<?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, 13 Jun 2026 00:20:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Stella Ndabeni attends event for Eastern Cape entrepreneurs ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-minister-stella-ndabeni-attends-event-for-eastern-cape-entrepreneurs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-minister-stella-ndabeni-attends-event-for-eastern-cape-entrepreneurs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bohlale Buzani]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Small business development minister Stella Ndabeni arrived at a packed KuGompo city hall on Friday to greet excited entrepreneurs, young and old, from micro traders and spaza shop owners to emerging contractors, landscapers and bakers.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:01:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/RBOROM7LKREGHB35NM2PSDLW64.jpg?auth=e8f4c8d9028307f2be4520cae54890fb8a372794f867b9b2a3579093b07b12ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of small business development Stella Temibsa Ndabeni. Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Madlanga commission continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-05-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-05-watch-live-madlanga-commission-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga commission's inquiry into corruption continues, with testimony on day 114]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:39:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/HEO6BI2LRNAOZJYNKFLJT3UWEA.jpg?auth=deb001d63597bbecc9105ce078f606fd2c6d884f3f36400f11bd663585272038&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commission chair Mbuyiseli Madlanga and co-commissioners Sesi Baloyi and Sandile Khumalo. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech executives to attend G7 summit as leaders address AI, online safety]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-tech-executives-to-attend-g7-summit-as-leaders-address-ai-online-safety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-tech-executives-to-attend-g7-summit-as-leaders-address-ai-online-safety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The agenda will address the world’s crises and broad economic challenges]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:18:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/SHY5WGG5AFCNNG46Y6NLKRGKW4.JPG?auth=c3d0af4424167a4ec7cd5bd1615cc070189d6422a517322cee47267aba1dcdee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police officers stand at the pier near Lake Leman ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 10 2026.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cecile Mantovani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global liquor companies chase Indian state dues of $400m]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-global-liquor-companies-chase-indian-state-dues-of-400m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-global-liquor-companies-chase-indian-state-dues-of-400m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Indian groups representing alcohol giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Heineken and Carlsberg, accused the southern Indian state of Telangana of breaching accounting rules over dues it owes them totalling nearly $400m.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:15:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/BDI673DEXZG6XAIXHJPY3YPA6E.JPG?auth=98bc64d7e94e27c2693e52b17bbeeed667a087eb5a07c6a98a00a1d7f7712a66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The statement assessed the amount owing for December 2025 to April 2026 dues at 37.25-billion rupees ($392m).]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Priyanshu Singh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Niño, a threat elsewhere, likely to help Argentina’s crops, experts say]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-el-nino-a-threat-elsewhere-likely-to-help-argentinas-crops-experts-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-el-nino-a-threat-elsewhere-likely-to-help-argentinas-crops-experts-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While intense El Niño conditions could hurt harvests in much of the world, the climate phenomenon is likely to boost agricultural production in Argentina, say climate specialists]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:43:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/NOP46DTNI5HGHKVLDJ556ZMXTE.JPG?auth=093589b59d7b269767636a680b15e016edd35fab51c8d01c25e614686f259e3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The country's major grain exchanges forecast a record 2025/26 wheat crop for Argentina, one of the world's top grain suppliers.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Cossarini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECDC VACANCIES | Chief Executive Officer]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-ecdc-vacancies-chief-executive-officer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-ecdc-vacancies-chief-executive-officer/</guid><description><![CDATA[ECDC vacancies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:34:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4VLZI47NMNDIZFMF6KHYKVGA74.jpg?auth=ba2d746e95d2fa7ea2ae10d76bfc79e7f742f948c309a4f05b69c3e71982ac10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenyan killed at protest against US Ebola facility was a teenager, relative says]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-kenyan-killed-at-protest-against-us-ebola-facility-was-a-teenager-relative-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-kenyan-killed-at-protest-against-us-ebola-facility-was-a-teenager-relative-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old Kenyan student was killed in protests against a US Ebola facility]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KX7RR3XA6VAT7KCGHEENKVPY54.JPG?auth=3c434ca377094d3d26a96d5424420a53764e43fabda40aa0d28b4ba9ae1e97a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Riot police officers disperse demonstrators in a protest against a US-backed Ebola quarantine plan to establish a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, Laikipia County, Kenya, on June 9 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Monicah Mwangi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian sailors, ship fined $6m in Lagos cocaine case]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-indian-sailors-ship-fined-6m-in-lagos-cocaine-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-indian-sailors-ship-fined-6m-in-lagos-cocaine-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Nigerian court has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel over the trafficking of cocaine into the country, imposing fines totalling $6m, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Thursday.