<?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[DailyDispatch]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[DailyDispatch News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:43:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[US running out of patience with SA, warns ambassador Bozell ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-us-running-out-of-patience-with-sa-warns-ambassador-bozell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-us-running-out-of-patience-with-sa-warns-ambassador-bozell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andisiwe Makinana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US is running out of patience with the South African government, which has not addressed five demands the superpower made to smooth relations between the two countries. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:26:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/227UW4L6HJLUDKPUPA6VO6UJ6E.jpg?auth=6b2fd5e9495715c17eb210c087ae1b01438ffddc8f101d4073dc13ed402bae44&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III said the US confronted South Africa with “five asks”, but about a year later there has been no response from the South African government. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kris Connor</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motsoaledi suspends health DG Sandile Buthelezi, top officials over R1m tender probe ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-motsoaledi-suspends-health-dg-sandile-buthelezi-top-officials-over-r1m-tender-probe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-motsoaledi-suspends-health-dg-sandile-buthelezi-top-officials-over-r1m-tender-probe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three top health officials implicated in R1m irregular tender placed on suspension. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:23:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BE2RIG5BZ5F5TPPSRGSR4FDG64.jpg?auth=79f12d44eee1482a99f0c00870e6eaed539648372330d856934b4b58a642648d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has suspended three officials over R1m tender fraud. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></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[Brace for impact: what you might pay for fuel in April ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-brace-for-impact-what-you-might-pay-for-fuel-in-april/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-brace-for-impact-what-you-might-pay-for-fuel-in-april/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motorists could face a painful month at the pumps in April as surging global oil prices, a weaker rand and looming tax increases push fuel costs higher.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:18:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LNAXDSESVNPQRIDXK5R7DEXPWE.jpg?auth=cd2eda67d04984c2b97e484a95e944692d96ab03c542e3b10069f7675fc5220e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Higher fuel prices are likely to ripple through the broader economy. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vladstar/123rf</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SABC TV licence model is due for a reboot as only 15% pay]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-sabc-tv-licence-model-is-due-for-a-reboot-as-only-15-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-sabc-tv-licence-model-is-due-for-a-reboot-as-only-15-pay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac Mahlangu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TV licence revenue up, but 85% of South Africans still don’t pay]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:40:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VDMDQEIH2BFQHJTQSSD6HOBOMQ.jpg?auth=a6fa285a2ddc3da425fcf4759180683a0e2f9d6c55cacf4d3df37a1e603e4a9f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Debate over SABC’s funding model intensifies amid proposed legislative changes.]]></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[Chilli Boys plan to cement escape route against basement battlers]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-11-chilli-boys-plan-to-cement-escape-route-against-basement-battlers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-11-chilli-boys-plan-to-cement-escape-route-against-basement-battlers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vuyokazi Nkanjeni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chippa aim to capitalise on Magesi’s struggles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:48:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PYVY7EFZWBDPLHI7CJAPCM3CUE.jpeg?auth=d7523804792108df4ebc15be9ba9dfc933691dca0d94136b7a6e65be3847a31b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chippa United's Ayabulela Konqobe believes the team is heading in the right direction.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yanga Nothanga/Backpagepix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZ’s Santner, Conway to play limited role in Proteas T20 series]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-03-11-nzs-santner-conway-to-play-limited-role-in-proteas-t20-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-03-11-nzs-santner-conway-to-play-limited-role-in-proteas-t20-series/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The five-match series begins in Tauranga next Sunday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:06:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZMITBAHQXBDVXGUZHA2KJNCONE.JPG?auth=1c8506396daf6ee7d828421a5b698017826b22b14be1d3b50426610a6283dce6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mitchell Santner has been included in New Zealand's squad for the T20 series against the Proteas but will play a limted role. File photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reuters/Satish Kumar</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandmother, two grandchildren, son and his girlfriend killed in bus crash]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-grandmother-two-grandchildren-son-and-his-girlfriend-killed-in-bus-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-grandmother-two-grandchildren-son-and-his-girlfriend-killed-in-bus-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five members of the same family in Mdantsane were killed in Sunday’s horror head-on collision between a bus and VW Polo on the N6 between KuGompo City (formerly East London) and Stutterheim.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:17:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/HL4JZOGOOJCMBIK5HLK3EUBALI.jpg?auth=2a7cbe95748adbfbab8676e4eed94235fdfd3a17e0f92dff3c5b0bd021ae6a8f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A case of culpable homocide and and reckless driving was opened after the fatal crash involving a bus and a VW Polo on the N6 in the Eastern Cape.]]></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[Freeport Indonesia employee shot dead at Papua’s Grasberg mine]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-freeport-indonesia-employee-shot-dead-at-papuas-grasberg-mine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-freeport-indonesia-employee-shot-dead-at-papuas-grasberg-mine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The victim was in a pick-up truck and inspecting one of the company’s operations areas when he was shot.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:46:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BIXCN5Z4OVNGLJLIN3PCJC72DE.jpg?auth=a23ce3eda3d2572adf0fb62904c294f9a0ee6a3a30745fb0b63a51d43d9f2275&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Freeport Indonesia employee was shot dead on Wednesday. Stock image.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH LIVE | Memorial service for Mosiuoa Lekota]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-watch-live-memorial-service-for-mosiuoa-lekota/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-watch-live-memorial-service-for-mosiuoa-lekota/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota died last Wednesday, aged 77.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:39:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/R2J6LSYGQ5JKBFRAS56N4MBXVU.jpg?auth=ad349385df6c1558329ace034fc8b8e9b594cebde8d749fbb8f858463250ddf3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[COPE president Mosiuoa Lekota died aged 77 last Wednesday. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alaister Russell</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH LIVE | Suspended top cop Francinah Vuma appears before ad hoc committee]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-watch-live-suspended-top-cop-francinah-vuma-appears-before-ad-hoc-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-watch-live-suspended-top-cop-francinah-vuma-appears-before-ad-hoc-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former deputy national police commissioner Francinah Vuma is appearing before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2YN4Q4CDINGSPJU7PAAV4D6P6M.jpg?auth=c2a9ec18cdc3d294837fd7f0d00fbe544ea1a12df3fead2082f82cd135e60a24&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MPs at the parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system at Good Hope Chambers in Cape Town. Photo: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach).]]></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[Border’s racing calendar: From teenage events to centenary dreams]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-11-borders-racing-calendar-from-teenage-events-to-centenary-dreams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-11-borders-racing-calendar-from-teenage-events-to-centenary-dreams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Norris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We have had numerous superb races in the province of Border already this year, and it is a reasonable bet that many more will follow. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:14:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/6JNQCOWRVVAHFOZOGSBNMDHOYU.jpg?auth=d295cc34e7ea720c62b61c75039c95c802918404a873c027eeabbf49ddffc7d4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Runners make their way up Galway Road during the 52nd Buffs Marathon held on Sunday Picture ALAN EASON/ File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALAN EASON</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police offer R50,000 reward after 2024 rape of five pupils in Bityi]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-police-offer-r50000-reward-after-2024-rape-of-five-pupils-in-bityi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-police-offer-r50000-reward-after-2024-rape-of-five-pupils-in-bityi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The victims, aged between 20 and 25, were attacked at Khonqeni locality, Xhongorha administrative area, Bityi, outside Mthatha.