<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[DailyDispatch]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za</link><atom:link href="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/category/news/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[DailyDispatch News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:17:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Schreiber warns against ‘weaponising’ immigration after ‘Igbo king’ row]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-schreiber-warns-against-weaponising-immigration-after-igbo-king-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-schreiber-warns-against-weaponising-immigration-after-igbo-king-row/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following protests over the alleged installation of Solomon Eziko as ‘Igwe Ndigbo’ (Igbo King of East London), home affairs minister Leon Schreiber says that despite the ‘coronation’ being disrespectful, he does not condone violence.
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Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firearm ‘stolen’ in North West recovered after man shot in Eastern Cape]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-firearm-stolen-in-north-west-recovered-after-man-shot-in-eastern-cape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-firearm-stolen-in-north-west-recovered-after-man-shot-in-eastern-cape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man from KwaNyathi locality near Flagstaff nabbed for possession of an unlicensed 9mm pistol with 10 rounds of live ammunition.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:56:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BRILI6BCMNDCJNCLBPHI6T6AT4.jfif?auth=c1bbe59f0ef7f593639256c5f7a6dd2b377f30f35ffcfd22d851f6fa218d3954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 31-year-old Eastern Cape man has been arrested in connection with an unlicensed firearm.  Picture:]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PICS | DA 2026 Federal Congress day 1]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-in-pics-da-2026-federal-congress-day-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-in-pics-da-2026-federal-congress-day-1/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Veli  Nhlapo, Refilwe Kholomonyane, Masi Losi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arena Holdings photographers Masi Losi, Refilwe Kholomonyane and Veli Nhlapho capture the first day of the DA 2026 Federal Congress taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:54:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LUDPLYMBNZHQHJJVE4SRN5MR4M.jpg?auth=b304e8744c254338fc33441112164ac19563e1e160c792f63d2a67ebe4949aa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Delegates arrive for the DA 2026 Federal Congress at Gallagher Convention Centre.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MASI LOSI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrests, firearms and abalone seizures earn praise for police, army crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-arrests-firearms-and-abalone-seizures-earn-praise-for-police-army-crackdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-arrests-firearms-and-abalone-seizures-earn-praise-for-police-army-crackdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simtembile Mgidi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A series of arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms, ammunition, drugs and abalone last week have earned praise from Eastern Cape provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Vuyisile Ncata for the joint efforts of police and army.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:58:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BVD7R5CS6ZCRJL2BYR2XCELCNQ.JPG?auth=cb3bc697495069143957c84cb7393fb410452bdba9b8c322c1f27c78d84d756e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ A series of arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms, ammunition, drugs and abalone last week in Gqeberha have earned praise from Eastern Cape provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Vuyisile Ncata for the joint efforts of police and army.  Picture: THE HERALD]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eugene Coetzee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zille says viral pothole swim was unplanned]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-zille-says-viral-pothole-swim-was-unplanned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-zille-says-viral-pothole-swim-was-unplanned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Koena Mashale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille says the viral video of her swimming in the pothole was not planned but rather an opportunity to show citizens that the party can fix Johannesburg]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:43:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2PY6DZI63FFHLIPZQBIQ4PMMZM.JPG?auth=ee9d94ea38ca55a43768795ead80f314adbc6a2b5ecee34808fedaaa502c4ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Outgoing DA federal council chair Helen Zille at the party's federal congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zille says SA is on different path because of DA]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-zille-says-sa-is-on-different-path-because-of-da/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-11-zille-says-sa-is-on-different-path-because-of-da/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thabo Mokone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zille bids farewell to DA members at the federal congress in Midrand]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:02:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2PY6DZI63FFHLIPZQBIQ4PMMZM.JPG?auth=ee9d94ea38ca55a43768795ead80f314adbc6a2b5ecee34808fedaaa502c4ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Outgoing