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/2TWKSEI3VJDOBBWENQNSSEDB6E.JPG?auth=d252ef4843636d6c58b1159bab34af2830df27cf000c55a958e7711e96a69fe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case is part of a broader crackdown by Nigerian authorities on drug trafficking through key commercial entry points such as Lagos. File photo: REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sodiq Adelakun</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding cuts drive sharp drop in HIV prevention, UNAids says]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-funding-cuts-drive-sharp-drop-in-hiv-prevention-unaids-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-funding-cuts-drive-sharp-drop-in-hiv-prevention-unaids-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 40% fewer people received a drug to help prevent HIV infection in 2025 than in the previous years as global aid funding cuts hit preventive services particularly hard, early data presented by UNAids on Friday showed.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:37:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5DK76CN5HBE7LDHKQNFHRIBYYY.JPG?auth=bb19c20a34afbcb8a735dfbff28257a5e6fbd94115ec64614d03bdb483a8e22f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2025, new HIV infections declined slightly on 2024, by about 100,000 to 1.2-million, the UNAids report showed. However, HIV testing fell by 22% in some high-burden countries, so the full picture is unclear. File photo. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Denis Balibouse</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inseta board defies Manamela’s order to reinstate suspended CEO  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-inseta-board-defies-manamelas-order-to-reinstate-suspended-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-inseta-board-defies-manamelas-order-to-reinstate-suspended-ceo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Modiegi Mashamaite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The board says it will not lift Mkhize’s suspension despite ministerial orders, arguing her return could compromise ongoing investigations into her appointment and conduct
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:32:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/35EE7G55A5HZ5GUQ46YM3ZAFRQ.jpg?auth=9c287d2f06375c7635d595afe114f9fe4a02f72e459314ef353b4fec5fab7007&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of higher education and training Buti Manamela this week instructed the Inseta board to immediately reinstate suspended CEO Gugu Mkhize. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minority groups live in fear in Belfast after racist rampages]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-minority-groups-live-in-fear-in-belfast-after-racist-rampages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-minority-groups-live-in-fear-in-belfast-after-racist-rampages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After watching images of masked groups rampaging through the streets of Belfast — some targeting the homes and businesses of those believed to be immigrants — members of the city’s ethnic minority communities say they are afraid to leave their homes.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:23:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QEHDZPAPD5FHXMXXE4APJN4A6E.JPG?auth=0a477cacd5154286325891e7b79fe327afcbbb51fd8e7e9a086ebc145908aee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man carries produce, as he inspects the damage to Sham supermarket, which was burnt down in the aftermath of anti-immigrant protests following a knife attack on June 8, which left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 11. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Isabel Infantes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian police bust illegal TV streaming hubs ahead of World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-italian-police-bust-illegal-tv-streaming-hubs-ahead-of-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-italian-police-bust-illegal-tv-streaming-hubs-ahead-of-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authorities said the sting was part of efforts to fight digital piracy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/N66I4YSMCNPBHDJMNHPZW4PO4M.jpg?auth=e2f4e788cf9ef27e685af8b541f94bdb9a9663942db0d972506eebde7b1a140c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The network sold pirated subscriptions, giving access to paid content from various platforms, including Sky, DAZN, Netflix and Disney+.