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/Z7MY36NRA5NN5IVTJCMWV7TWZQ.jpg?auth=b80652ab10d9ce4ffafe7cac68235c7ab1b875c1d3e898bf0b493a8135136d62&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police are searching for the supects who attacked and raped female pupils in Bityi. Stock photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/canjoena</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Six killed in Swiss bus blaze after ‘man sets himself on fire’]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-watch-six-killed-in-swiss-bus-blaze-after-man-sets-himself-on-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-watch-six-killed-in-swiss-bus-blaze-after-man-sets-himself-on-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least six people died and three others were injured in a bus fire on Tuesday in a small town in western Switzerland, in what police say may have been a deliberate act after reports that a man on board set himself on fire.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:35:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/L2WJUA475FHRTAMVLEAQRMJ4UU.JPG?auth=b287fe70c4b68d3554edcd2f50aed22ac6c70903ca95f405a86b9a8758145bf1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly bus fire in Kerzers, Switzerland, on March 10 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STATE OF FREIBURG</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top DJs in the mix for Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-03-11-top-djs-in-the-mix-for-montreux-jazz-festival-franschhoek/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-03-11-top-djs-in-the-mix-for-montreux-jazz-festival-franschhoek/</guid><description><![CDATA[SPONSORED | From intimate vinyl listening sessions to high-energy dance sets, festivalgoers are in for a weekend of unforgettable music]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:22:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ANGDNFKYFRBX3BIL6NOG26WESE.jpg?auth=72e34d1a78cfdae1d119cdd611427d5b83a7ee92ddb366e0af748c8547d7d6f8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DJ Zinhle is one of 15 renowned DJs and vinyl selectors bringing their distinctive sounds, deep record collections, and dancefloor storytelling to the Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek this March.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The five men accused of killing soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Wednesday. The soccer star was killed in 2014.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:11:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2RFVCONLH5PGRNGX2PPTGIC7F4.jpg?auth=e35cc447f3dd171cd76c096e5c13f66d2ab98efaf88a59734e044b4a22ab3c19&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial consulting advocate Thulani Mngomezulu in the North Gauteng high court. Mngomezulu later died. 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[WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-11-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, continued on Wednesday morning.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:41:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/B6GAXRKDWJA6NJIEULJ33FCO4A.jpg?auth=68ea9f37e2b9cb18ffb7584d8842ecfd6592e29dd21cbd857353738b8f54b97c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga during the Madlanga commission of inquiry 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[Sinner prevails against Fonseca to reach Indian Wells quarters]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/more-sport/2026-03-11-sinner-prevails-against-fonseca-to-reach-indian-wells-quarters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/more-sport/2026-03-11-sinner-prevails-against-fonseca-to-reach-indian-wells-quarters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sabalenka powers past Osaka in their first meeting since 2018]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:51:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/UPFYBGXVPVHHZN5JJOQMMI6WYQ.JPG?auth=571aef5e6c3f5a2153f381c8f69b49d64271621a9b7ea340eaf9309521866401&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Japan's Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, embrace after their fourth-round match in the Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10 2026.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</media:credit></media:content><category>More Sport</category><category:id>/sport/more-sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nell replaces injured Grobbelaar for Blitzboks in US]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-03-11-nell-replaces-injured-grobbelaar-for-blitzboks-in-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-03-11-nell-replaces-injured-grobbelaar-for-blitzboks-in-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jayden Nell will join the Springbok Sevens in New York for the final HSBC SVNS tournament this weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:45:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZM4SH7AX6FEX3GLYSFLTO75MTI.jpg?auth=b0c51a72a1d4c68813b2e1465682e0b7f101f0bf8663c39b9e02c730e9619526&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jayden Nell during a Blitzboks photo shoot]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Border anglers shine while hosting Senior A nationals]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-11-border-anglers-shine-while-hosting-senior-a-nationals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-11-border-anglers-shine-while-hosting-senior-a-nationals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazimla  Mfikili]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Border Rock and Surf Angling hosted the 2026 senior A national angling for seniors at the Palm Springs resort in Kidds Beach from March 1-6.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:40:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/EVEWXTEWIRAUJGELDFSVCQD7GA.jpg?auth=4376387ebf14424de1fbd21588caa9e83d8d0fa6e9ed4f0676cf5976e2063d76&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Border Senior A team, which participated in the nationals last week, was back, from the left: Darren Kurz, Brett Lennox, Denvor Tema, Sage McGregor, Dylan Peinke, Cullen Opperman, Gareth Sough, Challen Gendall, Blake Edwards, Steven Rheeder; front, from the left: Thulani Kraai, Kyle Edwards, Derick Petzer (manager), Ricky Goldsmith (coach), and Greg Brown (guide).]]></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[Tributes pour in after death of rugby legend Charles Kleinbooi]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-03-11-tributes-pour-in-after-death-of-rugby-legend-charles-kleinbooi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-03-11-tributes-pour-in-after-death-of-rugby-legend-charles-kleinbooi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glowing tributes have been pouring in from throughout South Africa after the death on Tuesday of the much-loved and respected Saru, EP and St Mark’s rugby legend Charles “Berg” Kleinbooi.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:36:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/36PBJ7BSWRHI3BZ3ENAEKEPUPQ.jpg?auth=ce4347cf0bdb8ac48959be78ec855834ece5416e66e69312959036396c47356a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EP rugby legend Charles Kleinbooi in full flight.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SA Rugby</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nkota’s rising value tests Al-Ettifaq’s resolve]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-03-11-nkotas-rising-value-tests-al-ettifaqs-resolve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-03-11-nkotas-rising-value-tests-al-ettifaqs-resolve/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sports Boom]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mohau Nkota’s agent Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse of P Management says the South African attacker is attracting growing interest from clubs around the world after a rise in his market valuation.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:38:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/GUCF75ELOFF65EXAR5UMPUMTF4.jpg?auth=53c6b13d3a7fdd118012e379a57c6510851d751835e3591b8bfd056d58b1a884&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Al-Ettifaq's Mohau Nkota during the Saudi Pro League match against Al Shabab at SHG Arena on November 8 2025 in Riyadh. 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Nkanjeni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a tough 3-1 defeat to Marumo Gallants in their latest Betway Premiership clash, Chippa United’s Khaya Mfecane remains upbeat, believing his side will bounce back and claim victory over Magesi in Polokwane.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:41:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5K7W5XYUXRHA5O44Q7A4UNJZRU.jpg?auth=8f36676fb028adcdc9d1cfb49845ba3d3d8b648e93ea61b2f65c967c2cca5029&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Khaya Mfecane of Chippa United FC in action during the Betway Premiership match against Golden Arrows at the King Zwelithini Stadium on February 28.