chairperson of the DA's Federal Council, Helen Zille; at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Picture: Refilwe Kholomonyane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Refilwe Kholomonyane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEATHER GURU | Winter cold and flu season fast approaching]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-04-11-weather-guru-winter-cold-and-flu-season-fast-approaching/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-04-11-weather-guru-winter-cold-and-flu-season-fast-approaching/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Garth Sampson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What a strange weekend it was with temperatures surpassing the 30ºC mark on Good Friday in Nelson Mandela Bay, while I had to don a jacket in the Plettenberg Bay area for most of the weekend. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:33:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FQZ57HT3HRBP3PQ7473OLGVT6Q.jpg?auth=c1f2693349d168d4db0c4f4d730d4dfcc332124b731110d1864babec3482b1bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A chilly time in Plettenberg Bay]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Weather Guru</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCM investigates as taps run dry in Vincent]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-bcm-investigates-as-taps-run-dry-in-vincent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-bcm-investigates-as-taps-run-dry-in-vincent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is no end in sight to the Buffalo City water woes, with Vincent being the latest area to be affected by an outage on Friday night.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:01:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/TFXSNP3H3VKE7LJA2S23YKPETM.png?auth=26c7ebb0631ec69de1fd84596626b2b4d35699b7a0b14e7073e4f80ebb6d1b4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A burst pipe has left Vincent without water, the metro announced on Friday evening. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life in jail for Eastern Cape man who shot his wife dead after an argument]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-life-in-jail-for-eastern-cape-man-who-shot-his-wife-dead-after-an-argument/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-life-in-jail-for-eastern-cape-man-who-shot-his-wife-dead-after-an-argument/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Eastern Cape man who gunned down his wife has been sentenced to life in jail.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZGGH37UV7NOVXNNVMY54DXBCX4.jpg?auth=0ff44fa02bb1070eec65c9ab6dc3478a59f44125a7f7110c6e7c6a4eec1f3468&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thozamile Flatela killed Simbongele Nono Mangcotywa after an argument. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/zeferli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex Shoprite employee gets five years behind bars for stealing R400,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-ex-shoprite-employee-gets-five-years-behind-bars-for-stealing-r400000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-ex-shoprite-employee-gets-five-years-behind-bars-for-stealing-r400000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ntwanano  Mtileni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An internal audit conducted by Shoprite confirmed the financial loss, and despite efforts to recover the stolen funds, none were retrieved.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/DWFAKAY6NJJULKBKEQUNWY2LVI.png?auth=0a29103105bb036065fc7be78ec18e961358cbf0cc57df2d1a8bde291c70629e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court said theft by employees not only caused significant financial prejudice to employers, but also eroded trust within the workplace. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/ALLAN SWART</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social development MEC launches ‘Services on Wheels’ campaign]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-social-development-mec-launches-services-on-wheels-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-social-development-mec-launches-services-on-wheels-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Services on Wheels initiative is designed to bring essential social services directly to communities, particularly those in rural and underserved areas. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:47:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/XYPHXYMLYVAYDGTTHCDZN3ERYI.jfif?auth=9bc03e30d7c5d731dcd558d9bf57b2901da4223a4b60f5f78c41322311186074&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eastern Cape social development MEC Bukiwe Fanta launched the Services on Wheels campaign on Friday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s traumatic,’ says Mbalula as NEC discusses SACP decision to contest elections alone]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-10-its-traumatic-says-mbalula-as-nec-discusses-sacp-decision-to-contest-elections-alone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-10-its-traumatic-says-mbalula-as-nec-discusses-sacp-decision-to-contest-elections-alone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kgothatso Madisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has conceded that his party has failed to convince its oldest alliance partner, the SACP, from contesting elections on its own.