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/federicofot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight killed in successive Hungary highway crashes]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-eight-killed-in-successive-hungary-highway-crashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-eight-killed-in-successive-hungary-highway-crashes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victims were foreign nationals, says Hungarian PM Peter Magyar in Facebook post ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/IVFB5CAKCBMYPPXMVSCNJZ6I7U.jpg?auth=dba98e771951fd09b60ac913833dc1a455285c815f6e5ef44aeceae0d8c08665&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seven people were killed and two injured in western Hungary early on Friday when a minibus carrying nine individuals crashed into a truck idling in traffic caused by an earlier accident on the M1 highway, police said. Stock photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/Jaromír Chalabala  </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loved and hated Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-loved-and-hated-elon-musk-becomes-the-worlds-first-trillionaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-loved-and-hated-elon-musk-becomes-the-worlds-first-trillionaire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SpaceX raised a record $75bn in its initial public offering on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:08:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/4BMLHCLCIZHGZLXPMPXSWUTRXY.JPG?auth=f0d3899d69d7f76d3632f7a5af6a39179c5a0a31870e4c7d689f6342fc8796d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bust of Elon Musk in Brownsville, Texas, US. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reuters/Gabriel V Cardenas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Iran talks stall over frozen funds and blockades]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-us-iran-talks-stall-over-frozen-funds-and-blockades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-us-iran-talks-stall-over-frozen-funds-and-blockades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Efforts to reach an interim deal to end hostilities between Iran and the US have intensified, Iranian and western sources told Reuters on Thursday, despite strikes launched by both sides.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/72TM52ONVJE2BLBJJ6MM4RWLOE.JPG?auth=24958c02ef0f804577f759575641e40b068f7692e113f188c4da6c3e9cd277fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account on May 24 that any deal he secured with Iran 'will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which gave Iran massive amounts of cash, and a clear and open path to a nuclear weapon'. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kylie Cooper</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratings upgrades a vote of confidence in SA’s direction of travel]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-12-ratings-upgrades-a-vote-of-confidence-in-sas-direction-of-travel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-12-ratings-upgrades-a-vote-of-confidence-in-sas-direction-of-travel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andile Nduna ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The recent improvements in SA’s sovereign credit rating have been greeted with understandable enthusiasm. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:44:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/OHEQDTQS7JOP5IGLO5CYXYN2KE.jpg?auth=16da1f81a75390086c0d2dcf96183d110dd4b26f57c02c285ade6dc7e254b6fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In November 2025, S&P Global Ratings upgraded the country’s foreign currency rating from BB- to BB, the first such upgrade in nearly two decades.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">REUTERS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Anniversary of deadly floods should be time of reflection — and action  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-12-editorial-anniversary-of-deadly-floods-should-be-time-of-reflection-and-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-12-editorial-anniversary-of-deadly-floods-should-be-time-of-reflection-and-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch Dispatch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On June 10 2025, a dark cloud engulfed Mthatha. On that fateful morning, we woke up to the news that a minibus transporting pupils had been swept away by the Mthatha River amid heavy rains.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:43:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JQRI6IUQIRLQNE4VRMYGXIYJW4.png?auth=08e33aeee2d592c0cb0e3fba63f33f27bf1cb3735885d991dcfad43a583c4df6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One year later, the waters may have receded but for countless families, the struggle to rebuild has been painfully slow.  File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal syndicate suspected as 30 homes targeted across Port Alfred]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-criminal-syndicate-suspected-as-30-homes-targeted-across-port-alfred/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-criminal-syndicate-suspected-as-30-homes-targeted-across-port-alfred/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SUE MACLENNAN ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The owner of Multi Security, Clinton Millard has urged Port Alfred residents to flag unusual activity in their neighbourhoods. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:21:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/AVXRMRLFSVKHPKZJ7RKI2RWI7I.jpg?auth=43ee9a87203547b301ba61343927fa2eca4bb9d99894c3c9e907b8d17e70b884&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The burglars target homes with safes, taking exclusively jewellery and cash. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ISTOCK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families frustrated by slow progress in child rape cases]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-families-frustrated-by-slow-progress-in-child-rape-cases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-families-frustrated-by-slow-progress-in-child-rape-cases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sivenathi Gosa, Mandilakhe Kwababana]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wheels of justice turning too slowly for many traumatised Eastern Cape households]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/W53PRVWP5NFUNDSI5CTBKVRSJE?auth=2afed79958f05cb12ebdeb4adf11c3d53aec5655bf4ee308dd7e2281c79127f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Founder of Masimanyane Women’s Rights International Dr Lesley Ann Foster, who has stepped down as its director, is now engaged in global advocacy.