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZ’s Santner, Conway to play limited 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Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The two powerhouse teams will do battle at Loftus from 2pm on Saturday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:22:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2LNRY35TTRA4JHFDHK3JOAII6Y.jpg?auth=da6d0a75eb92998d88adf52245a825a8e857714c2a16b62cd1b210459665de8f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee is expecting a fierce SA derby battle when his team face the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BackpagePi</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Velleman’s calf injury is big blow for Elephants, says Coetzee]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-vellemans-calf-injury-is-big-blow-for-elephants-says-coetzee/</link><guid 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Cayla 076 2153962 - Buffalo Toyota]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:30:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PD3VZ5QXP5MQXLWNG6EDFOWCNM.jpg?auth=30b39d4d1ccf4d01f852a3466ae07a80aa76eea201bcf968b04b45c525c0dc80&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Classified Vehicles Toyota]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Classifieds</category><category:id>/classifieds</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpreters unwilling to work overtime almost derailed massacre confession, court hears  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-interpreters-unwilling-to-work-overtime-almost-derailed-massacre-confession-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-interpreters-unwilling-to-work-overtime-almost-derailed-massacre-confession-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The confession made by Bonga Hintsa, one of the six men accused in the Lusikisiki massacre, was nearly derailed because no local interpreter wanted to work overtime, the Mthatha High Court — sitting in Lusikisiki — heard on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/YF43ELMSONCRPFIIHABGG2MBI4.jpg?auth=637fd6b8a9521be5c479a2b78be8c1a79c29137c95cd6c070f006bf434a36e2b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Six men — alleged mastermind Mzukisi Ndamase, 46, Aphiwe Ndende, 25, Siphosoxolo Myekethe, Hintsa, Songezo Vuma, 21 and Mawethu Nomdlembu, 36 — face charges related to the mass shooting in Ngobozana village, Lusikisiki, on September 28 2024.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lulamile Feni</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils lead the way in shoreline clean-up near Chintsa]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-pupils-lead-the-way-in-shoreline-clean-up-near-chintsa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-pupils-lead-the-way-in-shoreline-clean-up-near-chintsa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Keenan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 20 bags of litter were collected during a beach clean-up organised along the East Coast Resorts Road near Chintsa recently.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/F46T3NBQ6RDVZL6RUFXIJ5SI3E.jpg?auth=1650aaae345451dd4bb2b0fc0a56da3a777daea903c5acbe74bf2c46432891d9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The clean-up brought together pupils from the school’s intermediate phase, led by teacher Jannet Taylor, and Green Stewardess representative Kiyra Rathbone, with support from nearby holiday destinations Areena Riverside Resort and the recently acquired Cintsa Dunes Beach Resort.]]></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[Eastern Cape intensifies fight against foot-and-mouth havoc]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-eastern-cape-intensifies-fight-against-foot-and-mouth-havoc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-eastern-cape-intensifies-fight-against-foot-and-mouth-havoc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 90,000 cattle have been vaccinated in the Eastern Cape in a single week as the authorities race to contain the spread of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), but some farmers say the rollout has yet to reach their herds.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/RRZFIEH5F5GT3AB4UAGFQQDCKE.jpg?auth=d05fc623f7c6bb13225c97b58439ac9a83638af2ffbc3d9f4bc97d883783aa32&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PROTECTING HERDS: Vaccinations being carried out at three farms within
the Walter Sisulu local municipality.]]></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[Notorious robber fails in bid to appeal against 50-year sentence]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-notorious-robber-fails-in-bid-to-appeal-against-50-year-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-notorious-robber-fails-in-bid-to-appeal-against-50-year-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fikile Msindwana’s application dismissed as state cites long list of previous convictions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BTHVV2MIFBAFZKYWWBP5UNYSOA.jpg?auth=ab34f886aaa982176ce1a56aa37c78bdd51f98585e6e0df5b2b4f405d6fa914e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fikile Msindwana was sentenced to an effective 50 years’ imprisonment, with the possibility of parole after 20 years.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Ziyanda Zweni</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[FRANKLY SPEAKING | War on Iran adds further to widespread attack on global rule of law]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-11-frankly-speaking-war-on-iran-adds-further-to-widespread-attack-on-global-rule-of-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-11-frankly-speaking-war-on-iran-adds-further-to-widespread-attack-on-global-rule-of-law/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bantu Mniki]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The attack on Iran by the US and Israel has plunged the world into seriously unstable territory. An already unstable global security environment has become worse.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N7TVU75OQBFVFJY7UKAAA3BQYQ.jpg?auth=57cc0aa5b7cf015e27b869eb1116ca4b51166d7f90a6bc164b2773c5eb3b1260&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bantu Mniki]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom demands accountability after son, 12, nearly drowns in open pit ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-mom-demands-accountability-after-son-12-nearly-drowns-in-open-pit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-mom-demands-accountability-after-son-12-nearly-drowns-in-open-pit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zubenam  Mhlathi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A rural family near Mthatha is demanding answers from the government after their 12-year-old child nearly died in a water-filled pit left behind during a road rehabilitation project in 2025. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OZXIQFXNMNBFDOXSFK3F3EDOIU.jpg?auth=0a8047e2b8dc378a935a141adac001d4ca6ef126fcd3089acb3c0d9803b9eca4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY: The Mtakatandwa family is demanding
answers from the department of transport after a 12-year-old boy
spent three days in ICU after nearly drowning in an open pit. ]]></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[EDITORIAL | Line between state duties and political activities must be clear  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-11-editorial-line-between-state-duties-and-political-activities-must-be-clear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-11-editorial-line-between-state-duties-and-political-activities-must-be-clear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch Dispatch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaders who hold political office have to walk a fine line between state duties and political activities. However, far too often, those lines can become blurred — especially in an election year. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/7YRI6UEQTZEQPN7XPPRW6ZUUIA.jpg?auth=40ef818bfba29e34254b3e9cd8e12cc0a0e865dafd5e339e22bb4aa27f56503e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BCM mayor Princess Faku.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied </media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mabuyane urges closer ties between traditional leaders, government]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-mabuyane-urges-closer-ties-between-traditional-leaders-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-mabuyane-urges-closer-ties-between-traditional-leaders-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has called for a renewed partnership between the government and traditional leaders to tackle poverty, hunger and underdevelopment in the province’s rural areas.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QWE44DPKM5AX7LIIHSBWMQ4EPU.jpg?auth=9f4f31f02894177a4b60eb1a7085149fff85abeb95cb74be7dc268dba2e91da4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Premier Oscar Mabuyane and chief Mwelo Nnkonyane share a lighter moment during the Eastern Cape Traditional Leaders’ Summit in East London on Tuesday. Mabuyane called for close cooperation between traditional leaders and the government.]]></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[INSIGHT | KuGompo at the centre of an expanding cultural renaissance ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-11-insight-kugompo-at-the-centre-of-an-expanding-cultural-renaissance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-11-insight-kugompo-at-the-centre-of-an-expanding-cultural-renaissance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Siwaphiwe Zazela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[House 87 NPC successfully held the Quigney Cultural Festival in Quigney recently. The festival was a first of its kind in the area and is yet another welcome effort by members of the community to revitalise the historic seaside neighbourhood. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/NPUN4DONZBCCVOPA2EWL6TW36U.jpg?auth=2cdb176b8d4520d24e7e9a3753fd88f4956e527e857235ded1254316dc4e4333&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FUN TIMES: Hundreds turned up to support the Quigney Culture Festival in