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:36:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MKWS7AYFOBC6THEU4GBSN5RQRA.jpg?auth=60f5d0006934dcfad7708c3847d6e01378b07fe7a0f67f94f779aebc1451559a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAA group CEO John Lamola resigns]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-saa-group-ceo-lamola-resigns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-saa-group-ceo-lamola-resigns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Ensor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SAA’s Air Chefs subsidiary Matshela Seshibe has been appointed as acting group CEO]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PSRGIKPEXFKK5FUPHVKSVN2MTI.png?auth=7857e25a6abc6818250c578270e622d46c4362e3ab6ed80d36759b5cf1d8be32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SAA CEO John Lamola. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> FREDDY MAVUNDA/BUSINESS DAY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MK Party’s Visvin Reddy pleads guilty to inciting violence in 2024 election campaign]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-10-mk-partys-visvin-reddy-pleads-guilty-to-inciting-violence-in-2024-election-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-10-mk-partys-visvin-reddy-pleads-guilty-to-inciting-violence-in-2024-election-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MKP MP Visvin Reddy was sentenced to a R30,000 fine or imprisonment for inciting violence during a campaign rally in the run-up to the 2024 elections.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:40:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZTHAIBADDNEQZCNA3U6F56GNIU.JPG?auth=0a63448458c212bdc8ff37ae6c34d5e0705fdde78a032f3980ed98c9a74b55db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MK Party MP Visvin Reddy has been sentenced to a R30,000 fine or 10 months' imprisonment, half of which is suspended for five years, with conditions, after he pleaded guilty to inciting violence in the run-up to the 2024 elections. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Commemoration of late struggle icon Chris Hani ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-watch-live-commemoration-of-late-liberation-struggle-icon-chris-hani/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-watch-live-commemoration-of-late-liberation-struggle-icon-chris-hani/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The government, through the department of sport, arts and culture in collaboration with the Mpumalanga provincial government, is hosting a commemoration of late liberation struggle icon Chris Hani in Mpumalanga on Friday.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:09:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/CYK3SY6XEFNRHOJ6VFCJ33KI34.jpg?auth=ae913be2f5718879456f9cb9f9e19d842ba0e9766bde559b00501fccb4d2e74e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anti-apartheid icon Chris Hani was killed 33 years ago. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Crime against humanity’, KSD mayor slams cable theft]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-crime-against-humanity-ksd-mayor-slams-cable-theft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-crime-against-humanity-ksd-mayor-slams-cable-theft/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This came after communities in Mthatha were left without electricity during Easter Weekend]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:45:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N5OD2RHGVVFSLKAGMZ7JIBKSZY.jpeg?auth=602bfe4452d8ef20226aa5a4520ee94d4913ca1751a6ec73d8328e3b85cc7f19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KSD Municipality's community services director Fundisile Guleni, OR Tambo District deputy police commissioner Brigadier Vukile Ntuli, KSD mayor Nyaniso Nelani and municipal spokesperson Sonwabo Mampoza during a media briefing at the Mthatha Town Hall on Friday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sikho Ntshobane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zovuyo Mbana murder suspects’ bail hearing delayed ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-zovuyo-mbana-murder-suspects-bail-hearing-delayed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-zovuyo-mbana-murder-suspects-bail-hearing-delayed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The bail application by four accused in the dock for the murder of businesswoman Zovuyo Mbana has been delayed due to outstanding criminal profiles. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:10:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5RISZDDKOJBLPLHSWZGX4NEPIU.jpg?auth=42d2465e6481ff4d2caee9b524506032d06c7121186aa84cbce3ad2f1ed7e9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zovuyo Mbana was found dead alongside the N6 near Kwetyana village outside KuGompo City in late March.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solidarity calls for end to race requirements in job advertisements]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-solidarity-calls-for-end-to-race-requirements-in-job-advertisements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-solidarity-calls-for-end-to-race-requirements-in-job-advertisements/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trade union Solidarity is calling on all employers to remove race-based requirements from job advertisements, arguing that “immoral, race-based legislation has no place in the workplace”.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:46:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/U2WPE6TEZNM3HIA65LHUKP4Z2E.jpg?auth=8cecf19182b0d9eabfc144c101e62e46a0ced5a30ff415be9b5d5edbd5db5081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solidarity says employers should remove race requirements in job advertisements. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Zelensky agrees ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-putin-announces-orthodox-easter-ceasefire-zelensky-agrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-putin-announces-orthodox-easter-ceasefire-zelensky-agrees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would abide by the measure.