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RANDELL ROSKRUGE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsholomnqa school gets new ablution facilities, thanks to Mercedes and Gift of the Givers ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-tsholomnqa-school-gets-new-ablution-facilities-thanks-to-mercedes-and-gift-of-the-givers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-tsholomnqa-school-gets-new-ablution-facilities-thanks-to-mercedes-and-gift-of-the-givers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch  Correspondent]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pupils at Gqala Primary School in Tsholomnqa now have access to new ablution facilities following the completion of a joint infrastructure project by Mercedes-Benz South Africa and Gift of the Givers. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/UEU7PV44UVDRDGBHQ7LB2BTJQQ.jpg?auth=f528ea9da25cb029d7a755b239bee3ba1c1bac4ad6d303818cb4eb16d525aa55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils at Gqala Primary School in Tsholomnqa now have access to new ablution facilities following the completion of a joint infrastructure project by Mercedes-Benz South Africa and Gift of the Givers. Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Whenever there’s a cry, we see what we can do’]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-whenever-theres-a-cry-we-see-what-we-can-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-whenever-theres-a-cry-we-see-what-we-can-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ladies Circle 23 involved in projects ranging from food drives, supplying baby  products to breast cancer awareness]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LT6ZTBF2VBBHXJAB4L5GVHB4SU.jpg?auth=b1ca2ee8394b59160a3e4ae26126edb0f423627065686bd86dcdeea0fa4903dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kay-la Chetty localhero. Picture: Randell Roskruge]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Randell Roskruge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Hare among SA’s top 11 research universities]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-fort-hare-among-sas-top-11-research-universities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-fort-hare-among-sas-top-11-research-universities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The University of Fort Hare has been ranked among SA’s top-performing research institutions after outperforming the national benchmark for research output]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/J6RIBSHOZBFXPGHT57YTUHGAA4.jpg?auth=507323e0dbab7408a4bd74d04cae30eafbff2bd4244a80ebd8d18ff14925d179&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The University of Fort Hare (UFH) has emerged as the leading university in the Eastern Cape on a key national measure of research performance, while also surpassing the national average and securing its place among South Africa’s top-performing research institutions. Picture: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WILSON CREATIVE MEDIA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fines of up to R2m proposed for those inciting land grabs  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-fines-of-up-to-r2m-proposed-for-those-inciting-land-grabs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-12-fines-of-up-to-r2m-proposed-for-those-inciting-land-grabs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traditional leaders, politicians and civic organisations that encourage or facilitate illegal land occupations could face fines of up to R2m under a draft Bill currently before parliament.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/NS42RDROVVOSTL6WCUTG3DTYGQ.jpg?auth=ee219dd70159257c7eba5b1856c2a25548e5e010b5d48660c77a33c40f957cc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An area in Blue Hills, Gauteng, where land grabs took place in 2018. The proposed bill seeks to amend section 25 of the constitution to provide for expropriation of land without compensation. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images / Rapport / Deon Raath</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH | Fans confident Bafana will beat Mexico]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-watchfans-confident-bafana-will-beat-mexico/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-watchfans-confident-bafana-will-beat-mexico/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Herman Moloi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fans at Mall of Africa believes that will win against Mexico]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:34:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LSK2KQQTIZECHFQEZUP5R5S64M.jpg?auth=cb6c281d795c8a4c0208c5e38c4b9cd1810a08115095654afa87b84c8a0d1d26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JUNE 11 2026
Bafana bafana fans before the World Cup  match Between Bafana Bafana and Mexico
Mall of Africa. PHOTO  ANTONIO MUCHAVE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANTONIO MUCHAVE </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECORDED | Madlanga commission of inquiry continues]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-watch-live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-watch-live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Madlanga commission will hear witness testimony on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:52:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/ZYW23V3QYZEFXFYIZ26VMTZJDQ.jpg?auth=e867e6d02146193181506292e9b7d758ca456d8c7c65943b2971adaac1a84d41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former acting deputy chief justice of the Constitutional Court Mbuyiseli Madlanga with co-commissioner Sandile Khumalo during the Madlanga commission of inquiry, on June 3. Picture: BUSINESS DAY/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cartrack offers to pay funeral costs of employee who died at work]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-cartrack-offers-to-pay-funeral-costs-of-employee-who-died-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-cartrack-offers-to-pay-funeral-costs-of-employee-who-died-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandi Ntini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cartrack has offered to pay the funeral expenses of its employee, Gcina Dhladhla, following her death at the company’s offices last week.