managing director at SARAO, is our Woman of the Year in Science.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Money</category><category:id>/s-mag/money</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOMAN OF THE YEAR | Relebohile Moletsane quietly transforming futures]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/living/2026-08-09-woman-of-the-year-relebohile-moletsane-quietly-transforming-futures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/living/2026-08-09-woman-of-the-year-relebohile-moletsane-quietly-transforming-futures/</guid><description><![CDATA[For Prof. Relebohile “Lebo” Moletsane, the first destinations worth exploring weren’t reached by planes but through the pages of great books. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:22:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/AAVODK56WNHSBMFK22AOZU7L5U.JPG?auth=5dc48587e623d742ae634da733424802f1ab0fa68268be1008b3a5d672fba2eb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof. Relebohile Moletsane is our Woman of the Year in Education.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE  SOWETAN</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | ‘Banyana players don’t lack hunger, despite Wafcon heartache’  ]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-09-banyana-players-dont-lack-hunger-despite-wafcon-heartache/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-08-09-banyana-players-dont-lack-hunger-despite-wafcon-heartache/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sihle Ndebele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banyana Banyana fullback Lebogang Ramalepe has moved swiftly to dismiss the notion that the current squad lacks hunger after a disappointing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/GLLAOANZ2BFALFZFSQHO5OI424.JPG?auth=1d4ef25ae6c5c98cd8dd751ab13a6ea840eb2d804f8e17db557e6a78259bd8d9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Banyana forward Thembi Kgatlana celebrates her goal in the 2-1 defeat against Morocco in Wafcon quarterfinals. 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File picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boks outlast Argentina 17–10 in Buenos Aires]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-08-08-kolisi-limps-off-as-boks-outlast-argentina-17-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-08-08-kolisi-limps-off-as-boks-outlast-argentina-17-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Keohane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It wasn't pretty, but the Springboks relied on second-half forward power and key impact performances from Cameron Hanekom and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to secure a hard-fought win in Buenos Aires.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:28:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/XHZOQAVAKBAQBERPANE4ECP4QA.jpg?auth=6f8df571d9d5fdb52123c842207319de58632886b0076515d8ff09cc4cd635bb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu dives over for a try. 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It cost her R14 million.]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-09-she-thought-she-found-love-on-a-christian-dating-site-it-cost-her-r14-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-09-she-thought-she-found-love-on-a-christian-dating-site-it-cost-her-r14-million/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoliswa Sobuwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seven accused of fraud and money laundering linked to syndicate suspected of fleecing 73-year-old ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/ATHK3ANQTZNS3B636EJ3TANYXA.jpg?auth=f687c3fe167d8b403056fd5c9a804233c5113a46881bc67e612ce25118af1fa5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cape Town widow allegedly conned out of R14m in Christian dating scam as seven face fraud charges]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mailula's extra-time goal sends Sundowns to MTN8 semifinals]]></title><link>https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-08-08-mailulas-extra-time-goal-sends-sundowns-to-mtn8-semifinals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-08-08-mailulas-extra-time-goal-sends-sundowns-to-mtn8-semifinals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a frustrating spell in the US, Morocco and Belgium, ‘Cash Money’ reannounced himself to the Mamelodi Sundowns with an extra-time winner during their tense 3-2 MTN8 quarterfinal win over Polokwane City at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday night]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:01:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/YQXLWV4FANHDBPQ4CKCJCSJOEE.JPG?auth=8854724e5214878d65a95743d2c66f7c65062901d65ab46c0e5854062adf1182&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cassius Mailula of Mamelodi Sundowns celebrates a goal during the 2026 MTN8 match against Polokwane City at Lucas Moripe Stadium on August 8 2026. 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