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:19:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FH2QEUHTUFE6XGDCG6VRWFY6NM.JPG?auth=e5d448c683e9d3e628ff2e230c001a3ec69c71f3ac6d2b904ab343f2be7d7d08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ceasefire for Orthodox Easter celebrations on Sunday coincides with a pause in US-led efforts to clinch a settlement to the four-year-old conflict amid hostilities in Iran and the broader Middle East. Picture: REUTERS/Ammar Awad]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ammar Awad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA’s major airports have sufficient jet fuel for the moment: Acsa]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-sas-major-airports-have-sufficient-jet-fuel-for-the-moment-acsa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-sas-major-airports-have-sufficient-jet-fuel-for-the-moment-acsa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Ensor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airlines worldwide are battling with shortage]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:51:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N6BXWTUI3FAGVAYFOVAZG745XA.jpg?auth=44fee926fdda00cc86b4d0603aa87ab45286f90cbd1804c82b6e0b3b8dfed31e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FlySafair's Kirby Gordon says fuel typically makes up 50% to 55% of the company's direct operating costs. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was never coronated: ‘Igbo king’ apologises to AmaRharhabe kingdom]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-i-was-never-coronated-igbo-king-apologises-to-amarharhabe-kingdom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-i-was-never-coronated-igbo-king-apologises-to-amarharhabe-kingdom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solomon Ogbonna Eziko, wrongly reported as “Igbo king” has apologised and clarified he was never coronated]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:33:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5P22WUEFVBCT3NOTGTIK5U6J7E.jpg?auth=6f0bb7f47497a23802c26cfb017cb9d47f6f64fa504b01badda9ad44cb1c4224&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solomon Ogbonna Eziko has clarified that he is not a king and seeks no recognition. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Madlanga commission of inquiry continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-watch-live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-watch-live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga commission of inquiry into alleged criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system continues hearing witness testimonies on Friday.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:36:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/WUI3E7HOH5AGFKI3HLEJSBH4QM.jpg?auth=bb3d8795f0785b6864e204916b0977d54f22e2c4ce2baa6764536f655c8414ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga chairs the commission. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two new Constitutional Court judges appointed ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-two-new-constitutional-court-judges-appointed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-two-new-constitutional-court-judges-appointed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed justice Nambitha Dambuza-Mayosi and justice Katharine Savage as judges of the Constitutional Court.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:34:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/B64RSJE3LNKZRJJLERHXCECM7Q.jpg?auth=edc66ecb0d74c133c0fc54463a0f59dd67052b18becf3394c601a70f45da8f11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nambitha Dambuza-Mayosi has been appointed a judge of the Constitutional Court. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RSA JUDICIARY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Khampepe commission of inquiry into TRC]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-khampepe-commission-of-inquiry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-khampepe-commission-of-inquiry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The TRC cases inquiry, probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Friday.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:06:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/IQEBOLWEVNBYVHQ6Q7SVAQKPAU.jpg?auth=67c71e09bb861bbb232fc0199940eb9c0cf441cb11a703270355e870ee2760b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retired justice Sisi Khampepe chairs the commission of inquiry in Johannesburg. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Veli  Nhlapo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[N3 reopened after protest but congestion causes traffic delays ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-n3-reopened-after-protest-but-congestion-causes-traffic-delays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-n3-reopened-after-protest-but-congestion-causes-traffic-delays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Valoyi Valoyi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Truckers staged the blockade as part of their ongoing campaign against the employment of foreign drivers by the industry.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:23:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ECBCYQCINVEW5KQPCHJ5XJCDEA.jfif?auth=fa93d7577c82a78f3e5c255bcc51b4849d3921a3afdc23f01427b8b4b4659f9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The N3 was affected by a truck blockade on the route near Harrismith in the Free State.