<?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/politics/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[DailyDispatch News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:45:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[ANC defectors eye return to council as PA members]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-21-anc-defectors-eye-return-to-council-as-pa-members/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-21-anc-defectors-eye-return-to-council-as-pa-members/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two former ANC ward councillors in the Buffalo City Metro, who resigned from their party and council to join the Patriotic Alliance, are hoping to make a return to council by June.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/5QVVOYBCVJACZOAZ22KW7RV64A.jpg?auth=b76427856a4b8426b7a479ff8b5710c84a5405ecc66a145947e0b8c45f32911d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie, second right,
welcomes former ANC Buffalo City Metro councillors Graham Lottering,
Pearl Hansen and Kuhle Ciliza.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SUPPLIED</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramaphosa to ‘drop everything’ for Malema’s Fort Hare letter, says Presidency after initial denial]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-ramaphosa-to-drop-everything-for-malemas-fort-hare-letter-says-presidency-after-initial-denial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-ramaphosa-to-drop-everything-for-malemas-fort-hare-letter-says-presidency-after-initial-denial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Innocentia Nkadimeng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has assured the EFF that President Cyril Ramaphosa will prioritise a letter from EFF leader Julius Malema requesting an update on investigations into academic fraud at the University of Fort Hare]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:18:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/6MOJFHMYNFB4BBYQADKVYUEKMA.jpeg?auth=8d1bd9d63e22e565668cecc5443ef437177575acbb0fc4f17d743bafabd32009&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GCIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mokonyane says concerns raised about SACP using ANC resources in election campaign]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-20-mokonyane-says-concerns-raised-about-sacp-using-anc-resources-in-election-campaign-clone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-20-mokonyane-says-concerns-raised-about-sacp-using-anc-resources-in-election-campaign-clone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has revealed that Luthuli House does not want to run the risk of its alliance partner the SACP making use of its resources ahead of the local government elections campaign.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/KNXCFGFYFNFQHIJ3JQJ5D4I3BQ.jpg?auth=b007f786b73be45f2af264abf5a332db08027faee2e960ea09cb229146c54ef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC national first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane briefs the media on the party's local government elections action plan. Freddy Mavunda © Business Day]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train job creators and widen vocational training, says Buti Manamela ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-train-job-creators-and-widen-vocational-training-says-buti-manamela/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-train-job-creators-and-widen-vocational-training-says-buti-manamela/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gugulethu  Mashinini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister says 3.4-million young people are not in employment, education or training]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:28:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/QWPLORWLABGNBOFLMSMVSZKL7A.jpg?auth=cfed7dcbf493a4371e3cdac5dbbcc817c67d44338c20017555ab382ccb7485d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Higher education minister Buti Manamela warns that the education system is failing to guide young people into employment. Picture: BUSINESS DAY/]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mbalula hails better service delivery driven by ANC’s local task teams]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-mbalula-hails-better-service-delivery-driven-by-ancs-local-task-teams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-mbalula-hails-better-service-delivery-driven-by-ancs-local-task-teams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sisanda Mbolekwa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Municipalities implementing plans ensuring that the delivery of water, sanitation, electricity, roads, refuse removal and housing is structured, measurable and accountable]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:59:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/RHDRQAQWFRHC5JZJAAM6JUXIDY.jpg?auth=7e6bc8f1050d8142d02118daf1930eddbaffb1b527642aef88c72b30d90b51b2&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 lauds his party's local governance strategy. File photo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Freddy Mavunda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New cloud hangs over Eastern Cape ANC elective conference]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-new-cloud-hangs-over-eastern-cape-anc-elective-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-new-cloud-hangs-over-eastern-cape-anc-elective-conference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ANC in the Eastern Cape is pushing ahead with plans to convene its long-delayed provincial conference before the end of April, even as a fresh legal challenge threatens to stall the process again.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/CG5UEJ2HOJELDM3D4NG3VS6ILE.jpg?auth=2ad07c99708ffb610d6c609b08b5b95244f83d23011a9248be97feab0b529113&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANC delegates gathered in KuGompo City for the party's provincial elective conference, originally set for March 26–29, which was halted by a court interdict. 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SINO MAJANGAZA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No political interference in apartheid-era cases on my watch, says NPA official  ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-no-political-interference-in-apartheid-era-cases-on-my-watch-says-npa-official/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-no-political-interference-in-apartheid-era-cases-on-my-watch-says-npa-official/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Asanda Nini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head of legal affairs advocate Mthunzi Mhaga has denied any political interference in the handling of apartheid-era killings, telling the Khampepe commission that all prosecutions he was involved in were guided strictl]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/YZ4VFH7YOVMCTCI6VWDFZ5HZYU.jpg?auth=f9f029ef6425448a3a291cb5baa3b706420d5f2685f28a2e784ec346aca3eecb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NPA head of legal affairs advocate Mthunzi Mhaga.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EUGENE COETZEE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mabuyane’s bid for third term good for EFF — Vena ]]></title><link>https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-mabuyanes-bid-for-third-term-good-for-eff-vena/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/politics/2026-04-20-mabuyanes-bid-for-third-term-good-for-eff-vena/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandilakhe Kwababana, Afika Songezo Nyebe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a twist of events, ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane has received a surprise endorser for his third-term ambitions — the EFF.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/resizer/v2/LR4BNEFJFFCSHIHMX2XLRMMPP4.jpg?auth=ad862e5ed76c0d22ed102007ce603042adc65f42fed4dc2de21613cf79919795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=900" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EFF APPROVAL: ANC provincial chair Oscar Mabuyane bid for a third term in office has support from a surprising source - the EFF.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARK ANDREWS</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>