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            <title>PSA alarmed by R2 Billion Defence scandal exposed by Special Investigating Unit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Public Servants Association (PSA), representing more than 250,000 public sector employees has noted with grave concern the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) revelations of over R2 billion in irregular contracts by the Department of Defence. These findings expose systemic failures in procurement processes within the Department of Defence, undermining both fiscal discipline and national security. Central to these revelations is a R217 million deal linked to the acquisition of an Alpha‑2 ...]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>GOOD Party terminates Sarah Mabotsa’s membership and removes her as a Councillor </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[GOOD’s leadership has informed the Executive Mayor and City Manager of the City of Tshwane that Sarah Mabotsa’s membership of the party has been terminated, and that she should be removed as a Councillor and therefore as the MMC for Economic Development. The termination follows breaches of the party’s Constitution.  Serving as a public representative is a privilege that comes with responsibilities and accountability to the people whom representatives are elected to represent. This is a non-negotiable principle regardless of position, or proximity to an election.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>ANC welcomes high court dismissing the urgent application challenging candidates lists </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The African National Congress (ANC) welcomes the decision of the High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, Makhanda, dismissing the urgent application challenging the ANC's candidate lists for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The ANC notes the outcome of the matter and respects the authority of the courts and the rule of law. The ANC is a democratic movement with established organisational processes and mechanisms through which members are able to raise and resolve grievances. The ANC continues to encourage its members to utilise and exhaust the internal processes of the movement. Organisational discipline, respect for collective decisions and adherence to the Constitution of the ANC remain fundamental to the unity and cohesion of our movement.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ActionSA mayor in Tshwane protects ANC deputy at taxpayers’ expense</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mayor Nasiphi Moya is jeopordising the finances of the Tshwane Metro by keeping Eugene Modise in the position of Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance. Modise, the top ANC candidate in Tshwane for the 2026 local government election, not only benefits unlawfully from a municipal contract, and has links to a company that owes Tshwane tens of millions of rands, he also cannot pay his personal debt.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SACP condemns spate of mass shootings in Gauteng and Western Cape and calls for justice for the ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the spate of mass shootings in Gauteng and Western Cape provinces which led to the death of at least 34 people, with many injured, and calls for justice for the victims. The SACP conveys its condolences to the families of the victims and wishes full and speedy recovery for the injured.]]></description>
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            <title>IFP mourns lives lost in tragic N2 crash</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is deeply saddened by the tragic crash involving a taxi and a truck on the N2 at KwaShikishela, Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, which claimed 11 lives and left eight people injured. The taxi was reportedly transporting Maskandi music lovers returning to their homes in Mtubatuba and Big Five Hlabisa after attending a Maskandi festival hosted by artist Sgwebo in Melmoth, uMthonjaneni. The truck involved in the collision was reportedly travelling towards the uMfolozi sugar mill.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ActionSA calls for a whole-of-government approach to Cape Town’s crime crisis</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ActionSA condemns the horrific mass shooting in Lwandle, near Strand, in the early hours of Sunday morning, which left 10 people dead and 11 others wounded. Ten people are dead, eleven are injured and families are waking up to unimaginable loss, while another 11 families are praying for their loved ones. Our deepest condolences go to those who have lost loved ones, and we wish those injured a full recovery. This cannot become normal.]]></description>
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            <title>DA Must Explain Apparent Removal of ActionSA Posters</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ActionSA has written to the IEC to formally investigate what appears to be the removal of ActionSA posters by individuals either contracted by the DA or operating to their benefit. On the 23rd of September, a video was posted on X showing two individuals tampering with ActionSA posters whilst in the process of flighting DA ones. The video further shows what appears to be a newly affixed DA poster above an ActionSA poster lying on the curb, seemingly after having just been removed.]]></description>
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            <title>Good opposes DA’s Electoral Court Bid, while querying Helen Zille’s right to stand as mayor ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The GOOD Party today filed its answering affidavit opposing the DA’s application in the Electoral Court to declare its candidate list unlawful. The Party’s Proportional Representation list, with one named candidate in each of the 25 municipalities it is contesting, complied with the law and was certified by the IEC. The DA’s application, seeking the exclusion of GOOD, ActionSA, the EFF and MK from the PR ballot, or to restrict the number of seats they may fill, reflects bad faith desperation to manufacture legal technicalities and voter confusion, and subvert voters’ choices.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Attack on Deputy Principal at Mammutla Secondary School: PSA calls for urgent action to protect ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Public Servants Association (PSA) is extremely concerned about the safety and wellbeing of educators in North West following the recent stabbing of a Deputy Principal at Mammutla Secondary School. This incident highlights the increasingly unsafe and challenging conditions under which educators are expected to perform their duties. Violence, intimidation, and attacks against educators, particularly on school premises, are unacceptable and cannot be allowed. The PSA stands with the injured ...]]></description>
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