<?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, 17 Jun 2026 12:37:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Search continues for student, 21, feared drowned in sea near Coffee Bay]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-search-continues-for-student-21-feared-drowned-in-sea-near-coffee-bay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-search-continues-for-student-21-feared-drowned-in-sea-near-coffee-bay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NSRI members, a police dog unit and rescue divers comb the ocean waters and shoreline]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:09:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MYE6BDSITZPJBHRIBBHNVC63JQ.jpg?auth=7620163482259ca3138952e91dc0e49659714dc095327faaede1541aa0e3052a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Sea Rescue Institute is continuing to search for a university student believed to have drowned while swimming in Coffee Bay.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NSRI</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malawi government seeks donations to repatriate nationals in SA amid growing tensions ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-malawi-government-seeks-donations-to-repatriate-nationals-in-sa-amid-growing-tensions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-malawi-government-seeks-donations-to-repatriate-nationals-in-sa-amid-growing-tensions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Malawian government is appealing for donations to help repatriate about 10,000 citizens stranded in South Africa amid rising anti-illegal immigrant tensions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:04:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/HHKYGADJOBC6RPUO6CXYNRXKMA.jpg?auth=ff6d7a936d78baf4aec6deb992c6469e57e9577da6b8a71c1f3498a1c1d97144&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Malawians displaced from communities across Durban are sheltering at Sherwood Town Hall after fleeing threats and intimidation. The group, including women and children, is appealing for assistance to secure transport back to Malawi, saying they no longer feel safe in South Africa. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sandile Ndlovu</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle of Atlanta: five key players for Bafana]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-17-the-battle-of-atlanta-five-key-players-for-bafana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-17-the-battle-of-atlanta-five-key-players-for-bafana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A win against the physically imposing Europeans would refresh South Africa’s ambitions of qualifying for the last 32.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2DGPCPYEBFCU3CKMYNVGE43GPE.jpg?auth=914553fec24a7c9c9b6f2bae83fa05d8f389d0202d6d9172f57a1bb9212353d7&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oswin Appollis of South Africa in action during the 2026 Fifa World Cup Group A match against Mexico at Mexico City Stadium on June 11 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heuler Andrey/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Namibia lifts interest rate and forecasts worse inflation]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-namibia-lifts-interest-rate-and-forecasts-worse-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-namibia-lifts-interest-rate-and-forecasts-worse-inflation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inflation quickened to 4.1% year on year in May from 3.1% in April]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:44:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/TXJTLVZUSBB3BC6IZBNIMDIIFU.jpg?auth=5587ae231a2df019f824ad9e74193ec57c7e0e389a9d0e10119d5d15bbd69c0b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Bank of Namibia expects inflation to average 4.0% in 2026, higher than the 3.7% forecast given at its April policy meeting.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pitinan</media:credit></media:content><category>Business</category><category:id>/news/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a weekend of distance running at Comrades 2026]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-what-a-weekend-of-distance-running-at-comrades-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-what-a-weekend-of-distance-running-at-comrades-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Norris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[George Kusche shows it’s not the slower long-distance runners who will automatically win]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:37:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5YVBTBDPPBBG7CNR3MWLHD4GUQ.jpg?auth=57702591ca46325ec39df7d0ce12455eaa8fda8b537ab368e88f9698f658aadf&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerda Steyn joined an illustrious club of five-time winners of the Comrades Marathon by claiming victory in the 2026 race.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Comrades Marathon Association</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messi reaffirms enduring influence with World Cup hat-trick for Argentina against Algeria]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-17-messi-reaffirms-enduring-influence-with-world-cup-hat-trick-for-argentina-against-algeria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-17-messi-reaffirms-enduring-influence-with-world-cup-hat-trick-for-argentina-against-algeria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Haaland scores twice as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 on World Cup return, Austria in nervy win over Jordan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:40:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/7ZBFC5VSM5B2DIGNIWG6TET5A4.jpg?auth=df070d85ae962309610dde17c81822feeda3903e16a8891d88afcb9323009c77&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[epa13042833 Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage match Algeria against Argentina, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, 16 June 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amy Kontras/EPA/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa positively considering Hill-Lewis’s cabinet reshuffle request ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-06-17-ramaphosa-positively-considering-hill-lewis-cabinet-reshuffle-request/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-06-17-ramaphosa-positively-considering-hill-lewis-cabinet-reshuffle-request/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet reshuffle only likely to affect DA members of the national executive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:31:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dylan Martinez/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turnover king De Villiers wants to get job done for Boks in Bay]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-06-17-turnover-king-de-villiers-wants-to-get-job-done-for-boks-in-bay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/rugby/2026-06-17-turnover-king-de-villiers-wants-to-get-job-done-for-boks-in-bay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With his reputation as a turnover king growing, dynamic loose forward Paul de Villiers is among a crop of emerging young guns determined to make an impact for the Springboks against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on Saturday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:29:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/CVWE4DEQENHCDMBDPU3JKHV5PI.jpg?auth=74927b94126cd49f472a55aa23b610e8fd24239681022417484356ae963fc441&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dynamic loose forward Paul de Villiers is among a crop of emerging young guns determined to make an impact for the Springboks against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on Saturday. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Rugby</category><category:id>/sport/rugby</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Police fire stun grenades at protesting Malawians over deportation move ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-watch-police-fire-stun-grenades-at-protesting-malawians-over-deportation-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-watch-police-fire-stun-grenades-at-protesting-malawians-over-deportation-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasantha Naidoo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police fired stun grenades at a group of Malawian nationals who allegedly turned on home affairs officials at the encampment in Sherwood Park in Durban on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:30:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/NHUCYZB6Y5GEZM7PQGPY4IMMTQ.jpg?auth=167c6ff0446cf4a0b29c5611ed5fe7df10191f2f14f28c64c5f8300bea1a7a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police fired stun grenades to control protesting crowds of Malawians who don't want to be moved from an encampment at Sherwood Park in Durban.]]></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[Inpex strike ends as unions secure pay deal]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-inpex-strike-ends-as-unions-secure-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-inpex-strike-ends-as-unions-secure-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Australian unions have ended their strike at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG facilities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/V4T4375XDFBBPEL2ULD6TX26HU.JPG?auth=153d48267240058346a8ebc24e6a1a0327323075b2b6986dfc3be3c2340bf8ac&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[View of a storage facility for Inpex's offshore Ichthys project in an industrial park in Darwin, Australia.