KuGompo City. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALAN EASON</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[A clarion call to Eastern Cape writers ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-a-clarion-call-to-eastern-cape-writers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-a-clarion-call-to-eastern-cape-writers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The department of sport, recreation, arts and culture has called on Eastern Cape writers to submit original manuscripts in Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and Sesotho for possible publication in the 2026/2027 financial year.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/J3RZ6ZQQZZBNTLUOVO5Q3O2YC4.jpeg?auth=17c03e6f574b199db82170e282eed72bf4afcb6c6898c1aed1ee0374c6f75334&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SHARE YOUR STORIES: The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture has called on writers across the province to submit original manuscripts in four widely spoken languages before March 26 for possible publication.]]></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[Faku makes sweeping changes to mayoral committee]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-faku-makes-sweeping-changes-to-mayoral-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-faku-makes-sweeping-changes-to-mayoral-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move designed to boost service delivery, says mayor, critics see it as political purging]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LVRCYQIYQJGATDJRCY5VHVWIJA.jpg?auth=5c417df35abf9137710a10370b30c012754c7fdf5d48936f3dc5818c35346a1c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Buffalo City Metro's new political leadership after a swearing-in ceremony at the East London City Hall on Tuesday. From left is Mninawa Nyusile, Bongiwe Sauli, Malibongwe Mfazwe at the back, Clara Morolong-Yekiso, Amanda Mnyute, mayor Princess Faku, Noma-Afrika Maxongo, Zininzi Mtyingizane, Amanda Ralasi and Yomelela Tyali. Missing from the picture is the newly unveiled human settlements portfolio committee head, Sakhumzi Caga. ]]></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[Health department ordered to explain 27 alleged service failures ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-health-department-ordered-to-explain-27-alleged-service-failures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-health-department-ordered-to-explain-27-alleged-service-failures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sivenathi Gosa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Human Rights Commission wants answers after it received no response to  several complaints ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZTXWY2ZN6BFBZGUT5PSGHCT3QA?auth=df4675130947b3db142f1432fd08418b65cb35695a12182dd855c47c21710bc5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eastern Cape health department superintendent-general Dr Rolene Wagner. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALAN EASON</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uproar after small Mthatha businesses fined for outdoor advertising]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-uproar-after-small-mthatha-businesses-fined-for-outdoor-advertising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-11-uproar-after-small-mthatha-businesses-fined-for-outdoor-advertising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Small business owners in the Mthatha Central Business District have accused King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality bosses of trying to extort them after many were slapped with contravention notices and told they had to each pay fines of R4,500.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/RZSZH73CEBJUVIIFVKRMGQ6HB4.jpg?auth=ede6c6883b08a950bd2c43749949fb68edd34733f334f8114bfd0e440373a638&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Sabata Dalindyebo municipal bosses have been accused of trying to extort small businesses. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LULAMILE FENI</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sundowns take top spot again with win against second-last Orbit]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-03-10-sundowns-take-top-spot-again-with-win-against-last-placed-orbit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-03-10-sundowns-take-top-spot-again-with-win-against-last-placed-orbit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cardoso manages to rest some players with eye to Stade Malien clash, and get crucial three points.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:44:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2SXYJH72WJHGNLKJ6BC62WTYD4.jpg?auth=427f8d942e7ce32c37024a9f7d1ef4e97ea797563272a306994caa4dadb5d544&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thulani Jingana of Orbit College tackles Nuno Santos of Mamelodi Sundowns in their Betway Premiership match at Olympia Park Stadium in Rustenburg on Tuesday night.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays with SpaceX’s Starship risk NASA moon landing timeline, watchdog says]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-delays-with-spacexs-starship-risk-nasa-moon-landing-timeline-watchdog-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-delays-with-spacexs-starship-risk-nasa-moon-landing-timeline-watchdog-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SpaceX’s Starship is expected to require more time to clear remaining development hurdles before it can put humans on the moon, NASA’s inspector general said in a report.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4BZ7TGENZNEIZKZOU3UGZFLWDA.JPG?auth=c8da27047fa719c1eff59c2d8918dd1fb4dd640e4974bc703e4245cc47a6fc22&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spacex's Starship has accumulated at least two years of development delays since NASA picked the rocket as an astronaut moon lander in 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dado Ruvic</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs hail Lekota as a patriotic man of conviction ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-mps-hail-lekota-as-a-patriotic-man-of-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-mps-hail-lekota-as-a-patriotic-man-of-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Assembly pays tribute to fallen COPE leader and former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota, describing him as a man of "many firsts".]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FAWNWV7QARMSXKJCZ3FWMJEHDQ.jpg?auth=ef951a1f708a4b0d1b8766317562125e8820dc7b3b7a06da773dcdf345e5b0d8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sowetan</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiffany Meek, accused of killing son, ‘will plead guilty to some charges’]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-tiffany-meek-accused-of-killing-son-will-plead-guilty-to-some-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-tiffany-meek-accused-of-killing-son-will-plead-guilty-to-some-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo  Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tiffany Meek, who is accused of killing her son, signals her intention to plead guilty to some charges]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:18:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/TDIKUMKXEFIRJGSW7RCGSJDBK4.png?auth=1654f9556753b4d93840c63ce22586199e3e6fa1516449b86ac43eb9a9993d49&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Court postpones case of mother accused of killing son after defence signals possible guilty plea.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tiffany Nicole Meek via Facebook</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Businessman Brown Mogotsi appears before ad hoc committee]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-02-24-watch-live-businessman-brown-mogotsi-appears-before-ad-hoc-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-02-24-watch-live-businessman-brown-mogotsi-appears-before-ad-hoc-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi will on Tuesday appear before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:03:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ULACQ2ARLJCS7ORWVPJ4MX2U7I.jpg?auth=0bf34afcaed01652d9ff80eb5bd620c893015d6c85383a4ebb86f46d30eaa071&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi is alleged to be a middleman between suspended minister of police Senzo Mchunu  and Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Morebudi</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Paul O’Sullivan back before ad hoc committee after dramatic walkout]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-05-watch-live-paul-osullivan-back-before-ad-hoc-committee-after-dramatic-walkout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-05-watch-live-paul-osullivan-back-before-ad-hoc-committee-after-dramatic-walkout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan is back before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:09:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/XLDOVI6ZKFEL7H2ZBXHDCDPSLM.jpg?auth=4ddb1c7bae877ae606e11ea8974ed4d9b68df57926197a2125dcc7e51aedeb24&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul O'Sullivan testifies at the parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system at Good Hope Chambers in Cape Town.]]></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[RECORDED | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-09-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-09-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, chaired by retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is continuing to hear witness testimony in Pretoria on Monday.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:32:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/RUM6XZMCI5FW3DKCJW6KC5RNMA.jpg?auth=fdc5da1cce39040200a8a12151e810b20dc5ae4fddb16cab87122ed9db16fc91&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former acting deputy chief justice of the Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga together with co-commissioners Adv Sesi Baloyi and Adv Sandile Khumalo during the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. March 04, 2026. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Police corruption: Adams, Senthumule face ad hoc committee]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-live-police-corruption-adams-senthumule-face-ad-hoc-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-live-police-corruption-adams-senthumule-face-ad-hoc-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MP Fadiel Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress, and acting deputy police commissioner Lt-Gen Hilda Senthumule are expected to testify before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:02:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2YN4Q4CDINGSPJU7PAAV4D6P6M.jpg?auth=c2a9ec18cdc3d294837fd7f0d00fbe544ea1a12df3fead2082f82cd135e60a24&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MPs at the parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system at Good Hope Chambers in Cape Town. 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[RECORDED| Senzo Meyiwa murder trial]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-watch-live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial/</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 in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:44:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MJSIIMNKKNMEBGM4N5I2WBK7YA.jpg?auth=c295fff5f783ebd1ce962c2ae2f0e5ceff60e0d0e202996f72478769ccd65b1c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the North Gauteng High Court.]]></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[BCM warns water supply may be interrupted]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-bcm-warns-water-supply-may-be-interrupted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-bcm-warns-water-supply-may-be-interrupted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Buffalo City Metro has warned residents and businesses of possible intermittent water supply interruptions within the Umzonyana Water Supply System due to peak summer demand and reduced raw water abstraction from the Buffalo River Lower Weir. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:52:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/3XKNO4DADVCIXHN3L6NFTQ5I5Y.png?auth=320c72ebde4a7c910cf121983e27c87367d81541af6ab0c18bd55ea37f0902a3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Problems at the Umzonyana Water Treatment Works could lead to supply disruptions