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:45:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/GMUYZJEL3NFWTGTK5TV4EUEQB4.jpeg?auth=a084b0b565c046d795805133f40941ea507f58d041e434ddb2fbdfe96ad0f17e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gcina Dhladhla collapsed and died in a bathroom cubicle after she had allegedly been advised to take Grand-Pa headache powders for pain.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war likely to spike Ethiopia’s spending in next financial year]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-iran-war-likely-to-spike-ethiopias-spending-in-next-financial-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-iran-war-likely-to-spike-ethiopias-spending-in-next-financial-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Ethiopian government predicts economic growth of 10.1% next year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:21:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/E35NKIM35NBHJIEMVHYYAUKBSA.JPG?auth=c72f0cde4ef2a7bca3ae3557b62b2c3251929a099a19f39d18743582780deae3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ethiopia's finance minister, Ahmed Shide, delivered his budget speech on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tiksa Negeri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mantashe aims for 60-day strategic fuel reserve buffer against shocks ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-mantashe-aims-for-60-day-strategic-fuel-reserve-buffer-against-shocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-mantashe-aims-for-60-day-strategic-fuel-reserve-buffer-against-shocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thando Maeko]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government seeks larger petroleum stockpile as geopolitical risks intensify]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:51:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/6OUIDTSRERIPDD2UOCOSHTUEJ4.png?auth=a625643357044d99e989735a0d4ddd14fcbdb2e611541a63f17b39177a1b8d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mineral & petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast violence is ‘racist thuggery’, says Northern Ireland minister ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-belfast-violence-is-racist-thuggery-says-northern-ireland-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-belfast-violence-is-racist-thuggery-says-northern-ireland-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing but racist thuggery, Britain’s minister for the province said on Thursday, after police deployed water cannon to tackle rioters for a second night.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LSNP3DJJWRD3DIY2TPO3HJ5RMM.JPG?auth=1ada96791aacd50301e20f236205cc646aeb0ac536640445c0923972e3311b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fire burns in bins as anti-immigrant protesters clash with police on Antrim Road, following a knife attack on June 8, which left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 10. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Isabel Infantes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran exchange fire for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-for-a-second-day-undermining-shaky-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-us-and-iran-exchange-fire-for-a-second-day-undermining-shaky-ceasefire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Agency]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US and Iran traded air attacks for a second straight day on Thursday, with President Donald Trump vowing further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/554LNXJ4LRA6LCLLISF44V7Z2Y.JPG?auth=291d56683d2ce8f9d6a16be382f9f60207c0b26676334d5ee3af70838dbcc8cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A plume of smoke rises, as Iranian news agencies reported explosions were heard in several cities across the country, in Karaj, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from social media video released on June 11 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOCIAL MEDIA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman paedophile hosted Bible lessons to lure child victims ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-woman-paedophile-hosted-bible-lessons-to-lure-child-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-woman-paedophile-hosted-bible-lessons-to-lure-child-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TimesLIVE TimesLIVE]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Springbok regional court has sentenced a woman convicted of sexual offences against children aged between seven and 12 to an effective 20-year term]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:13:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/IJCIGSFIBBPGTCYA6C5HAV4WHY.jpg?auth=ca68cd79948c6eebd360e7cbb1aa5205cc9c715626602e6de0c7afa1c6cf580e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The paedophile misused religion to lure her victims.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">123RF/tinnakornlek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Makana residents have been failed at every level’]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-makana-residents-have-been-failed-at-every-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-makana-residents-have-been-failed-at-every-level/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simtembile Mgidi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After more than three years of investigations, complaints, and sworn testimony, the SA Human Rights Commission has released its report into the service delivery issues in Makana Municipality. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/CQ37UCP6QFETFFJ2OVG36FIFWU.JPG?auth=e3738fbd00f9c855ea02d7362d08c66c6fdb773708146e995bfd19d142c4dbff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Makana mayor Yandiswa Vara attends the briefing by the SA Human Rights Commission. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fredlin Adriaan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why dismantling Setas is not an option]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-why-dismantling-setas-is-not-an-option/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-why-dismantling-setas-is-not-an-option/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Masixole Bangeni, Mlibo Qoboshiyane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The debate around the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas) has resurfaced with familiar intensity. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:49:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KX2CEMGOZJPZDAGV2UFKP4UY6I.png?auth=955dc3d50f59a38139a923d9dd1fe854fb113957286c69b440ab601cb771502b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/png" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former higher education and training minister Nobuhle Nkabane admitted that she failed to detect flaws in the process of the appointment of the Seta board chairs.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda/Business Day</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL | Go out there and make SA proud, Bafana Bafana ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-editorial-go-out-there-and-make-sa-proud-bafana-bafana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-editorial-go-out-there-and-make-sa-proud-bafana-bafana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Dispatch Dispatch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana start their World Cup campaign with a crucial match against co-hosts Mexico in a repeat of the nations’ opening game at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg in the 2010 edition of the global soccer showpiece.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:44:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/DGVDY7QQOBDB5ERWWC266LD33I.jpg?auth=35a69bac9a9e731bcc75e6ebd282d118aa9739254369b45ecb7c2799b1c5a1fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tonight’s clash at Estadio Azteca Stadium carries plenty of significance as it will open the 2026 edition of the expanded competition which has been overshadowed by off-field issues. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: SYDNEY MAHLANGU/BackpagePix </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing with fire: How SA’s immigration debate feeds on misinformation]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-playing-with-fire-how-sas-immigration-debate-feeds-on-misinformation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-playing-with-fire-how-sas-immigration-debate-feeds-on-misinformation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nkosikhulule  Nyembezi ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In politics, especially in an election year, numbers rarely speak for themselves. Leaders and ordinary citizens must frame and interpret numbers. Opportunists often weaponise numbers. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/YRCOWSPRVVCO3LT54HTXVQ4XLE.jpeg?auth=80b0b9d43f0c8fb9adcf4b6348b2bf15bca2924aee8b036203caad3d793d7400&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In SA’s increasingly toxic debate over asylum and migration, the question is not just how many undocumented asylum seekers and migrants arrive and remain in the country each year under government watch. File photo ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SANDILE NDLOVU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ AI revolution has already arrived in schools ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-ai-revolution-has-already-arrived-in-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/opinion/2026-06-11-ai-revolution-has-already-arrived-in-schools/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayanda Madyibi ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let us be honest with ourselves. The average South African teenager with a smartphone and data access has had generative AI at their fingertips for the better part of three years. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5I5DBN7SXJC2DBEQOFZRCYLPAI.jpg?auth=ee3240c2b4da8f28c9b270ede9aa7ccd078bbce005b2a0a6616d3b7cef678f9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teenage boys interacting with VR headsets in a classroom. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">1233RF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organic farmer delighted to receive donation of 100 fruit trees  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-organic-farmer-delighted-to-receive-donation-of-100-fruit-trees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-organic-farmer-delighted-to-receive-donation-of-100-fruit-trees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Afika-Songezo  Nyebe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Community members gathered at the Bafo and Busi Organic Farm in KuGompo City on Tuesday to plant 100 fruit trees in a project aimed at strengthening food security and supporting small-scale farmers.