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Westbrook</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last-minute deal for Tongaat Hulett ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/business/2026-06-17-last-minute-deal-for-tongaat-hulett/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/business/2026-06-17-last-minute-deal-for-tongaat-hulett/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacqueline Mackenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal provides basis for preserving an estimated 250,000 jobs in industry value chain ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:57:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MB7NMNUJWNFONILVARXIRY45OE.jpg?auth=0c14d41c27023b298f8b924fdf30e7f45bb921c4159ee5f142c2f4d78c5b4f59&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tongaat Hulett supports between 35,000 and 40,000 direct jobs at farm level and at its mills and refinery, making it an economic anchor for entire rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal. File picture: NCE MKHIZE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NCE MKHIZE</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[May inflation accelerates to 4.5%, keeping door open for another interest rate hike ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/business/2026-06-17-may-inflation-accelerates-to-45-keeping-door-open-for-another-interest-rate-hike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/business/2026-06-17-may-inflation-accelerates-to-45-keeping-door-open-for-another-interest-rate-hike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stella Mapenzauswa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumer prices rise 0.7% in May as housing and transport costs surge]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:56:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4RMWX5XBBJH2BK5WYNUVMVEFF4.png?auth=f18f9152845a9f22fdc5812561ef846b6083accc74386860f3d97b87f06d1f50&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Transport inflation jumped to 9.4% year on year in May, reflecting the effect of steep fuel price increases since early April as the Middle East conflict has driven global oil prices higher. File picture ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broos must get approach right as Bafana have it all to play for against Czechia]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-17-broos-must-get-approach-right-as-bafana-have-it-all-to-play-for-against-czechia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-17-broos-must-get-approach-right-as-bafana-have-it-all-to-play-for-against-czechia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South Africans have to find answer to Europeans’ physicality and strength at set pieces]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:50:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-body-of-missing-21-year-old-recovered-from-crocodile-river-after-nine-day-search/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The body of 21-year-old Zenande Chiloane has been recovered from the Crocodile River near Kamagugu outside Mbombela, bringing an end to a nine-day search operation. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:33:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OZABD42NOBG4FCVCFMFNLO7BII.jpg?auth=93a47d49c09e140bb1b1985920bf4b8870aa0b5281b1abe75895557d02418f63&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The body of Zenande Chiloane has been found after a nine-day search.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thapelo Daniel Mogane</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[G7 leaders back Ukraine, plan greater pressure on Russia]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-g7-leaders-back-ukraine-plan-greater-pressure-on-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-g7-leaders-back-ukraine-plan-greater-pressure-on-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[G7 leaders said on Wednesday they stand united to support Ukraine, including its territorial integrity, and agreed to increase sanctions on Russia in a statement that underscores Kyiv’s growing leverage as it seeks peace talks with Moscow.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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John Steenhuisen. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images/ER Lombard</media:credit></media:content><category>Politics</category><category:id>/politics</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA’s squash elite to take claim at nationals]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-sas-squash-elite-to-take-claim-at-nationals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-sas-squash-elite-to-take-claim-at-nationals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neale Emslie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The road to the Growthpoint SA Nationals begins when South Africa’s leading squash players battle for places in the country’s premier championship through eight regional qualifying events from Friday to Sunday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:11:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-hometown-hero-kolisi-will-lead-boks-into-battle-against-baabaas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It will be a glorious return to his roots for hometown hero Siya Kolisi when he leads the Springboks into battle against a star-studded Barbarians side in Gqeberha on Saturday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:44:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JRXV2OICF5EUNNLEMVRCLYTQLE.JPG?auth=1d7c5f9dc3f684db1a0880e6484694263f3bf289c3b77787ecf9c98c26bb6a2f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zwide-born Siya Kolisi will lead the Springboks in Gqeberha on Saturday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Childs/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico, South Korea battle for control of World Cup Group A]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-mexico-south-korea-battle-for-control-of-world-cup-group-a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-mexico-south-korea-battle-for-control-of-world-cup-group-a/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mexico and South Korea will put their perfect starts on the line when they meet on Thursday in Guadalajara, with the winners taking a major step toward securing top spot in World Cup Group A.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:48:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PMP25JB5CFFRZDTVPSYYJY75OE.JPG?auth=928468ae950f006165ed09bb9f10b25ca09cbc55fe87821b80e8928b37d91884&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mexico's Gilberto Mora, 17, during a training session in Mexico City.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Raquel Cunha/</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbappé brace sparks France to opening World Cup win against game Senegal]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-mbappe-brace-sparks-france-to-opening-world-cup-win-against-game-senegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-mbappe-brace-sparks-france-to-opening-world-cup-win-against-game-senegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Le Bleus give early indication they are worthy of their favourites tag in their opener in New York]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KKKVOMMLYJAJPDPHJSXCT62PFM.jpg?auth=806e4d5a4ccea7dac3764436b617d2a07456c6a667b5457febfd0bbcbf5d69a0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring France's first goal in their 2026 Fifa World Cup Group I win against Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Tuesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Mullan/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messi’s inexplicable feats no longer a surprise, says coach Scaloni]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-messis-inexplicable-feats-no-longer-a-surprise-says-coach-scaloni/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-messis-inexplicable-feats-no-longer-a-surprise-says-coach-scaloni/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he is no longer surprised by the “inexplicable” feats of Lionel Messi after he scored all three goals in their 3-0 win over Algeria at the World Cup on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:47:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2CNKBEIUQ5AUXFMGJXHPXXMDB4.JPG?auth=aea1bcfd6b5e8d08338fef5a22225be79201c0d9a43d653e212d3a73cb511c2f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Algeria in Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City on June 16, 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jay Biggerstaff </media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-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 is continuing to hear witness testimony on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:45:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KDTCD3LKXNAVXG24AEF6M7UV7U.jpg?auth=63ac3b8d731faf2070976f892b93a6a93f0b9d1e8fcd2f81ff70b20f84b4555d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Co-commissioner advocate Sesi Baloyi and retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga during the 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[Fired-up BaaBaas will give it their best shot against Boks, says Gelant]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-fired-up-baabaas-will-give-it-their-best-shot-against-boks-says-gelant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-17-fired-up-baabaas-will-give-it-their-best-shot-against-boks-says-gelant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stormers fullback Warrick Gelant says a motivated Barbarians side will play passionately against the Springboks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:40:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZWJ3DZED7FFM7DXLTM632WOS5E.jpg?auth=e76d9b0ad1326339b5bb1bb9edef0791eb3ec36a77b44448615213ac0c25fc9c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Warrick Gelant during a Barbarians training session in Cape Town ahead of their clash against the Springboks in Gqeberha on Saturday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[G7 leaders pledge to enhance efforts to address global debt vulnerabilities]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-g7-leaders-pledge-to-enhance-efforts-to-address-global-debt-vulnerabilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-g7-leaders-pledge-to-enhance-efforts-to-address-global-debt-vulnerabilities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[G7 leaders pledge to step up efforts to address high debt burdens among developing countries, including middle-income countries not currently eligible for  debt relief ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:26:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JY6FAYNEZVF5XMUA57CZHPMDDU.JPG?auth=6421bc1d2dc0bc957bdaa5c878c7e8d0f0b8a7adf711a274fad4a1a916a3c5fd&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Council president Antonio Costa, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Caroline Merotto, wife of Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin, Brazil's Rosangela 'Janja' da Silva, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, France's President Emmanuel Macron, South Korea's first lady Kim Hea Kyung, French president's wife Brigitte Macron, British prime minister's wife Victoria Starmer, US President Donald Trump, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canadian prime minister's wife Diana Carney, European commission president Ursula von der Leyen, German chancellor's wife Charlotte Merz, European commission president's husband Heiko von der Leyen, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Kenya's President William Ruto before a cultural performance and concert during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evelyn Hockstein</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian mother takes on Meta, TikTok after daughter’s death ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-italian-mother-takes-on-meta-tiktok-after-daughters-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-italian-mother-takes-on-meta-tiktok-after-daughters-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the span of a few months, Irene Roggero Ugues watched her daughter Rossella’s behaviour change as social media fed her an increasing stream of self-harm content before the 12-year-old took her own life.