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Road Traffic Management Corporation </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lufthansa flights disrupted as cabin crew stage strike]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-lufthansa-flights-disrupted-as-cabin-crew-stage-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-lufthansa-flights-disrupted-as-cabin-crew-stage-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The strike affected all Lufthansa departures from major hubs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:19:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PNBATIKDYBHOXOJSILJHMZXEQM.JPG?auth=3b570af61d5c7de20e332442ebe4c01f750963330a3423917a7ce384daad8dfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People look at information panels that show flights, many of which are cancelled, during a strike by the UFO union, representing Lufthansa cabin crew, at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on April 10, 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heiko Becker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies’ ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-melania-trump-denies-any-epstein-connection-seeks-end-to-lies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-melania-trump-denies-any-epstein-connection-seeks-end-to-lies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She denied online speculation that the sex offender had introduced her to Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:41:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BQ7TN3SEAZH6XDTZ7URE3NVOTA.JPG?auth=d46406f7867efbe1d40329fad0cc16942e1aa769327a35b2d293cb1f9496802f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on April 9, 2026.
Picture: REUTERS / Evan Vucci]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midwife found guilty of crimes against pregnant women]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-midwife-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-pregnant-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-midwife-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-pregnant-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Pretoria High Court has found Yolande Maritz Fouche, 48, the owner and former midwife of You and Me Midwife-led Maternity Care, guilty of several crimes committed against pregnant women under her care.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:05:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JS2U7WAH35PYFBF2TNEQY3N2AE.jpg?auth=706ad8f3af7326b74b1d10f80b06b6090c594b6529a06129f991ebdc0be77490&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Pretoria midwife was found guilty of crimes committed against pregnant women. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils receive bicycles to make getting to school easier  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-pupils-receive-bicycles-to-make-getting-to-school-easier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-pupils-receive-bicycles-to-make-getting-to-school-easier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transport deputy minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa led the handover]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/3UFGFJWRFFILNDHRKI6WQXLN64.png?auth=54530c7a77424bf701a9db95fdbe1b4feea02a898532b46b369caa7461b85898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[URAL AID: AmaMpondo senior traditional leader Nkosi Mlimandlela
Ndamase and transport deputy minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa hand over
bicycles to pupils at Pondolwendlovu Senior Secondary School in
Ngqeleni on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Department of Transport</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCM writes off R27m after losing property rates battle]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-bcm-writes-off-r27m-after-losing-property-rates-battle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-bcm-writes-off-r27m-after-losing-property-rates-battle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a court ruling, the Buffalo City Metro has been forced to write off R27m of the R32.9m debt originally owed to it by Own Haven.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KAHXRT4NHVEYVIUALDBAH2PV4U.jpg?auth=458418522498b76814c9f82cb26a7bee656cbaba8bd18679b3e2a91410de0932&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Buffalo City Metro is set to lose R27m in potential revenue after it had wrongly placed a property management company into a
wrong rating category.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SINO MAJANGAZA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigeria in talks to repatriate citizens as tensions flare in KuGompo City]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-nigeria-in-talks-to-repatriate-citizens-as-tensions-flare-in-kugompo-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-nigeria-in-talks-to-repatriate-citizens-as-tensions-flare-in-kugompo-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandilakhe Kwababana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nigeria is looking to repatriate those of its citizens who would like to leave SA amid rising fears of xenophobic violence linked to weeks of unrest, but cannot afford to return home, according to a notice issued by its Johannesburg consulate.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/6ZGJA5P3NZF2PMXUOSJ2PC4RQY.jpeg?auth=7802438d8d836d17c9c92ebe952fa761593a80698e28a16ebf0c688d4b791860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[: The Igbo Royal Council has appointed
Nolubabalo Mcinga (in orange) as a special adviser to help mediate
discussions with AmaXhosa royal houses. This follows violent protests