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">www.canva.com </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Madlanga clashes with lawyer over ‘prejudged’ claim ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-madlanga-clashes-with-lawyer-over-prejudged-claim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-madlanga-clashes-with-lawyer-over-prejudged-claim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Postponement application sparks testy exchange at Madlanga Commission.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:26:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/Z3NIESIYWFCSXEOM62UUS6GGMA.jpg?auth=c0cb1b2a119d2287371818e6d87adb1d9e79cc92a4751c829bca923b1db53689&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lawyers Rafik Bhana and advocate Kameel Premhid at the Madlanga Commission. Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, chaired by retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is continuing to hear witness testimony in Pretoria on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:30:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5CWS3DILCRFWBNRQPZXJ2LMM5E.jpg?auth=037b44c257a4a983f4679f5f5492feb04506ca97a036f429f6d429dd9715f77c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former acting deputy chief justice of the Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga during 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[Rejuvenated Fort Beaufort United tell Kariega’s Progress to bring it on ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-rejuvenated-fort-beaufort-united-tell-kariegas-progress-to-bring-it-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-rejuvenated-fort-beaufort-united-tell-kariegas-progress-to-bring-it-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anathi Wulushe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fort Beaufort United captain Ashley Siyanda Roqo has issued a warning to Kariega's Progress ahead of their Eastern Cape Super 14 quarter-final, emphasising psychological readiness over physical strength.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:32:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/E2NS4F4VIZFYXGUQDEA6EYJ6PM.jpeg?auth=56de19a3ec2887017f4040f2f317d1ad36fb9cedab2f51caee469a411b5a22e1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[East London Police against Fort Beaufort United during the Eastern Cape Super 14 at the FJ Bruwer Sports Field, at Baysville School.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Randell Roskruge</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Registration of spaza shops stall due to staff shortages  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-registration-of-spaza-shops-stall-due-to-staff-shortages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-registration-of-spaza-shops-stall-due-to-staff-shortages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandilakhe Kwababana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The national government has seen slow progress in its mission to ensure compliance in more than 80,000 spaza shops due to a shortage of health inspectors across municipalities. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:22:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ACCAL3QTKJBFDDPLHI6EZITU7U.jpg?auth=609f889898a0786abe59c81e7d51cab8ddf34e5adc0614fb14c3c2f7de932ce3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National government has seen slow progress in its mission to ensure compliance of spaza shops due to a shortage of inspectors across municipalities.]]></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[SA’s fourth quarter GDP leads to 1.1% growth for 2025]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-sas-fourth-quarter-gdp-leads-to-11-growth-for-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-sas-fourth-quarter-gdp-leads-to-11-growth-for-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khulekani Magubane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stats SA said real GDP increased by 1.1% in 2025, compared to 0.5% in 2024.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:11:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5O2QOIVPENGODEFJYKI4KQ53RU.jpg?auth=17122a7986c00649fdab9718df182745becb6aaaef0f1ca6ee777119337c55c7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Of concern, the manufacturing industry decreased by 0.6%, contributing -0.1 of a percentage point, with eight of the ten manufacturing divisions reporting negative growth rates in the latest statistics.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Xtockimages</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johann Rupert leads donors’ charge against Stellenbosch University chair]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-johann-rupert-leads-donors-charge-against-stellenbosch-university-chair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-johann-rupert-leads-donors-charge-against-stellenbosch-university-chair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kabelo Khumalo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donors wield influence in Stellenbosch leadership dispute]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/D3OITPOLBFCETBZNYIWRVVL2CI.jpg?auth=73bf3bb17560918a611d380b2e1df081382985386a7b254683de3bd60fd1a037&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businessman Johann Rupert. File photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vuyo Singiswa</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA boxers’ two-pronged pursuit of world title shot lauded]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-sa-boxers-two-pronged-pursuit-of-world-title-shot-lauded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-sa-boxers-two-pronged-pursuit-of-world-title-shot-lauded/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mesuli Zifo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Golden Gloves Promotions' choice to send Malajika to the WBC eliminator has been praised in boxing circles.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:01:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MTRXZ3CLVFG3PHLDX2MPA3TFVQ.jpeg?auth=cfef92dd9b5ada77db554020d3848a285bc6bdd328fe44cc8056864a37252d15&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boxing trainer-manager Colin Nathan and Rodney Berman are lauded for steering their boxers in different directions instead of matching them against each other.]]></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[Scholar transport driver ‘opens protection order’ against girl seen in viral video]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-scholar-transport-driver-opens-protection-order-against-girl-seen-in-viral-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-scholar-transport-driver-opens-protection-order-against-girl-seen-in-viral-video/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Claims of repetitive violent behaviour towards other pupils in minibus]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/34G4SNL7M5AGHN5HSOMFULMNTU.jpg?auth=109f26b785e97fd08ebb08489714d74d33595101a188ba53c63ac63db7b0fffc&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils waiting for their transport to be inspected during a roadworthy operation in Vanderbijlpark. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GALLOIMAGES</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | IEC briefs media ahead of the municipal elections]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-live-iec-briefs-media-ahead-of-the-municipal-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-10-watch-live-iec-briefs-media-ahead-of-the-municipal-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Electoral Commission is briefing the media on its state of readiness ahead of this year’s local government elections on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:57:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4MOC6F3HDNNPROVG7C6KADXD4A.png?auth=8c13880935c80ba141e18cfd0ef053d42a5a78fd1c57865a5c5768cebd39bbe6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa is yet to announce the official dates for this year’s local government elections. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALAISTER RUSSELL</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a woman lost more than R4m via cellphone banking fraud ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-how-a-woman-lost-more-than-r4m-via-cellphone-banking-fraud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-how-a-woman-lost-more-than-r4m-via-cellphone-banking-fraud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindile Sifile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Standard Bank client allegedly lost more than R4m in a single day through alleged fraudulent instant money transactions.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:46:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/UQ4CAHUIB5H4DGFFFMFEII5SVI.jpg?auth=548ee8e9b0c8fc7bc55e0d980e9be4a9461717f26c180b4a7b87f4dbc35ef62b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Tshwane medical doctor allegedly lost more than R4m through bank fraud. Picture: 123RF.com/itchaznong. File photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">23RF.com/ itchaznong. </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sesona Jack’s double strike fuels Sekhukhune U23 surge]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-03-10-sesona-jacks-double-strike-fuels-sekhukhune-u23-surge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-03-10-sesona-jacks-double-strike-fuels-sekhukhune-u23-surge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazimla  Mfikili]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[KuGompo City’s Sesona Jack has scored three goals in four games for Sekhukhune United U23 in the DStv Diski Challenge this season. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:22:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/I4IV7BS4RVBJTMGRCYMAF4KOPQ.jpg?auth=d09e868923ab7b6c2087fa455833d865cdd94ea5a7288312e7b5de09a81d97c5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KuGompo City’s Sesona Jack has been in fine form for Sekhukhune United's U23 team.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Soccer</category><category:id>/sport/soccer</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hudson Park, Cambridge gear up for Makhanda rugby tests]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-03-10-hudson-park-cambridge-gear-up-for-makhanda-rugby-tests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-03-10-hudson-park-cambridge-gear-up-for-makhanda-rugby-tests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neale Emslie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hudson Park and Cambridge underwent some excellent preparation for the tough rugby matches they will face in Makhanda next week when they registered victories in the Ooskus Gymnasium sports festival at the weekend]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:16:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/T4FDHXTIERCRJMXMVHWJJZESFE.jpg?auth=bf20230d54e7fd0c1d39579e12f78ba7b8eae3e7b4c87cac387f7f8ef7a8a650&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hudson Park registered a hard-earned 17-12 win over Brandwag in the Ooskus Gymnasium sports festival at the weekend. Next week they will take on Grey High in the Wildeklawer Graeme College Festival in Makhanda.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supp</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night of attrition at Victory Raceway]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/more-sport/2026-03-10-night-of-attrition-at-victory-raceway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/more-sport/2026-03-10-night-of-attrition-at-victory-raceway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victory Raceway’s Dirt Oval Club Championship’s second round delivered a dramatic evening of racing on Saturday as overcast skies and intermittent drizzle turned the circuit into a true test of skill, nerve, and mechanical durability 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:33:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/7GINDV6BEFFZXEV2YLBMW45JU4.jpg?auth=a7fd07e1ea77d2f55276d79fec7836203a87c4948b3d65d3edc5bd32fdb52aee&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damon Miles leads SA champion Marthinus Muller (SA1) and Chanell van Tonder (73) during heat 1 at Victory Raceway.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Henning</media:credit></media:content><category>More Sport</category><category:id>/sport/more-sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils battle for provincial colours at EC High Schools Athletics Championships]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-pupils-battle-for-provincial-colours-at-ec-high-schools-athletics-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-pupils-battle-for-provincial-colours-at-ec-high-schools-athletics-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vuyokazi Nkanjeni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A total of 900 athletes from 12 education districts are set to clash in the Eastern Cape High Schools Athletics Championships, each chasing the dream of representing their province at the SA High Schools Championships in Rustenburg this April.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:20:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/I3KIDYDLKVBDLDZAXEFQQR334A.jfif?auth=d8c05afcb95108c23468eda01b42ebaf8855bf010e0bd94d4bf92f1383ad5e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pearson's Levi Swart in action during an athletics meeting in Bloemfontein. Schools athletes from around the Eastern Cape will have a chance to show their skills at the provincial high schools championships in Gqeberha this weekend]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supp</media:credit></media:content><category>More Sport</category><category:id>/sport/more-sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[No excuses: Tommy Fleetwood prepares for Players as family remains in Dubai]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/more-sport/2026-03-10-no-excuses-tommy-fleetwood-prepares-for-players-as-family-remains-in-dubai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/more-sport/2026-03-10-no-excuses-tommy-fleetwood-prepares-for-players-as-family-remains-in-dubai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While Tommy Fleetwood is playing PGA Tour events in the United States, his family is half a world away, unable to leave Dubai as conflict in the Middle East continues.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:07:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/34NNNCOO6BD4NEAKBNITGCIE4I.JPG?auth=9b1153a04c0ad1d46cdab81a47bec4b37cdaafed5bd8e5a6646ba6528b83cb08&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tommy Fleetwood plays his shot from the first tee during the Arnold Palmer Invitational.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images</media:credit></media:content><category>More Sport</category><category:id>/sport/more-sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying Stars facing tough challenge in KuGompo City, says coach Alan Cannon]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-03-10-trying-stars-facing-tough-challenge-in-kugompo-city-says-coach-alan-cannon/</link><guid 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Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Zealand coach Rob Walter believes his young team will be back and hungry for success at the next Twenty20 World Cup on home soil after their bittersweet experience in the recently concluded edition.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:48:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/W5B427AWXNBLPP43XI3KLP6OZY.jpg?auth=aa43d043499bf419b643120e098c27e75b071087c039bd736fbd6f444a8b87c9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Zealand coach Rob Walter talks to his team during an ICC Men's T20 World Cup net session at MA Chidambaram Stadium on February 16 2026 in Chennai.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Allison-ICC/ICC via Getty Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Cricket</category><category:id>/sport/cricket</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air taxi rivalry escalates as Archer accuses Joby of China links]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/motoring/2026-03-10-air-taxi-rivalry-escalates-as-archer-accuses-joby-of-china-links/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/motoring/2026-03-10-air-taxi-rivalry-escalates-as-archer-accuses-joby-of-china-links/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electric air-taxi maker Archer Aviation accused rival Joby Aviation in a countersuit filed on Monday of defrauding the US government and hiding close ties to China that it used to gain an unfair competitive advantage.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:32:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/67QXCS43ZJFJJAYN6AGRNUY5PE.jpg?auth=14e8206b06ed56b3eaded80e9b220f7f4fe6240bb131641191e80d554d1f3d12&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Archer Midnight electric air-taxi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to convert old post office into council chambers ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-plan-to-convert-old-post-office-into-council-chambers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-plan-to-convert-old-post-office-into-council-chambers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 100-member Buffalo City Metro council, with its seat currently at the East London City Hall, could get a new home.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VOIQ3PXC6JCT3DMX7ICK3AUKJA.jpg?auth=589dd0ff76e97692407f95fb6f68282997452ea54dc58e1ce9c7c648faceb205&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[POST REVIVAL: After years of standing empty, the derelict post office building on Oxford Street could soon be back in public hands as metro authorities move to secure the property.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Randell Roskruge</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busisiwe Ndudane Finca]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/classifieds/2026-03-10-busisiwe-ndudane-finca/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/classifieds/2026-03-10-busisiwe-ndudane-finca/</guid><description><![CDATA[Busisiwe Ndudane Finca
DOB: 09 November 1952
DOD: 01 March 2026
Burial: 14 March 2026
Venue: Good news
community church Qonce
RIP Hlabe, Deyi, Mshwawu]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PEMT57KQAVGVXDJBVBVWCQDEEE.jpg?auth=f48fb98801d57edf561dd48812dae695016800cffb58853bfc486698219bac3f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> . </media:credit></media:content><category>Classifieds</category><category:id>/classifieds</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHINDRA XUV3X0 1.2 MX3 AT]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/classifieds/2026-03-09-mahindra-xuv3x0-12-mx3-at/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/classifieds/2026-03-09-mahindra-xuv3x0-12-mx3-at/</guid><description><![CDATA[MAHINDRA XUV3X0 1.2 MX3 AT