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:20:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5PON2EXYY5HULLNFUJJFUHA3XE.JPG?auth=2c30b62e48669a6aba1eb608d2883522fb6577faae580c13fa28d7e71dc68dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irene Roggero Ugues, whose 12-year-old daughter took her own life in 2024, holds a mobile phone displaying a photograph of her daughter during an interview with Reuters at a cafe in Asti, Italy, on May 28 2026. Roggero Ugues said her daughter had been exposed to self-harm content on social media. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Claudia Greco</media:credit></media:content><category>Sci-Tech</category><category:id>/news/sci-tech</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXPLAINER | Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-explainer-has-trump-achieved-his-goals-in-the-war-with-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-explainer-has-trump-achieved-his-goals-in-the-war-with-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump laid out a list of objectives after the war began on February 28, including the destruction of Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VACVDLPYPVDYFNTSEKTPGP3GUA.JPG?auth=45af36e04e88e99e2db0c824d97d3b238463527f0ff83117d706dae64486626b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than three months after the war began, with a preliminary peace deal in place, what has US President Donald Trump achieved?]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: JONATHAN ERNST/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moves to rename Ngcobo school after principal shot in office  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-moves-to-rename-ngcobo-school-after-principal-shot-in-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-moves-to-rename-ngcobo-school-after-principal-shot-in-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Ngcobo community is moving to rename a rural school in honour of its principal, who was shot in his office and died nine days later.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KPBLNPD43RG3FDA2NXM4R6W3KA.jpg?auth=ce9926c65ad83df15e2a2052aaf5129e160bbadce0e9066abe73d948943fc8df&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Education MEC Fundile Gade, speaking at the funeral of the slain Khanyolwethu Senior Secondary School Mncedisi Ntentema (pictured in the background board), who was gunned down in his office at Cobosi village near Ngcobo. On the right is Chris Matshotane, chief director in the office of the HOD.  Picture: LULAMILE FENI]]></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[Fundraiser for ill dad inspired by musician’s floods ordeal]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-fundraiser-for-ill-dad-inspired-by-musicians-floods-ordeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-fundraiser-for-ill-dad-inspired-by-musicians-floods-ordeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stranded by floods, musician Aden Hinds turned hardship into hope—releasing a Father’s Day single to raise funds for dementia care. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:41:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/V3Q7KWOEIVFR3JEDWTBVOQVZOY.jpeg?auth=617bdc21ac0cf82202880e3167dd3889c36211fefe3bd777370d54ecd7046a24&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Port Alfred musician who was stranded with his daughter for four days by floodwaters has turned the experience into a Father's Day fundraising campaign for his father, who is living with advanced dementia.  Picture SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ports to people: the high cost of wasted potential in SA]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-17-from-ports-to-people-the-high-cost-of-wasted-potential-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-17-from-ports-to-people-the-high-cost-of-wasted-potential-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bantu Mniki]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[According to the World Bank and S&P Global Container Port Performance Index, SA occupies two distinct rankings. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:25:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VSFJQNDDFZJRTG3TIYIR3LSHZA.jpg?auth=51b5f2df7caf6da7bd25be5843f6808b1607ba676f22557b2ab818f1983843a2&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The shockingly poor performance of the Cape Town port seems to have been driven by the decline in port infrastructure. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruvan Boshoff </media:credit></media:content><category>Opinion</category><category:id>/news/opinion</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘inscentive’ to excel]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/business/2026-06-17-the-inscentive-to-excel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/business/2026-06-17-the-inscentive-to-excel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Afika-Songezo  Nyebe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mdantsane man's fine nose for perfume has been in training since high school -- and now it is paying off.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:20:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4OMJ67SVDVD5LKG465VBYF2JAE.jpeg?auth=c3f9090ce7f4a95f2e7274b0300fe1efdf6fd3064d7ea72adabda4c23be3165d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mdantsane-born entrepreneur Sibulele Bodla has perfected a range of affordable but high quality fragrances in both wearable and ambient ranges. The logo says it loud and proud: ‘Made in Mdantsane’. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>Business</category><category:id>/business</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovator gets chance to realise dream  of building AI device to assist visually impaired]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-innovator-gets-chance-to-realise-dream-of-building-ai-device-to-assist-visually-impaired/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-innovator-gets-chance-to-realise-dream-of-building-ai-device-to-assist-visually-impaired/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A promise made to his visually impaired grandmother when he was 11 has taken a young Eastern Cape innovator from a backroom shack in Nxamkwana to the brink of the global technology stage.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:36:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/Y6Y6ZAIW4FFT7FQJCNUEW2K4QI.jpeg?auth=5d4a57e94d26583d6db1651a323ac86bc7203c27d428c329fbb73840af376e4c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At 23, Elihle Amahle Stali has been shortlisted among 150 innovators worldwide for an artificial-intelligence-powered pair of smart glasses designed to help visually impaired people. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPINION | Metro could be centre of sardine run tourism and marine education]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-opinion-metro-could-be-centre-of-sardine-run-tourism-and-marine-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-opinion-metro-could-be-centre-of-sardine-run-tourism-and-marine-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All over the world, places like ours embrace some aspect of their lives and uphold it as their special offering to society – some are truly bizarre like a buffet for monkeys, goat tossing and a sleep day.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/HIPUAVTR2ZDOPAZEQZZKBWROCU.jpeg?auth=83a7fe38a7fbaecdb7060cd957303691a8388cc1ec0ce9edbb9f57ec2fddac29&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Common dolphins by the thousands schooling sardines into edible baitballs off the coast from KuGompo City. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALEX BURGESS</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[OFF TRACK | ‘Wherever you looked the ocean was alive’]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-off-track-wherever-you-looked-the-ocean-was-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-off-track-wherever-you-looked-the-ocean-was-alive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike  Loewe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Sardine Run has arrived and Buffalo City Metro at the epicentre of one of the greatest migrations and feeding frenzies on Earth.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:28:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/R33HUR5PRVCK5AQFLSOPOTDZUA.jpeg?auth=476a52386aeb29f1d56e430698837e6bbb8b0798adf22a6e4ce7b696897a00d6&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Common dolphins by the thousands schooling sardines into edible baitballs off the coast from KuGompo City. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALEX BURGESS</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[They are taking away our livelihoods, say container traders]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-they-are-taking-away-our-livelihoods-say-container-traders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-they-are-taking-away-our-livelihoods-say-container-traders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Small businesses fight municipal efforts to remove  structures from CBD pavements]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:24:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LXK6X6TWAJHD7ATNK7VJ5RDKYA.jpeg?auth=52e882479d351def27d7c3885d777af50471541d75860b70514049daba09cc89&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality removed about 30 shipping containers and caravans hawkers operate from in Vulindlela Heights industrial area in Mthatha. Picture:  ]]></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[Trip to ANC rally comes back to haunt mayor, officials]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-trip-to-anc-rally-comes-back-to-haunt-mayor-officials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-trip-to-anc-rally-comes-back-to-haunt-mayor-officials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini, Sikho Ntshobane, Aphiwe Deklerk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior politicians and officials at the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality are expected to face fraud and corruption charges over the alleged misuse of municipal funds arising from a trip to attend an ANC rally in KwaZulu-Natal two years ago.