in KuGompo City against the reported coronation of a Nigerian ‘king’.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your three-legged pot could slowly be poisoning you: health department]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-your-three-legged-pot-could-slowly-be-poisoning-you-health-department/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-your-three-legged-pot-could-slowly-be-poisoning-you-health-department/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Be warned: the three-legged silver pot you use to cook potjiekos and other favourites is slowly poisoning you and potentially causing your kidneys to fail.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:27:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/F5VPV5UBYJICTJYARWGLWJMVGI.jpg?auth=5898ff4229cc62649c96eb292348550634dc6b0dd5717de1e543df9e2e16f091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Informally manufactured three-legged pots, especially the widely used silver ones, are under scrutiny as potential contributors to lead poisoning.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbhashe municipality launches waste recycling campaign ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-mbhashe-municipality-launches-waste-recycling-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-mbhashe-municipality-launches-waste-recycling-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Initiative is aimed at teaching sustainable waste management and promoting recycling]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/PNQCIZJVHVB2PJXCC73VLCB7NQ.jpg?auth=3581685da34905c342778d0f7513dd744ba1f2bb3759c9d522945f5813e550b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mbhashe Local Municipality mayor Dr Samkelo Janda officially launched a waste recycling campaign in Elliotdale on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom spent years trying to get accident fund payout, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-mom-spent-years-trying-to-get-accident-fund-payout-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-mom-spent-years-trying-to-get-accident-fund-payout-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal case opened after woman read that lawyer dealing with her matter had been arrested]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QBFLQ5G7NBDUJHD27CS2SC4K4M.jpg?auth=c2c1a854a8d4fa42ced252315c25900ada0b75c6b8e8807af408236586031150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manfred Chinamasa is accused of stealing RAF funds from his clients.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Ziyanda Zweni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrest brings some relief to family of slain Kenisha, 7 ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-arrest-brings-some-relief-to-family-of-slain-kenisha-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-arrest-brings-some-relief-to-family-of-slain-kenisha-7/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The man appeared in the East London magistrate’s court on Thursday on charges of murder, rape and kidnapping]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/NRBV3B7FERH7XG5TPYUASIOP2Y.jpg?auth=e0528d428e61795693cd33c4697d671c07a117bfad52ce6bffc0d12917bc1650&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women gather outside the East London magistrate's court as a 45-year-old suspect appears in court on charges of rape and murder relating to the killing of seven-year-old Kenisha Thompson. Picture: Randell Roskruge ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Randell Roskruge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Cape teen beauty steals the show in Nairobi]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-eastern-cape-teen-beauty-steals-the-show-in-nairobi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-eastern-cape-teen-beauty-steals-the-show-in-nairobi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Eastern Cape beauty stood out among contestants from 11 African countries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2SHW2G52ZVCVTLWNGFD3N6AESU.jpeg?auth=f13ff8f3f7974d09391fa27c334f2b89080462c3f4d04c4fdf74d1b89cb6b7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fourteen-year-old Kamva Manganyelwa from Colosa in Butterworth was crowned Miss Teen Africa at a pageant held at the Argyle Hotel in Nairobi on Saturday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big welcome planned for ‘Big Brother Mzansi’ winner]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-big-welcome-planned-for-big-brother-mzansi-winner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-10-big-welcome-planned-for-big-brother-mzansi-winner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[
Celebrations for Liema Pantsi include procession   through city and symbolic reunion with family
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/XIYCGPMJQVG6RLEUY6U23TBB3Y.jpg?auth=c22a094554384b11494ce55e94e9b65a3c058f2ed83c68caf1bf730352c7e8ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liema Pantsi elated about her win.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathy PINNOCK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORAL | Poor officiating a blight on province’s proud boxing status ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-04-10-editoral-poor-officiating-a-blight-on-provinces-proud-boxing-status/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-04-10-editoral-poor-officiating-a-blight-on-provinces-proud-boxing-status/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tournament after tournament have been blighted by a series of bad decisions.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FZL2YMPJXROF5O2NEZPCAODD2E.jpg?auth=3aefd0d83fe15432ec047698a5d3298904cd3b4229ba57a667f41068cc881347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rounds would last two minutes for fighters up to 54-years-old rounds‚ and 90 seconds for those older. Fights would comprise three‚ five or six rounds.