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Cayla 076 2153962 - Buffalo Toyot]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:52:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/I6UHAIXDP5MGHJC5YATRVS3SWE.jpg?auth=0f02b68fe6d249126b2f49a90ed58167b2c732b72de3a232160ad8633369e6ba&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FORD PUMA 1.0T ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>Classifieds</category><category:id>/classifieds</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intermittent fasting is no quick way to lose weight]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-03-10-intermittent-fasting-is-no-quick-way-to-lose-weight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-03-10-intermittent-fasting-is-no-quick-way-to-lose-weight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Devlin Brown]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sustainable weight loss depends more on lifestyle and hormonal factors]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:35:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/U45SYCFWY5FGZENTZITZSYUIO4.jpg?auth=e9349a504264b8be2ad62f6a98f3748f34ffeb64d1924352e29e0249f3132de9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is a dangerous truth captured superbly in the movie The Devil Wears Prada, in which Emily Blunt’s character proudly proclaims when explaining how she maintains her shape, “Well, I’m on this new diet. It’s very effective.]]></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[Understanding the historical, social and cultural drivers behind GBV]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-10-understanding-the-historical-social-and-cultural-drivers-behind-gbv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-10-understanding-the-historical-social-and-cultural-drivers-behind-gbv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr  Nokukhanya Khanya Ndhlovu ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Addressing gender-based violence in SA requires not only stronger criminal justice responses, but also sustained investment in social development, family support systems, mental health services, education, and community-level interventions.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:32:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N2TKBK3H5JAVHFQQKVOUNQBOCU.jpg?auth=d367d222b6530d796d4c83efa3492197c7a5feadfe0bc7f3c057b32fc6ca7ec2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The women's forum of the Border-Kei Chamber of Business stand in solidarity against GBVF.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water outages deny people of basic right and fuel community tensions]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-10-water-outages-deny-people-of-basic-right-and-fuel-community-tensions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-10-water-outages-deny-people-of-basic-right-and-fuel-community-tensions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mlulami  Ntutela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite all the rights enshrined in the constitution and the Bill of Rights, residents of Phakamisa Township near Qonce have been living without access to clean water since January this year. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:28:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/3EIBM55UIJIOBFLRQ5DWTG3DJI.jpg?auth=5c8ab8e5b2d02681ac2646ae06957a26b1b7e8613161d5d1593ce474281909b8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[THIRSTY: Phakamisa Township residents are still suffering after their taps ran dry in January.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">File Picture</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom left disabled from machete attack shares story; church assists with essentials]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-mom-left-disabled-from-machete-attack-shares-story-church-assists-with-essentials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-mom-left-disabled-from-machete-attack-shares-story-church-assists-with-essentials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Mthatha mother of four, left permanently disabled after a machete attack, has received a lifeline from a local church, which donated household essentials to help her family rebuild their lives.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/YCP47QGEFNAXRNAWQOEV225ZHE.jpg?auth=b9915c107e266644b90134533cce64056bcfe8aae3325832f8a04440d0a95b56&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[COMMUNITY HELP: Babalwa Mampangashe, a GBV victim, broke down in tears after a receiving a new bed, blankets, kitchen utensils and other supplies from the Ibandla Lasemthini Evangelic Movement Church congregants on Sunday. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lulamile Feni</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free autism screening training project launched ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-free-autism-screening-training-project-launched/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-free-autism-screening-training-project-launched/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Volunteers across the Eastern Cape are being invited to take part in free autism screening training ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, as part of a global initiative aimed at reaching thousands of children.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:51:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/V5RQRUPMXJAWRNEF2LQGCXUVLY.jpg?auth=b1d9f04ee9c06bbc5ca082e3b42ba49f8b91595bba81b999b952426b01311d92&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JR Nkosi Autism Foundation founder Yolande Nkosi.]]></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[Court escapee finally sentenced to 15 years for robbery]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-court-escapee-finally-sentenced-to-15-years-for-robbery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-court-escapee-finally-sentenced-to-15-years-for-robbery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sentences for escaping custody, fraud and possession of a firearm to run concurrently]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PPQTONJUHVEKVLCXLPTO35OVOE.png?auth=78ee43063a31282f0a5ac81b2d5ae3c97308c5aa985d3b7d897203959e168492&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mcebisi Sondlo was sentenced in the East London magistrate’s court on Monday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Ziyanda Zweni</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[UFH law students to represent Africa at Oxford competition finals]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-ufh-law-students-to-represent-africa-at-oxford-competition-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-ufh-law-students-to-represent-africa-at-oxford-competition-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two University of Fort Hare law students are preparing to jet off to England to compete in the final rounds of an international moot court competition at Oxford University in April.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/GJFJDY7655DTHNAWWW3VOL2FN4.jpg?auth=7910bdf16c1b0481501d54e9a7db5ced3884e59a70d0e4b2afb7250e355f8552&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[University of Fort Hare law students Christian Buthelezi and Babalwa
Mofokeng will be taking part in an international moot court competition at Oxford University, UK in April.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">UFH</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[OFF TRACK | Buffalo City a political giant in struggle for democracy in SA]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-buffalo-city-a-political-giant-in-struggle-for-democracy-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-buffalo-city-a-political-giant-in-struggle-for-democracy-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[LESLIE BANK ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buffalo City is the home of South African constitutional democracy.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OMSAE5PMYJGLJO7QI3DO3RUAUA.jpg?auth=3795971d4dcde091515e9486bf7a3be75b58edbe3b19d20d1200fd99f3fb2734&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[POWERFUL LEGACY: Dr Walter Benson Rubusana, back left, one of the founding fathers of ANC, 1912.]]></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[Hazardous times as Ngoswana Primary classrooms show signs of collapsing]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-hazardous-times-as-ngoswana-primary-classrooms-show-signs-of-collapsing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-hazardous-times-as-ngoswana-primary-classrooms-show-signs-of-collapsing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pupils as young as six at Ngoswana Primary School outside Mthatha are being taught in half-collapsed classrooms parents fear could fall down at any moment.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/7BXBCS5PC5BODA3II5FTAEQANM.jpg?auth=14f386c4febaaee9c2c5470aa502ab388721cab33ee66e6f33c738805979a661&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FALLING APART: Tuition at Ngoswana Primary School in Tabase in Mthatha
is carried out in a mud classroom, with one side of the structure flattened to the ground, while the rest of the structure is also crumbling. ]]></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[EDITORIAL | Successful seizure of firearms comes with a sober warning ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-10-editorial-successful-seizure-of-firearms-comes-with-a-sober-warning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-03-10-editorial-successful-seizure-of-firearms-comes-with-a-sober-warning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch Dispatch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Eastern Cape has long been plagued by high crime rates, with some policing districts earning the infamous tag of being the country’s murder capital. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/54FINYTQFFOEJDAE7D6H2LICO4.jpg?auth=ceb1b35ff1337afd593876638b48f0f5cc2d94e06cddf6bb413589d6a3c054df&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illegal firearms are one of the biggest drivers of serious crimes such as murder, robbery and gang violence.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123rf/dimjul</media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment company signs deal to rejuvenate Cradock Spa]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-investment-company-signs-deal-to-rejuvenate-cradock-spa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-investment-company-signs-deal-to-rejuvenate-cradock-spa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandilakhe Kwababana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An investment company currently embroiled in a court battle over the stalled Fish River Resort development has secured a R50m agreement to revive one of the Eastern Cape’s historic tourism attractions.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MSLDM2VDC5DI7ITI2FLBMDGJZU.jpg?auth=4fa9cba060421114f24e900b0421f276df1798f97a22d0cb75e2b77a661cc5cd&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The investment in the Cradock Spa & Caravan Park comes as property mogul Xoliswa Daku’s company, Daku Group, remains locked in a legal dispute over their proposed R600m redevelopment of the Fish River Resort near Port Alfred. Seen here are the artists' impressions of their proposed Fish River Resort development.