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/6RZTK5PSWFH4XC4B43S2W3H6LM.jpg?auth=44f2c41babcec8082370ffd44709538ea2b8177ada7055ac325b6f7fc4aff3ff&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KSD mayor Nyaniso Nelani ]]></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[Schools handed mobile libraries to boost reading culture]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-schools-handed-mobile-libraries-to-boost-reading-culture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-schools-handed-mobile-libraries-to-boost-reading-culture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sivenathi Gosa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buffalo City pupils to benefit from initiative by Mancosa and Yusuf Karodia Foundation ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/SJHKJGUBDBFL3CUWXYVNLORAHE.jpg?auth=69df8a94e115140c0a621c2abb8370f664e8347686e2e9471b89742187fe9518&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Masakhe Primary School grade 7 teacher Bukho Mhlati hands out books from the trolley library. Picture: Randell Roskruge]]></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[Police sergeant arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing theft suspect ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-police-sergeant-arrested-for-allegedly-kidnapping-and-torturing-theft-suspect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-police-sergeant-arrested-for-allegedly-kidnapping-and-torturing-theft-suspect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Eastern Cape police sergeant and her nephew have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a young employee accused of theft, in a case that has intensified concerns about criminal conduct involving police officers in the OR Tambo district.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/535XV4TOD5KZDDJB7NIN5U7UEU.jpg?auth=65c1993e34a0f0ceffa1d468af8feb817bbfd2c8591fb16ed0f29db8a5df9b72&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sergeant Andisa Dlephu, 51, who is stationed at the Sulenkama police station outside Qumbu, and her nephew, Thulani Dlephu, are expected to appear in the Qumbu Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Atit Phetmuangtong  </media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mabuyane orders government departments to speed up projects]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-mabuyane-orders-government-departments-to-speed-up-projects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-mabuyane-orders-government-departments-to-speed-up-projects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delayed procurement and infrastructure delivery costing jobs, premier tells June 16 event ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/WIA43S7YO5C77LJWNSFILVI3HU.jpg?auth=e2120c38012ac617ef46b1b9272ca2596cb1892fb6bb944799ce3233157546e0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar Mabuyane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Premier Office</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bizana community leader has passion for uplifting rural youth]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-bizana-community-leader-has-passion-for-uplifting-rural-youth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-bizana-community-leader-has-passion-for-uplifting-rural-youth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Muzi Nduku’s programmes include sport, arts, education and skills development    ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/7AGSYFYXNNFFFP5AZFFQIHJ3BI.jpeg?auth=72178bb81ede6243546de54bc38a5ed3f0a8c0f305f47ed75d13c64602ef6aed&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Muzi Nduku's difficult relationship with his abusive father, and the lack of support he experienced while growing up, inspired him to establish the Muzi Nduku Youth Development Programme in 2010. Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ngqushwa municipality defends criticism of R3.2m gravel road project]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-ngqushwa-municipality-defends-criticism-of-r32m-gravel-road-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-17-ngqushwa-municipality-defends-criticism-of-r32m-gravel-road-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandilakhe Kwababana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Eastern Cape municipality is pushing back against social media criticism of a R3.2m gravel road project, insisting the six-month construction and costs reflect proper planning despite the public backlash.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/3OXU2CPOB5AQDFT6X3B3IABCCI.jpeg?auth=381b25ca23c43bb3ea1afd78a385e57a290b6a8509dc0c56ac6e5599e3e24268&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the Eastern Cape's smaller municipalities has defended its unveiling of a R3.2m gravel road intended to 'benefit rural communities. Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa says security forces will ensure stability on June 30]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-ramaphosa-says-security-forces-will-ensure-stability-on-june-30/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-ramaphosa-says-security-forces-will-ensure-stability-on-june-30/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Botho  Molosankwe, Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The president assures citizens govt is attending to migration issue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:28:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/T3X6REDE2VFMNFHUWRYYNK2I3I.jpg?auth=92836fa09dc1298426de32791d930daf7ccc075df56f17f13dd7ee8c6b073067&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A united front of political parties and civic groups took to the streets of Durban on Wednesday, calling for tighter immigration controls and the large-scale removal of undocumented migrants. Organised by March and March, the protest brought together multiple political organisations, whose leaders argued that illegal immigration is placing increasing pressure on jobs, public safety and the country’s economic capacity.

Tensions flared when protesters attempted to defy police directions during the march, leading to moments of unrest. The demonstration, which included ActionSA, uMkhonto we Sizwe, the Inkatha Freedom Party and the National Freedom Party, also saw protesters cause a commotion outside ANC offices in Durban, accusing the ruling party of contributing to the country’s illegal immigration challenges. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entries open for 2026 Women’s Challenge in Gqeberha]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-entries-open-for-2026-womens-challenge-in-gqeberha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-entries-open-for-2026-womens-challenge-in-gqeberha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vuyokazi Nkanjeni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[10km and 5km races begin at Pollok Beach in Summerstrand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:44:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/Z573QUW4KRCNBCNIYFJKWH5OVI.jpeg?auth=ae31684efd44bec4de6cc433cc2332f6de40122dedbab37e48a8f71214e4bb39&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2026 Women's Challenge in Gqeberha was launched on Tuesday. At the event were Spar Eastern Cape representatives Honey Koba, Solly Engelbrecht, Natasha Rogan, and Roseann Shadrach, with NMB MMC for sport, recreation, arts, and culture Sinebhongo Kwatsha, and EPA vice-president Nosita Nqwata.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vuyokazi Nkanjeni</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHLATSE AT THE WORLD CUP | Latest developments at FIFA World Cup 2026 ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-08-mahlatse-at-the-world-cup-bafana-v-mexico-in-fifa-world-cup-2026-opener/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-08-mahlatse-at-the-world-cup-bafana-v-mexico-in-fifa-world-cup-2026-opener/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keeping you updated with all the latest developments at the 2026 Fifa World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/U4TS4TNCZNGNNNWCN3VNFVJ4BQ.jpg?auth=ea87acc6d2b24008b3d98981f035cba2898d294a831dfd5f77c8ee0f4f3ee3b0&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TimesLIVE and Sunday Times Senior sports reporter Mahlatse Mphahlele is covering the 2026 Fifa World Cup.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arena Holdings</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa urges employers to ‘hire for potential’ as R1-trillion investment drive takes shape ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-ramaphosa-urges-employers-to-hire-for-potential-as-r1-trillion-investment-drive-takes-shape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-ramaphosa-urges-employers-to-hire-for-potential-as-r1-trillion-investment-drive-takes-shape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The programme is expected to generate jobs, apprenticeships and skills development opportunities for young people]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/DFETRLHUAVFFROYNSNL4K6B54M.jpg?auth=b3d0e6b21224b9fd07677aeadd00e1254f31eb5b1fa8e091ca24eade097c2407&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BABA JIYANE</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHLATSE’S DAILY WORLD CUP TALKING POINT | Bafana in high spirits after prep for Czechia]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-mahlatses-daily-world-cup-talking-point-bafana-in-high-spirits-after-prep-for-czechia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-mahlatses-daily-world-cup-talking-point-bafana-in-high-spirits-after-prep-for-czechia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coach Hugo Broos his usual self as SA train before leaving for Atlanta for clash against physical Europeans]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/SASXK7CYVRAELGKY2UV3NLLNCE.JPG?auth=5ccee966883a59691a49376bce73013bfa9f1d7b5bfabc38227a9182d06125b3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana's Mbekezeli Mbokazi challenges Mexico's Israel Reyes in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A clash at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Marquez aims to return at Czech GP after horrific Catalan crash]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/motoring/2026-06-16-alex-marquez-aims-to-return-at-czech-gp-after-horrific-catalan-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/motoring/2026-06-16-alex-marquez-aims-to-return-at-czech-gp-after-horrific-catalan-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rider ninth in the championship after eight rounds this season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:55:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Qian Jun/MB Media</media:credit></media:content><category>Motoring</category><category:id>/motoring</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope for oceans | New coral reef areas found capable of surviving climate crisis]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-hope-for-oceans-new-coral-reef-areas-found-capable-of-surviving-climate-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-hope-for-oceans-new-coral-reef-areas-found-capable-of-surviving-climate-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The world’s coral reefs, which sustain a quarter of all marine life, have come under severe stress as a result of violent tropical storms, pollution and mass 'bleaching' events.