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:29:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/JIOSHSXFA5CBDDX3LYHFUUJ5GU.jpg?auth=619ba9aa6802c3114bcc7e73e95dc16fc0f316a029298f8db843a99e6538cf54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Facilitator and ecopreneur for food and trees for Africa Rob Davies and  Bafo Peter owner of Bafo and Busi organic farming. Picture: SINO MAJANGAZA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sino Majangaza</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the Beach | Border junior surfers ride wave of success with national selection]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-at-the-beach-border-junior-surfers-ride-wave-of-success-with-national-selection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-at-the-beach-border-junior-surfers-ride-wave-of-success-with-national-selection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Pike]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once again, it is a pretty large feather in our cap that excellence can and does come from KuGompo.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:28:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QSBG33S5PRCCTHTPWK62D7PXVM.jpeg?auth=d9082da25a317db6702de4d725bf24611c4b3308e3f5593054ae506235803f41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carl Wiersma, from Buffalo City/Port Alfred, has joined the SA U16 team for the world champs in El Salvador.  Carl surfs at high speed and is good both on rail and in the air. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long walk to school for thousands of pupils]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-long-walk-to-school-for-thousands-of-pupils/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-long-walk-to-school-for-thousands-of-pupils/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ziyanda Zweni, Sivenathi Gosa, Sino Majangaza]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daily struggle to access education highlights scholar transport challenges 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:15:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/TPOPAPB7ONHLJBIRSF5GFTEI4M.jpg?auth=a297e8abc2de0d7d4d4ccd1708990053d05f5d24d238370944498a61431320e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils from Tsaba village in Tsholomnqa outside KuGompo walk for more than two hours to and from school, everyday. Picture: SINO MAJANGAZA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sino Majangaza</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Mabandla appointed special envoy by Zimbabwe’s president ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-prince-mabandla-appointed-special-envoy-by-zimbabwes-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-prince-mabandla-appointed-special-envoy-by-zimbabwes-president/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AmaRharhabe Kingdom prince and prominent Eastern Cape businessman Sivile Mabandla has been appointed as a special envoy by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/FNGXKEDOCZAUHDIXFVQDGK2VQI.jpeg?auth=7dad71011742a5bf43427a9ef732ade91b37015e9244e7c03b6a416786de904c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa seen with Eastern Cape businessman and AmaRharhabe Prince Sivile Mabandla whom he has recenlty appointed as one his special envoys for land and investment. Picture: SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescuing monkeys is Cindy Smith’s way of giving back ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-rescuing-monkeys-is-cindy-smiths-way-of-giving-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-rescuing-monkeys-is-cindy-smiths-way-of-giving-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siphosethu Ngcangisa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kei Mouth resident runs centre dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating creatures]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/WEV4HB7ZE5ADBPB3FLW6WJSNAA.jpeg?auth=2d6e61d6bcf62ca5bd7de7c0ff70b2571eb5f5f0f0a28d6abe8d121aed0d7100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kei Mouth resident Cindy Smith has dedicated her life to protecting vulnerable animals through the Debracy Primate Foundation EC SUPPLIED]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supplied</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many survivors still waiting for assistance, a year after floods ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-many-survivors-still-waiting-for-assistance-a-year-after-floods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-many-survivors-still-waiting-for-assistance-a-year-after-floods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikho Ntshobane, Lulamile Feni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One year after the devastating floods that killed 104 people in the Eastern Cape, some survivors say they are still living in damaged homes in flood-prone areas.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/MIBVCPJNLBBWNCBCFZ5ULXO4GI.jpeg?auth=ac3278f4d68177e33d4af9d71877db015668f6a1af1ece7b547a653e6dd43df3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disabled community member Thembisile Mpikashe, 51 of Slovo Park,Nkosiyethu Mabentsela,53  also of Slovo Park, Tamela Duntsu, 50 of Porla Park attending the memorial service at Slovo Park in Mthatha are still leaving on the red zone as they still have no places to go. Pictures: Lulamile Feni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LULAMILE FENI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mabuyane backs Ramaphosa’s action on illegal immigration]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-mabuyane-backs-ramaphosas-action-on-illegal-immigration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-11-mabuyane-backs-ramaphosas-action-on-illegal-immigration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mpumzi Mshweshwe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premier accepts memorandum from March and March group at Bhisho office]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/RBSE6IY6TVFRDEGINNUP6LKWP4.jpg?auth=d36ea16d4e02375a96d18aea4463e1e9dc03842b8f5f4677ea8624713c83cd4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[March and march demonstrators drawing near the Premier's office in bhisho as the pass near Astron garage coming from Qonce. Picture Mpumzi Mshweshwe ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mpumzi Mshweshwe</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>