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        <description><![CDATA[Polity offers engaging and in-depth views from South African opinion makers. Regular columnists and guest writers offer analysis of current local and global events.]]></description>
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            <title>SA police and protesters must put lives first as 30 June looms </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Police and leaders of anti-immigration movements have a responsibility to ensure that protests do not degenerate into violence. Instability and disorder are intensifying in South Africa ahead of the 30 June deadline given by March and March and other organisations for all ‘illegal’ foreign nationals to leave the country. In many areas, vigilantes have attacked people, evicting them from their homes. Three foreign nationals have been killed following anti-immigrant protests, and journalists covering the violence have been assaulted.]]></description>
            <author>ISS, Institute for Security Studies     </author>
            <category>Institute for Security Studies</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Can Cameroon reclaim its maritime flag after shadow fleet abuse?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Reforms are welcome, but technological and capacity gaps still leave Cameroon vulnerable to high-risk parallel maritime networks. Cameroon has decided to deregister and sanction several ships linked to the shadow fleet that enables Russia to circumvent international sanctions, particularly in the oil and grain trade. The decision is part of maritime governance reforms launched in response to European Union (EU) pressure.]]></description>
            <author>ISS, Institute for Security Studies     </author>
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            <title>Black African migrants are not the reason South Africa is broken</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I have always felt like an exile at home. I did not gently enter this world after leaving, without consent, the enchanted kingdom of plenty and pure bliss: my mother’s womb. No. I was unleashed, wailing, into dust, hunger and disappointment, my tiny feet too frail for the stubbornness of a home birth.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>Other Opinions</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Firm timetable needed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The deadline has arrived for the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) to deliver its detailed proposal and implementation plan for establishing a new State-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO). The contents will be heavily scrutinised given the importance of the TSO to the transition to a competitive market where the playing field is level for all participants.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>REAL ECONOMY: ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Four ways disinformation about migration is circulating in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In 2026, anti-migrant groups have organised dozens of protests and demonstrations across South Africa, calling for stricter action against undocumented migration.  The country has a well-documented history of xenophobia, and data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey, conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council, shows that negative attitudes towards migrants are increasing.  ]]></description>
            <author>Africa  Check</author>
            <category>Other Opinions</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>How a basic solar grant brought cheaper electricity to one shack settlement in South Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In South Africa, 47% of the national population is energy poor, meaning that they spend more than 10%-15% of their income on power and still do not have nearly enough for their basic needs.  The problem is getting worse as informal or shack settlements continue to grow. This growth has accelerated since the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of households exposed to precarious energy conditions is rising.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>The Conversation</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>New maritime task force puts Gulf of Guinea unity to the test </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Combined Maritime Task Force takes aim at piracy and other crimes affecting 26 diverse countries from Senegal to Angola. A new rapid response force for the Gulf of Guinea has set its sights on preventing piracy and other maritime threats and protecting the region’s blue economy. Launched on 1 June, the Combined Maritime Task Force (CMTF) is a bold joint initiative led by six countries – Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.]]></description>
            <author>ISS, Institute for Security Studies     </author>
            <category>Institute for Security Studies</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3 139 power plants</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Only about 57% of the people in Africa have access to electricity, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. To meet the United Nations goal of everyone having access to affordable electricity by 2030, African countries will need to rapidly expand electricity generation.  However, generating more electricity will have an effect on available water resources and climate change. Power plants use water and emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (which causes global warming) to generate electricity. For instance, coal-fired electricity emits huge amounts of carbon dioxide. Thermal and nuclear power plants use water for cooling, hydropower needs water to move its turbines, and solar panels need water for cleaning.]]></description>
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            <category>The Conversation</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>We are mapping and monitoring Africa’s underground water supplies in preparation for a hotter ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As global temperatures rise, surface waters – including rivers, lakes and reservoirs – are becoming dangerously erratic. This is because in a hotter climate, there are rapid swings between intense evaporation and sudden, extreme rainfall.  Water is at the centre of the climate crisis. In Africa, around 400-million people currently lack access to basic drinking water services.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Why eastern DRC’s peace efforts are vital to containing Ebola</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Conflict, mistrust and closed borders are hindering the containment of Ebola in DRC and neighbouring countries. The deadly Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus has affected all three eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provinces – Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. By 22 June, there were 1 003 confirmed cases in the DRC and 19 in Uganda. Bundibugyo virus has an estimated fatality rate of 30%-50%, and there is no approved vaccine.]]></description>
            <author>ISS, Institute for Security Studies     </author>
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