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:49:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/744OYZ4BNVLDPH2PCP5K7N3EZ4.jpg?auth=3ad3df77b620fad66a26c746bc5cf9dea3c5a481f9ed782c7a4a97aa7d19c354&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A ranger inspects the condition of the Great Barrier Reef in an area called the ‘Coral Gardens’, off Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bavuma named in Time’s 100 most influential athletes  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-bavuma-named-in-times-100-most-influential-athletes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-bavuma-named-in-times-100-most-influential-athletes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Hess]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Temba Bavuma was lauded for leading SA to the World Test Championship title last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:14:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/XWVSWL3RCFK4NAVTZN65Y5QFSQ.jpg?auth=a1fe644ba6ffcb301c04c2f6db847f78aa6f20490a4051e58b5d1dbb24971a46&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Temba Bavuma lifts the ICC World Test Championship mace at Lords last year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Harding</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He loved jazz until the end’: tributes pour in for Abdullah Ibrahim ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-16-he-loved-jazz-until-the-end-tributes-pour-in-for-abdullah-ibrahim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-16-he-loved-jazz-until-the-end-tributes-pour-in-for-abdullah-ibrahim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joy Mphande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industry colleagues, friends and fans have taken to social media to pay tribute to SA jazz great Abdullah Ibrahim ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:46:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JUVVLQ2ZN5DFFG4ZUZMI5ZPHKE.jpg?auth=ca26717280617b1b150a57913cc09e9ad54d758d6fbe9e710a95854c0fbf5ce5&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abdullah Ibrahim has died. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">https://x.com/</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup dream drives Breetzke]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-world-cup-dream-drives-breetzke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-world-cup-dream-drives-breetzke/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Chetty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proteas batter Matthew Breetzke knows there is plenty of work ahead if he is to secure a place in South Africa’s squad for the 2027 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup on home soil.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:25:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LEXQBTWCRBF5HPWUMEQE7XYOME.jpg?auth=49b2237f0b6f3d44e3e9b6c86b6de76eaa55a7ac323b436c98733559eed9a933&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SA's Matthew Breetzke strikes a boundary against New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, on February 10 last year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RAHAT DAR/EPA</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHLATSE MPHAHLELE | Coach Broos, change approach, unleash Mofokeng for Czechia]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-mahlatse-mphahlele-coach-broos-change-approach-and-unleash-mofokeng-for-czechia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-mahlatse-mphahlele-coach-broos-change-approach-and-unleash-mofokeng-for-czechia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No room for error for the Bafana coach in finding the correct line-up against the physical, aerially strong Europeans]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:20:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VUZYWIXGUVAXHAQH6IIT7FH6CE.jpg?auth=f956c8116c9b52abf5505fd4d9d90ef2caa69d774eadeffeda8a07d3e8d02f1f&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relebohile Mofokeng in action for Bafana Bafana in their international friendly against Nicaragua at Orlando Stadium on May 29. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police hunt ‘romance scammer’ after two women lose nearly R900,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-police-hunt-romance-scammer-after-two-women-lose-nearly-r900000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-police-hunt-romance-scammer-after-two-women-lose-nearly-r900000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A man has been identified as a person of interest after two Free State women were allegedly convinced to take out loans before being defrauded]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:45:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FGD7Q3V3QRGC3AQJ6OGPANSBEI.jpeg?auth=6f3ad2647bb2938f2820cc448eded55ed365670585c6cbeb571773e4ee16a81c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Junior Bashiru, 32, was identified as a person of interest in two separate fraud investigations involving women from Welkom and Mangaung. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cecane plots another triumph in Gqola’s title defence]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-cecane-plots-another-triumph-in-gqolas-title-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-cecane-plots-another-triumph-in-gqolas-title-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mesuli Zifo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The last time KuGompo City trainer Ncedo Cecane was involved in a boxing match, he left Orient Theatre in disbelief after guiding unheralded Ardy Katompa to a stunning win over Siyabulela Hem in April.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:41:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/IHQCAGXWOBFJRKUILOVNKXM6AY.jpg?auth=a1103ae312f9ffab9cad41cb97c110e3ccbee974f549ffa11d5f2ad6192e22ff&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thinumzi Gqola and Mthokozisi Ngxaka trade blows in their rematch at the Orient Theatre in December. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Andrews</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuluboy addresses backlash over Hugh Masekela cover  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-16-zuluboy-addresses-backlash-over-hugh-masekela-cover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-16-zuluboy-addresses-backlash-over-hugh-masekela-cover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joy Mphande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mxolisi Majozi, popularly known as Zuluboy, recently had his South African fans up in arms after he shared a video of himself singing the late Hugh Masekela’s politically charged track 'Chileshe' 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:30:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4G2Y4PYTTZFMDL75QWP2CGIWBA.jpeg?auth=9563e921e995c8cd74e2aa9731ecf82ceff6a89607648e4bb98d0fa2cf1f7d47&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rapper Zuluboy says Hugh Masekela’s music reminded him of SA’s fight for freedom. Picture:]]></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[Limpopo cops sentenced after attempting to steal cigarettes from SAPS storeroom ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-limpopo-cops-sentenced-after-attempting-to-steal-cigarettes-from-saps-storeroom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-limpopo-cops-sentenced-after-attempting-to-steal-cigarettes-from-saps-storeroom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two Limpopo police officers have been handed suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to breaking into a police storeroom and attempting to steal confiscated cigarettes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:01:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QRJQXIIXDNGQFC2LGT5EOLYD4I?auth=565a51254b8a16cbbd535b15ba4b89c34ef961e75bbb23d6b32b5f9ac525c2fb&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limpopo SAPS members were convicted over a break-in at a police storeroom. 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Stock image:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/HOLWICHAIKAWEE</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghana face first World Cup test against much-improved Panama]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-ghana-face-first-world-cup-test-against-much-improved-panama/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-ghana-face-first-world-cup-test-against-much-improved-panama/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ghana will kick off their World Cup campaign seeking to regain their prowess as a globally competitive soccer nation, with their opening test coming on Wednesday (Thursday, 1am SA time) against a Panama side eager for their first-ever win in the tournamen]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:55:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/35SPKTXOVZHKBFBBF5MSPE5EJE.JPG?auth=7ba6f2fa1a5e5c56b7559f4b87a5b0ee3144c2097771ee8d8ad8e4e2be2a473a&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ghana's Antoine Semenyo shoots on goal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Sibley/Reuters/File Photo</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone doubting Bafana ‘better think again’, says Thapelo Maseko]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-anyone-doubting-bafana-better-think-again-says-thapelo-maseko/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-anyone-doubting-bafana-better-think-again-says-thapelo-maseko/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South Africans have bounced back from a tournament-opening defeat before, winger points out]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:30:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JX4NDTNJIZBWXDTD64M3CCWHWM.jpg?auth=d24943543e232106bcfe8e9f0cb7f7a911f78401d4573420a94be05c218bb573&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thapelo Maseko during the Bafana Bafana fan send-off at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Phakamisa Lensman/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scheffler hunts for history at tricky Shinnecock Hills]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-scheffler-hunts-for-history-at-tricky-shinnecock-hills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-scheffler-hunts-for-history-at-tricky-shinnecock-hills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[American Scottie Scheffler faces plenty of opposition on his hunt for a career Grand Slam when the US Open begins on Thursday in Southampton, New York, the genteel slice of Long Island that the rough and ruthless Shinnecock Hills Golf Club calls home]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:38:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OSPK3AH52FBIJHQRJMFZO7FUWQ.jpg?auth=780757e5da757d0bc4cbaca9ee25c64ffabd49e5f614d79a04cb3e31c58551c9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler of Team US plays his second shot during practice on the 10th hole before the US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, New York. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hudson Park, Selborne overcome big challenges in schools rugby clashes]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-hudson-park-selborne-overcome-big-challenges-in-schools-rugby-clashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-hudson-park-selborne-overcome-big-challenges-in-schools-rugby-clashes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neale Emslie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hudson Park and Selborne were made to earn their victories the hard way when they took on Stirling and Cambridge respectively in schoolboy rugby matches at the weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:03:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/Q53HPPPMZFDOJEYGXJOUPT43H4.jpg?auth=26c499fe36dc0556c36c2e5417895c8b1549fba2be7af8101fc8ebdffb9147ae&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hudson Park centre Athan Gravett is held up by Stirling defenders during their schools rugby match at the weekend. Picture: Fanie Cronje]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fanie Cronje</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAHLATSE’S DAILY WORLD CUP TALKING POINT | Bafana players vow to do better against Czechia]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-mahlatses-daily-world-cup-talking-point-bafana-must-guard-against-czech-aggression-aerial-strength/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-mahlatses-daily-world-cup-talking-point-bafana-must-guard-against-czech-aggression-aerial-strength/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Players back coach Hugo Broos and promise a better performance]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:44:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OU3C3J2DAZHE5OPGXFK6XSXWVM.jpg?auth=48a441767aa2689a3602407db974956130142721dd99a0b8c074d9f8a896dbaa&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lyle Foster of Bafana Bafana controls the ball while being challenged by Johan Vasquez of Mexico in their 2026 Fifa World Cup Group A match in Mexico City last Thursday. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Mendez/EPA/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gqeberha police launch manhunt for triple murder suspects]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-gqeberha-police-launch-manhunt-for-triple-murder-suspects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-gqeberha-police-launch-manhunt-for-triple-murder-suspects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gqeberha police have launched a manhunt after three men were shot dead in a vehicle on the R75 in Gqeberha on Saturday afternoon. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:32:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/SNOEG4BLAFNIBL2HMPKRQ25PFI.jpg?auth=fc9a3d0150dfdba2febf5e80950da3a2de2c2f46018d0050ee0200861c286b8e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police are calling for help from the community to assist with information relating to a triple murder in Kwadwesi ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">File</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight killed in minibus taxi and truck crash on N4 in Mpumalanga]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-eight-killed-in-minibus-taxi-and-truck-crash-on-n4-in-mpumalanga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-eight-killed-in-minibus-taxi-and-truck-crash-on-n4-in-mpumalanga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmatumelo Lebjane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eight people have died in a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck on the N4 toll road near Waterval Onder in Mpumalanga]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:35:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/UGIRE5NDAFE37PM4A7VNOWVGZQ.jpg?auth=d005ebdeb04bae19791ca01082c8bcfd470423d2fb8a0b843224d61cecba9c71&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accident claimed eight lives on Tuesday. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s how much petrol and diesel could drop in July ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-heres-how-much-petrol-and-diesel-could-drop-in-july/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-heres-how-much-petrol-and-diesel-could-drop-in-july/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoring Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thanks to steadily declining oil prices and a strengthening rand, which was trading at about R16.20 to the US dollar at the time of writing, South African motorists can look forward to paying less at the pumps in July]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:33:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/M3MFKPBN2RBTVDLQUCOZEZG5Y4.jpg?auth=4e953fb82bba7cf476e22a0de82a1ed58632690b4ff9cd1d198a94324ea3e637&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mid-month data points to one of the biggest fuel price decreases seen in recent months. Stock image:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[DSG take control to triumph in K-Day derby]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-dsg-take-control-to-triumph-in-k-day-derby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-dsg-take-control-to-triumph-in-k-day-derby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Reporter ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two goals by Lucy Holderness and a strike by Alexandra Ovendale secured a 3-0 victory for DSG in their schools girls’ hockey match against Kingswood College at the weekend.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:12:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OAEMWV6UGVFQTOZIXCWTWBJWOM.jpg?auth=4a4e3c894dc5962ca6b50dbc4ce240b43ce16cebcca6214577a68637e5d950e9&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kingswood's Iminathu Rungqu goes on a run during their schools girls' hockey match against DSG in Makhanda at the weekend]]></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[‘Top-quality’ Egypt not at World Cup to make up numbers, says Hassan after Belgium draw]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-top-quality-egypt-not-at-world-cup-to-make-up-numbers-says-hassan-after-belgium-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-16-top-quality-egypt-not-at-world-cup-to-make-up-numbers-says-hassan-after-belgium-draw/</guid><description><![CDATA[Iran fight back to draw 2-2 with New Zealand, Uruguay held by Saudi Arabia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:15:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZVJH43RBZ5DTBGBWC3IMZW5FCE.jpg?auth=403028575c7b44397162e4ede3f641f79df19f24447dd356011342c0fd42b432&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin De Bruyne (right) of Belgium chases Yasser Ibrahim of Egypt in their 2026 FIFA World Cup group draw in Seattle, US on Monday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Brashear/EPA/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingswood blow St Andrew’s away in Makhanda derby]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-kingswood-blow-st-andrews-away-in-makhanda-derby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-kingswood-blow-st-andrews-away-in-makhanda-derby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neale Emslie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kingswood produced a devastating first-half display to overpower arch-rivals St Andrew’s College 29-10 in their annual derby in Makhanda on Saturday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:02:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/IE7Q2XBWYJDRPF5X5HG2ABU3TM.jpg?auth=98fdaef286bb5f1b2a98ea5552de876eef9c3edffbaf6a0358888851e19b0fba&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No 8 James Badenhorst of St Andrew's is too late to stop his opposite number Luniko Marivate from scoring for Kingswood in their schools rugby match in Makhanda at the weekend]]></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[Rain, drama and endurance thrills light up Aldo Scribante Raceway]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-rain-drama-and-endurance-thrills-light-up-aldo-scribante-raceway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-rain-drama-and-endurance-thrills-light-up-aldo-scribante-raceway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The slippery conditions tested competitors throughout the day, with several of the drivers falling victim to spins and excursions into the tyre barriers. