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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 23, 2026</title>
            <link>https://www.polity.org.za/article/daily-podcast-june-23-2026-2026-06-23</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Ekurhuleni budget passed after major ANC concessions; SA court says family of Zambia's ex-leader should choose his burial site; And, Minister says construction of US-backed Ebola facility in Kenya halted]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 22, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Police deployed as anti-migrant deadline looms; Ramaphosa urges African health sovereignty, self-reliance in wake of Ebola outbreak; And, Ethiopian prime minister's party gets another big parliamentary majority]]></description>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 19, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Halima Frost. Making headlines: Home Affairs extends hours for voter registration weekend; Dean Macpherson urges police to find xenophobic agitators; And, Mashatile heads to China to boost trade, supply chain ties]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 18, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Impeachment committee opposes Ramaphosa’s interdict; ANC slams DA’s proposed GNU reshuffle as ‘populist, contradictory’; And, floods inflict record R9bn damage on Cape]]></description>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 17, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Aucamp replaces Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister; Labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests; And, EU supports Ebola response with €493m in vaccines, treatment and health aid]]></description>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 15, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines:

Traders cut South Africa rate-hike bets after Iran peace deal

BLSA says structural reforms gain traction but criminal justice enforcement lags

And, Senegal's Sonko softens tone on debt restructuring as IMF talks due]]></description>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June, 12, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Treasury says upgrades show path to investment grade; SA deporting 586 illegal Nigerian nationals who face 5-year re-entry ban; And, Ebola outbreak spreads to crowded displacement camp in Congo]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 11, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: South Africa posts largest current-account surplus since 2022; Reserve Bank sees financial system staying resilient despite Iran war; And, US announces additional $20m for Ebola response]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 10, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Hill-Lewis backs Rasilingwane to clean up Ekurhuleni; Parly committees want answers after Joburg writes off R13.2bn in unlawful expenditure; And Ghana's economic growth picks up to 6.4% in first quarter]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 09, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: GDP increased by 0.5% in the first quarter; Cholera outbreak in Nigeria's Borno kills 74; And, WHO says Congo Ebola contact tracing is below target but has improved]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Daily Podcast – June 08, 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines: Govt writes off e-toll debt, but those who paid will not receive refunds; Treasury welcomes Fitch upgrade to BB with stable outlook; And, Nigeria plans five repatriation flights from South Africa]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Making headlines:

Busa, BLSA call for leadership intervention amidst immigration unrest

My Vote Counts warns Rise Mzansi’s R30m donation exposes flaws in Party Funding Act

And, US domestic treatment centres ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist]]></description>
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