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Sergiy Tryapitsyn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Cape toddler allegedly killed by relatives reburied after remains exhumed ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-eastern-cape-toddler-allegedly-killed-by-relatives-reburied-after-remains-exhumed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-eastern-cape-toddler-allegedly-killed-by-relatives-reburied-after-remains-exhumed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The funeral service for Fezeka Juwel’s son, Iyamangalisa, took place in Gubengxa, Ngcobo.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:38:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/66QQXN3SLZBAXNAZY3SFSN2BZI.jfif?auth=2808d0c76c768fdb9bb15632dcae20ea170033c72cb04757d68ffbaf2c237bbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fezeka Juwel says she is relieved to finally bury her son even though it was a painful experience. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Screenshot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top five things we know about Aids drug Lenacapavir in SA ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-top-five-things-we-know-about-aids-drug-lenacapavir-in-sa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-top-five-things-we-know-about-aids-drug-lenacapavir-in-sa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South Africa has received its first batch of the highly anticipated HIV prevention medicine Lenacapavir, marking a milestone in the country’s fight against HIV. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:31:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/VFKCFGP3HFEEXDYTLJBACOEWQE.jpg?auth=61e331825b462b4112a99f3e1d31093e261c459899be9473566803c3bfc81f43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four Eastern Cape districts will soon be rolling out the 'groundbreaking' HIV prevention injection, PrEP Lenacapavir, a six-monthly injectable. Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DignitySA launches legal challenge to end ban on assisted dying]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-dignity-sa-launches-legal-challenge-to-end-ban-on-assisted-dying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-dignity-sa-launches-legal-challenge-to-end-ban-on-assisted-dying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamar Kahn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The non-profit group argues the current legislation is at odds with the constitution]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/TZPLLZA57FDENOTNYJZSD3QAWQ.jpg?auth=a5e8758565ecd11df4894920b4c14c3aa45362ea2369647d9ec51f16e46de0b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dignity SA chair Willem Landman.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DA set to host its ‘biggest conference ever’ ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-09-da-set-to-host-its-biggest-conference-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-09-da-set-to-host-its-biggest-conference-ever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DA delegates from all provinces and even a few from the party’s overseas structures, dubbed DA Abroad, will be represented at the congress.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:29:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/AMJYCAVLONFGZJCVZJG3WTOHL4.jpg?auth=428c1319cf568cb03d3f98d9aab5a791cfbdbafbafd6bf7ddefaee424bff1492&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DA held its state of readiness briefing at Gallagher Estate where its federal congress will take place this weekend.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sisanda Mbolekwa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two life terms and 150 years in jail for rapist who committed a string of crimes in Zwelitsha]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-two-life-terms-and-150-years-in-jail-for-rapist-who-committed-a-string-of-crimes-in-zwelitsha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-09-two-life-terms-and-150-years-in-jail-for-rapist-who-committed-a-string-of-crimes-in-zwelitsha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He began terrorising the community on September 5 2016]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:22:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OHBIJ4W2UFP7NGXHPQHZR5PSXI.jpg?auth=f503f5e84ae16ffa35c96fce97bd191175296e21a3e1f8be0384ec88bd1b5d6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cebisile Sibusiso Mfopu's reign of terror began in September 2016. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/albund</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>