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:52:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doubts swirled around the US-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could take weeks for confidence to return after any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and fundamental questions remained unanswered]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:24:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/U7XHGCR67NH6DOTPELBKQON5TE.JPG?auth=d1736cc99be79611f2366b7cb97e8be647c2b7ff624c6045254b10f535c6dcc1&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman walks past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz in Tehran, Iran, on May 11 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Majid-Asgaripour</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boks must counter Baabaas’ X-factor skills in Gqeberha, says Davids]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-boks-must-counter-baabaas-x-factor-skills-in-gqeberha-says-davids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-boks-must-counter-baabaas-x-factor-skills-in-gqeberha-says-davids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Byron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warning lights are flashing in the Springbok camp as they prepare to counter the threat posed by a Barbarians side brimful of world-class players with exciting X-factor skills, assistant coach Deon Davids said]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:21:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/UHBA3PXERNHZBASZJNUW4PXP5I.jpg?auth=e10c858fe54988e5eeb111fd5ef0d4d7742fa7ea87c063b48463fc5dddf0b63b&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Assistant coach Deon Davids says the Springboks will not underestimate the attacking threat posed by the Barbarians when the teams clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuchel’s ‘Grade E’ ref Turpin to take charge of England’s World Cup opener]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-tuchels-grade-e-ref-turpin-to-take-charge-of-englands-world-cup-opener/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-tuchels-grade-e-ref-turpin-to-take-charge-of-englands-world-cup-opener/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tuchel criticised Turpin after Bayern’s Champions League exit, Bellingham and Kane had on-field incident with ref]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VFIMYU7IWVC5HCU3CAP64BSJWE.JPG?auth=597410900ef9936f9153a668fe1d95bb739e8916d2a96381cd4db2c102db5bc3&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England manager Thomas Tuchel. File photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Cziborra/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[England face Croatia in World Cup opener with early group control at stake]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-england-face-croatia-in-world-cup-opener-with-early-group-control-at-stake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-england-face-croatia-in-world-cup-opener-with-early-group-control-at-stake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[England begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday (10pm), a heavyweight Group L opener that could set the tone for both teams’ tournament ambitions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:03:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/SCITPYAJMVCLBFZSQ5ATYBABGQ.JPG?auth=49bfc2295edacca386f2bfda7aa3dff33a17f3a44642c88bfc7f0075888efc24&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Jordan Henderson during training at Gardens North County District Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jim Rassol</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal eye fast start against DRC in bid for elusive World Cup glory]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-portugal-eye-fast-start-against-drc-in-bid-for-elusive-world-cup-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-portugal-eye-fast-start-against-drc-in-bid-for-elusive-world-cup-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portugal’s latest bid for World Cup glory begins in Houston on Wednesday when they take on the DRC in a Group K clash against a side appearing at their first global finals in 52 years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:12:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/AQMCXF7K7BBZJJY5VMJZXOSOHU.JPG?auth=85763035d87801e7bf022a129065e29657710b9823c6fe146097ee77aea3277e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during training at The Gardens North County District Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on June 13 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marco Bello/Reuters</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran Vozinha the Cape Verde hero as keeper shuts out Spain]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-veteran-vozinha-the-cape-verde-hero-as-keeper-shuts-out-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-16-veteran-vozinha-the-cape-verde-hero-as-keeper-shuts-out-spain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cape Verde keeper breaks down in tears after a string of crucial saves]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:46:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PLZMHJKLVZFHTFRIM6O5BJULLI.JPG?auth=41aafd5bdad12d206dcd527a6f54a7279bda3e4a681454a1a8ef5795efda5291&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha collects the ball against Spain in the Fifa World Cup match at the Atlanta Stadium on June 15 2026. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jordan Godfree</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credo V Daniels to headline Eastern Cape’s Music in the Snow festival  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-credo-v-daniels-to-headline-eastern-capes-music-in-the-snow-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-credo-v-daniels-to-headline-eastern-capes-music-in-the-snow-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joy Mphande]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Credo V Daniels will headline the Music in the Snow festival in Hogsback in August]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/SJRXOL4FDFCFVLV4QEFXZCPGSQ.jpeg?auth=0b07db11b8ba1cd240b5bc1084c3df16c9b0387abb4cd8309fa928ac6f413041&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Credo V Daniels will headline the Music in the Snow festival in Hogsback.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOUTH DAY | Turning desperation into determination: youth graduates start businesses against odds]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-youth-day-turning-desperation-into-determination-youth-graduates-start-businesses-against-odds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-youth-day-turning-desperation-into-determination-youth-graduates-start-businesses-against-odds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Valoyi Valoyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For years, obtaining a qualification was considered a guarantee for employment. However this is no longer the case with youth unemployment sitting at 45.8%. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PWECJAZHLZDDZMS3R32FIA26LY.jpeg?auth=fa1ca18ac523f357ac153c542a64a303e055cd9068f284a6001dbaabed7c0bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ntsako Masinga, 26, a graduate with an Honours degree in indigenous knowledge systems and owner of Lily Bakes.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOUTH DAY | Youth of 2026 face a different struggle 50 years after 1976 uprising]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-youth-day-youth-of-2026-face-a-different-struggle-50-years-after-1976-uprising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-16-youth-day-youth-of-2026-face-a-different-struggle-50-years-after-1976-uprising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seipati  Mothoa, Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, many young South Africans say their biggest fight is no longer for access to education but for access to jobs.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BO7FGND22BEKPKFBD6OFIUG4EQ.jpg?auth=aadf823933fb2865d96d8a9e3b896e0ca0651932568d7900659d18e4a0af4728&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters during the June 1976 uprising in South Africa. The Soweto uprising was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa under apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. (Photo by Gallo Images / Rapport archives)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images / Rapport archives</media:credit></media:content><category>South Africa</category><category:id>/news/south-africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[FREE TO READ | 50 years on, and the struggle continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-15-youth-day-50-years-on-and-the-struggle-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/2026-06-15-youth-day-50-years-on-and-the-struggle-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryland Fisher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young people of today are not only fighting for a more equitable society and against racism, but also against things such as gender-based violence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:46:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/K5OPKZN74ZFKPOTQLK4EGQPD6Q.jpg?auth=414047a2b18d73a52ba098f53ab5fcc4ac14ce65b989eb39bd124f6e4762a789&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[50 years on, and the struggle continues.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied by Business Day</media:credit></media:content><category>Lifestyle</category><category:id>/lifestyle</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup debutants Cape Verde stun Spain with 0-0 draw in Atlanta]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-world-cup-debutants-cape-verde-stun-spain-stunned-with-0-0-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-world-cup-debutants-cape-verde-stun-spain-stunned-with-0-0-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of the tournament favourites could find no way past the debutants and their keeper Vozinha]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:06:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LZPBC6OW6FCZROEEIGOAGR42QU.jpg?auth=65580a2b7997e569b4f95ea2666a2e7b9cc32087ad738d77b7c5359a6c1633b4&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diney of Cape Verde gets up to win a header above Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain in their 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronald Wittek/EPA/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Bank land restitution matter now before parliament]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-west-bank-land-restitution-matter-now-before-parliament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-west-bank-land-restitution-matter-now-before-parliament/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The plight of the West Bank land restitution beneficiaries has been referred to parliament in an attempt to enable the claimants to finally occupy land near King Phalo Airport in KuGompo City that they were awarded in a settlement in 2000.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:30:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BVVNJPFT45A43KUJYVIYBBPRPA.JPG?auth=345bad97d7e65e0e3e3575bdb9cf345652890852e7b14783a8fbb78cda9f9d58&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DA MP Mlindi Nhanha presented the matter to parliament. Picture: Fredlin Adriaan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fredlin Adriaan</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim has died]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-jazz-icon-abdullah-ibrahim-has-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-jazz-icon-abdullah-ibrahim-has-died/</guid><description><![CDATA[International jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim passed away in Germany following a short illness]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:03:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FSKVVIYD7RO3JOKI7YOWSOKBR4.jpg?auth=d65cbca89acbbe484726b4df7b5224c064bd966c7a438cf4e0c2479eac289d91&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abdullah Ibrahim was known for his talent and for using the creative space to push back against South Africa’s apartheid-era government. ]]></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[Past meets present as rugby legends gather for fundraising dinner at Mandela University]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-15-past-meets-present-as-rugby-legends-gather-for-fundraising-dinner-at-mandela-university/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/2026-06-15-past-meets-present-as-rugby-legends-gather-for-fundraising-dinner-at-mandela-university/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herald Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several rugby legends will be in the starting line-up for the much-anticipated Past to Present fundraising dinner at Mandela University’s indoor sport centre in Gqeberha on Thursday.