]]></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[Princess Sandile a pillar of cultural strength in Xhosa kingdom]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-princess-sandile-a-pillar-of-cultural-strength-in-xhosa-kingdom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-princess-sandile-a-pillar-of-cultural-strength-in-xhosa-kingdom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traditional leaders, government officials and members of the Xhosa royal houses are expected to gather at Mngqesha Great Place near Qonce on Saturday to bid farewell to Princess Thembeka “Cuthwana” Sandile.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QUPLYDJ6PZBLXK6K67FPN2XJSQ.jpg?auth=91c9b5d764201f5adbe12ae49f5e86496a2aaf0c87fb3dce9d848cba4c97ea85&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ROYAL MOURNING: The AmaRharhabe and royal houses of King Phalo are in mourning following the passing of Princess Thembeka “Cuthwana” Sandile, one of the kingdom’s most respected senior royals. ]]></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[OR Tambo district councillors, staff undergo sign language training]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-or-tambo-district-councillors-staff-undergo-sign-language-training/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-or-tambo-district-councillors-staff-undergo-sign-language-training/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OR Tambo District Municipality has begun training councillors and frontline staff in sign language to break communication barriers with deaf residents and improve their access to municipal services.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/HR2OWRX3BBB7NCKSCW7DOGWU2U.jpg?auth=346c022fedf7bed47b989e3e5c33cf21533418c00fbfe20e154660fdf1456239&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION: At least 70 employees and politicians in
the OR Tambo district municipality received training in sign language
last week through an initiative organised by mayor Mesuli Ngqondwana.]]></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[Lusikisiki murder accused apprised of rights before confessing, court told ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-lusikisiki-murder-accused-apprised-of-rights-before-confessing-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-10-lusikisiki-murder-accused-apprised-of-rights-before-confessing-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A senior Hawks investigator has told the Lusikisiki massacre trial he took careful steps to ensure the suspects fully understood the consequences of making confession statements.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/YF43ELMSONCRPFIIHABGG2MBI4.jpg?auth=637fd6b8a9521be5c479a2b78be8c1a79c29137c95cd6c070f006bf434a36e2b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A senior Hawks investigator has told the Lusikisiki massacre trial he took careful steps to ensure the suspects fully understood the consequences of making confession statements.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lulamile Feni</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspects in blood-stained clothes nabbed after motorist killed in Eastern Cape hijacking ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-suspects-in-blood-stained-clothes-nabbed-after-motorist-killed-in-eastern-cape-hijacking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-suspects-in-blood-stained-clothes-nabbed-after-motorist-killed-in-eastern-cape-hijacking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two men wearing blood-stained clothes were apprehended after a 30-year-old Eastern Cape motorist was stabbed to death during a hijacking at the weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:26:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/P6R5P3ZY5RHGRBWTTEFOTSC2PY.jpg?auth=3b32deab9dd33ff4cc9ffdd75ec84a755e8fecc1437ca1888119d4948e9b03a3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
The car driven by the man  brutally murdered  on Sunday afternoon.
]]></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[Circus fails to stop animal rights protests after SAHRC ruling]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-circus-fails-to-stop-animal-rights-protests-after-sahrc-ruling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-circus-fails-to-stop-animal-rights-protests-after-sahrc-ruling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mduduzi  Nonyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Human rights commission finds demonstrations do not violate constitutional rights]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:48:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N4HZI3VGAJIEPN4CKCHHAYC4LE.png?auth=dec33db94fe43d1d60ff4420ce033bd36d3acfeb73f1ff95927f0861baa931a0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The SAHRC dismisses complaint by McClaren Circus against animal rights group.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Koena Mashale</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Town’s N2 wall will not reduce crime, says acting police minister ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-cape-towns-n2-wall-will-not-reduce-crime-says-acting-police-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-cape-towns-n2-wall-will-not-reduce-crime-says-acting-police-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[R120m barrier along highway from airport to city risks echoing spatial logic of the past, claims Bosa]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:41:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/J2UBSFLY75EDTNYD3ARMER2FMQ.JPG?auth=745c770d2d93d246a52a22d3c436b1911163f477727109629dea82dd02ee65b1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eugene Coetzee</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband arrested in wife’s murder after body found in recycle bag]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-husband-arrested-in-wifes-murder-after-body-found-in-recycle-bag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-husband-arrested-in-wifes-murder-after-body-found-in-recycle-bag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo  Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, whose body was found in a recycling bag.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:36:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PLNY2E7PQBEHFE6EUJ5B6YAMKQ.jpg?auth=f0afaefabe4fbdfd3ae4f52ddc63e29c9097f3c763c44ff8c5369171cea9fdf0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Husband leads police to wife's body in recycling bag near Meyerton stream. Stock image.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/albund</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[R10bn plan to hire 10,000 labour inspectors ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-r10bn-plan-to-hire-10000-labour-inspectors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-r10bn-plan-to-hire-10000-labour-inspectors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Roos]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The department of employment and labour has estimated that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proposal to appoint 10,000 additional labour inspectors could cost about R10bn over the medium-term expenditure framework]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:58:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2ACLFBBOMJK5FBBOZVXNCTLQXE.jpg?auth=51e1815b62e533973d0e42476e7e8941b70479cb05c2fba1c4b6d189d5dc12d0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of employment and labour Nomakhosazana Meth. File photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda/Business Day</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles’ trip to US should be cancelled over Trump comments, Lib Dem leader says]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-king-charles-trip-to-us-should-be-cancelled-over-trump-comments-lib-dem-leader-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-king-charles-trip-to-us-should-be-cancelled-over-trump-comments-lib-dem-leader-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A planned visit by King Charles to the US should be cancelled after President Donald Trump repeatedly insulted Britain, the leader of the country’s third-biggest party in parliament said on Monday
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:28:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KADFYE6FJVDQHKCUTYXOL3KUWA.JPG?auth=88d41ba1a4bff980d55498f4721717cd81b13b52a300c8161a2a3284c27df1c8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and King Charles interact at the state banquet at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, UK, in this September 17 2025 file photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unisa confirms Sarah-Jane Trent holds LLB after fake statement circulates online]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-unisa-confirms-sarah-jane-trent-holds-llb-after-fake-statement-circulates-online/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-03-09-unisa-confirms-sarah-jane-trent-holds-llb-after-fake-statement-circulates-online/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The post, which was shared on X, alleged that there were no records of a student by that name ever registering at the university or having graduated with a law degree.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:44:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/XHWCIX7SR5HNROTANFDHCRWIFM.jpeg?auth=6b8663819068b342531d5caa9526863cb5d9878192c63a2b625de6751313d11a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unisa confirms that Sarah-Jane Trent does hold a degree from the institution.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Unisa</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Bank backs R160bn plan to boost South African infrastructure]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-09-world-bank-backs-r160bn-plan-to-boost-south-african-infrastructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-03-09-world-bank-backs-r160bn-plan-to-boost-south-african-infrastructure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Programme will set up a credit guarantee vehicle to attract private investment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:49:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BOM65DFKMFLORENKVOLY2MUSJ4.jpg?auth=c0585cebbd7275bb73cbd295e871aa1fad4f432a5ed0b36e3f1488ddc1ca6570&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the credit guarantee vehicle, which will support massive investments in transmission infrastructure, will be incorporated as a company in the coming months.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item></channel></rss>