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:37:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/DRYZOCTJABILNGWND5ZWSMPX6U.jpg?auth=90cd09b7e3c6a1034293566cf52609150b9cec4282b4fdc594c0627b1b30d653&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two-time Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok Stephen Kitshoff will regale guests with stories from the front row at Madibaz Rugby’s Past to Present fundraising dinner on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag/Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content><category>Sport</category><category:id>/sport</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critics circling, France’s Mbappé turns to favourite stage with Senegal kickoff]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-critics-circling-frances-mbappe-turns-to-favourite-stage-with-senegal-kickoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-critics-circling-frances-mbappe-turns-to-favourite-stage-with-senegal-kickoff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Also on Tuesday, Argentina begin World Cup defence against Algeria, Norway’s Haaland aiming to extend his scoring rampage]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/AN5J5SIXYZAKBGOKDAI4FUMOEU.jpg?auth=1a8ba2f4f9f9b776ea255e5a760e9ff4352644db8d405a1150804b499280d834&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France’s head coach Didier Deschamps (lef) with star player Kylian Mbappé during the team's pre-World Cup training camp at French football's headquarters at Clairefontaine, west of Paris earlier this month.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Padilla/BackpagePix/EPA</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing police dog Floppy found dead]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-missing-police-dog-floppy-found-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-missing-police-dog-floppy-found-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eastern Cape police have confirmed that search and rescue dog Floppy has been found dead after going missing during the pursuit of three armed robbery suspects in Mdantsane on Friday.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:43:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VMDGW33DFBC4HJSF72WEP2IY2A.jfif?auth=f3398610eae48ceaa7bd73100d077b64673f8d6f10a74520c5ca235de3a1e029&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police K9 unit member Floppy and his handler. Floppy has been found shot dead in bushes near NU-16, Mdantsane. Picture:  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplier</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain receives flood of applications in migrant legalisation drive]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-spain-receives-flood-of-applications-in-migrant-legalisation-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-spain-receives-flood-of-applications-in-migrant-legalisation-drive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spain’s government has received about 900,000 applications from undocumented migrants seeking legal status under a programme that initially expected half a million requests, the migration ministry said on Monday.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:19:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QGXNGC5S4VG2JCBUSIFQDPBQRE.JPG?auth=4a5656536384186bf83c47f28a6c8c22f0d82deb7171e18a97b77a36d36ae33d&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People rest as they wait in a queue in the early morning to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise their migration status, at the town hall of Almeria, Spain, on April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nacho Doce</media:credit></media:content><category>World</category><category:id>/news/world</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Jub Jub arrested after alleged kidnapping and shooting incident involving e-hailing driver]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-14-jub-jub-arrested-after-alleged-kidnapping-and-shooting-incident-involving-e-hailing-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-14-jub-jub-arrested-after-alleged-kidnapping-and-shooting-incident-involving-e-hailing-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Banda]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TV personality Jub Jub is expected to appear before the Germiston magistrate’s court on Monday after his arrest on Sunday morning.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:35:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/6I57TSKX35L7TGIFWFDR3YHP34.jpg?auth=eb24b7820f26c9f80ecd8a37624b2b2bb84bac46bc0675b553e195dff35da5b8&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Molemo 'Jub Jub' Maarohanye in court. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Muchave</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senegal’s Sonko softens tone on debt restructuring as IMF talks due]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-senegals-sonko-softens-tone-on-debt-restructuring-as-imf-talks-due/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-senegals-sonko-softens-tone-on-debt-restructuring-as-imf-talks-due/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An IMF team is expected to resume talks this week about a new lending programme for the West African country]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:15:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/B4IMGPNQ7RDNDGOYAVS7RLZV3E.JPG?auth=3f2b80de6e78ebf6fb08499b98efc26521aa6397d5a3393777597a09369bcc7e&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senegal's ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko, who is now the speaker of the National Assembly. File photo: REUTERS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abdou Karim Ndoye</media:credit></media:content><category>Africa</category><category:id>/news/africa</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Czechia’s key players: what Bafana are up against in Atlanta on Thursday]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-czechias-key-players-what-bafana-are-up-against-in-atlanta-on-thursday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-czechias-key-players-what-bafana-are-up-against-in-atlanta-on-thursday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coach Miroslav Koubek’s players work for each other and the physical Czechs are difficult to stop at set pieces]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:41:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N4RUWURC5FBIVODFZRI7CCZT5A.JPG?auth=39ee32b734ef6fbff53e671281b6fce9d41deca708e81bdc4732f6deccf8bc4c&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ladislav Krejčí scores for Czechia in their 2026 Fifa World Cup Group A defeat against South Korea at Estadio Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sunday. Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reuters/Paul Childs</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ricardo Goss disappointed by ex-player analysts’ criticism after Bafana loss]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-bafana-goalkeeper-goss-disappointed-at-criticism-from-ex-player-tv-analysts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-bafana-goalkeeper-goss-disappointed-at-criticism-from-ex-player-tv-analysts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahlatse Mphahlele]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goss voices disappointment at criticism from former player analysts after Bafana's 2-0 World Cup opener loss.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:02:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2IOC4AA5J5FUXP3EL4ONON5WUA.jpg?auth=b9c7f825711e4da0deb5fb98178e9be3f44cc3371a547c62975e34b75c7849ea&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ricardo Goss stays positive after Bafana’s World Cup opener loss.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zamani Makautsi</media:credit></media:content><category>Bafana News</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026/bafana-news</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coach Nagelsmann wants to keep German train moving after seven-star win]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-coach-nagelsmann-wants-to-keep-german-train-moving-after-seven-star-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-15-coach-nagelsmann-wants-to-keep-german-train-moving-after-seven-star-win/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘We really needed this convincing win, and the confidence it will give us’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:57:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VZJNE4YJOVFKFD7GECC6BBB3EI.jpg?auth=0ef3488aba87a124b3149772ca2b77e06dbdfe011147088cde66f02ea608ed42&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kai Havertz scores for Germany in their 2026 FIFA World Cup group win against Curacao in Houston on 14 June 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Wasson/EPA/BackpagePix</media:credit></media:content><category>FIFA World Cup 2026</category><category:id>/sport/fifa-world-cup-2026</category:id></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOUTH VOICES | A 26-year-old’s perspective on today’s SA]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-youth-voices-a-26-year-olds-perspective-on-todays-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-15-youth-voices-a-26-year-olds-perspective-on-todays-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Butcher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a 26-year-old architect living and working in SA today, I often find myself reflecting on how quickly the world has changed since I wrote for this Youth Day page in 2023. Back then, my thoughts were filled with excitement about the future and the possi]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:39:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/CO7NCDLH75CELAV4GATQKMC72I.jpg?auth=4c30801c7bf49aed6a5a8fc86e9bc3642192808d2eb8cf112af7bc40e7ec58ce&amp;smart=true&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="0"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Butcher]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content><category>News</category><category:id>/news</category:id></item></channel></rss>